E.M.E.R.G.E. - European Mobility Enabling to Reduce th Ground of Exclusion - European Project hosted by Istituto Sturzo in partnership with ESA and FCASEC

Education for inclusion

2010 European Awards for Lifelong Learning and a new European Legislation for combating poverty and social exclusion.

lunedì, June 7th, 2010

 

The Spanish Presidency of the European Union has placed, in 2010, an emphasis on more education and training, better quality and comprehensive inclusion.

One of the priorities of the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion relates to the importance of facilitating access to education and training to all, regardless of age or social group.

To prove how important is the education in supporting social cohesion, active citizenship, intercultural  dialogue and equality between men and women, six EU-funded education projects aimed at promoting social inclusion were named on May, 19 as winners of the 2010 European Awards for Lifelong Learning. The winning projects are from Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom and involve partners in several European countries to demonstrate that important goals can be achieved by working together across borders.

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