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E-Learning Course 4 Strengthening the regional economic development Theme 1:

Explore EU strategies, priorities, and actions in educational policy in the Danube Region. Learn about territorial programs, EU Macroregions, challenges, and recommendations for sustainable development.

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E-Learning Course 4 Strengthening the regional economic development Theme 1:

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  1. E-Learning Course 4 Strengthening the regional economic development Theme 1: EU, regional and national context: challenges, policy context, recommendations

  2. Session 3EUSDR Strategic Context

  3. This session takes account of the context of the strategies that have been developed to tackle the societal challenges that were explored in the previous sessions. For the Danube Region one strategy is paramount – the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). As one of the EU‘s territorial approaches it relates to several programmes implementing the objectives of the strategy. Concerning the subjects already presented the focus of this session are the proposed and implemented actions of the strategy in the field of educational policy.

  4. Structure • Territorial Programmes – main mission and strategic relevance • EU Strategy for the Danube Region • EU-Macroregions • Priorities and objectives concerning educational policy • Danube Transnational Programme • Educational Policy: Capitalization and Thematic Pole • References and further reads

  5. Territorial Programmes: mainmission and strategicrelevance • The main mission of the territorial programmes of the European Union is to contribute tothe delivery of EU 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as well as toimprove and strengthen territorial, economic and social cohesion. • European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), better known as Interreg, provides a framework for the implementation of EU cohesion policy in general and joint actions and policy exchanges between national, regional and local actors from different Member States in particular • The overarching objective of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) is to promote a harmonious economic, social and territorial development of the Union as a whole. • Interreg is built around three strands of cooperation • cross-border (Interreg A) • transnational (Interreg B) • interregional (Interreg C).

  6. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region - EU Macroregions • The third strand of the ETC, i.e. Interreg, is guided at transnational cooperation and therefore comprising so-called macroregional cooperation (Interreg B). • A macroregional strategy is an integrated framework endorsed by the European Council, namely by the decision of the member states of the EU. • It may be supported by the European Structural and Investment Funds. • It addresses common challenges faced by a defined geographical area relating to Member States and third countries located in the same geographical area. • The area will thereby benefit from strengthened cooperation contributing to achievement of economic, social and territorial cohesion. • Macroregional strategies have several dimensions: • Internal and external: including EU and non-EU countries • Horizontal and sector-related: comprising a region and severalpolicyfields

  7. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region - EU Macroregions • Four EU macro-regional strategies, covering several policies, have been adopted so far: • EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (2009) • EU Strategy for the Danube Region (2010) • EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (2014) • EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (2015)

  8. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region The Danube region covers parts of 9 EU countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia) and 5 non-EU countries ( Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova).

  9. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region • The region is facing several challenges. Among others: environmental threats (water pollution, floods, climate change), lack of road and rail transport connections, insufficient energy connections, uneven socio-economic development and uncoordinated education, research and innovation systems. • Better coordination and cooperation between the countries and regions is needed to address these challenges. Why does action have to be taken by the EU? • Since 2007, the majority of the countries in the Danube region are EU countries. Many of the problems are covered by EU policy. • As an independent player with respected authority, the EU is in a good position to facilitate cooperation. • The EU already runs programmes in the region and so can provide opportunities for cooperation.

  10. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region The European Commission has therefore developed the strategy for the Danube Region as a sustainable framework for policy integration and coherent development of the entire region. The strategy is followed by an accompanying document – Action Plan – for its operationalisation. The Danube Strategy addresses several important issues across 4 main pillars - connecting the region, protecting the environment, building prosperity, and strengthening the region - and 11 Priority Areas. Three Priority Areas are related to educational policy: PA 7, 8 and 9.

  11. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region - Priorities and objectives concerning educational policy Pillars and respective Priority Areas (PAs)

  12. EU Strategyforthe Danube Region - Priorities and objectives concerning educational policy The EUSDR Action Plan mentions demographic decline under Priority Area 9 - defined as “investment in people and skills”. • One action under this area is focused “to improve cross-sector policy coordination to address demographic and migration challenges.”

  13. Danube Transnational Programme - European Territorial Cooperation Programmes • The Danube Transnational Programme (DTP) isoneoftheEU‘s Territorial Cooperation Programmes. • European Territorial Cooperation programmes, known as Interreg programmes, are designed to promote cooperation between member states on shared challenges and opportunities to support the effective functioning of the single market. • As the programmes work across borders projects must involve organisations from more than one member state. • The projects should have a wide coverage of different organisations from across the programme area, as well as a clear plan to spread the results of their project more widely. • Projects are coordinated by a ‘lead partner’, who ensures that the project partnership functions effectively • Programmes employ staff to support the generation of good project ideas, and then to manage the projects chosen for delivery.

  14. Danube Transnational Programme • The DTP is a financing instrument of the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), better known as Interreg. • It promotes economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Danube Region through policy integration in selected fields. • It acts as a policy driver and pioneer to tackle common challenges and needs in specific policy fields where transnational cooperation is expected to deliver reasonable results. • The DTP finances projects for the development and practical implementation of policy frameworks, tools and concrete pilot investments. • The total programme budget is 274 578 077 euros. • The EU support comes from three different funds: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, European Neighbourhood Instrument • Selected projects are financed up to 85% of their costs.

  15. Danube Transnational Programme - Educational Policy: Capitalization and Thematic Pole The DTP seeks strong complementarities with the EUSDR. It is therefore employing a Capitalisation Strategy. The aim is to identify solutions to common challenges through sharing good practices and methodologies, widen the scope of planned outputs, elaborate policy recommendations, common policy guidelines Similar to the organisation of the EUSDR according to Priority Areas, the DTP is structured according to Thematic poles. Thematic poles are aimed at bringing together thematically connected projects In the case of Thematic Pole 9 on Educational Governance this aim is working on a shift towards more demand-driven and labour relevant education schemes.

  16. Thematic Pole 9 Projects Targeted capacity building of VET partnerships in the Danube Region for the effective modernisation of VET systems New Danubian Governance in Labour-Market Relevance of Higher Education Co-financed by the European Union

  17. References and further reads ETC: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/cooperation/european-territorial/ EUSDR: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/cooperation/macro-regional-strategies/danube/#4 EUSDR Action Plan: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/cooperation/macro-regional-strategies/danube/#4 PA7: http://www.peopleandskills-danuberegion.eu/wp-content/uploads/EU_Strategy_for_the_Danube_Region_A4L-810x562.png DTP: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/ DTP Thematic Pole 9: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/relevant-documents/dtp-capitalisation-strategy/thematic-pole-9-educational-governance

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