1. EU Presidency The Netherlands co-chairing with Moldova January - July 2016

2. General priorities presidency
Focussed and serving Presidency:
following closely the EU agenda, less meetings, one
central venue (Royal Marine Establishment, Amsterdam)

3. Priorities in education
Revision of the Europe 2020 strategy for jobs and growth and the European Semester;
In line with the European skills strategy (beginning ‘16), discussing the transition from education to the labour market.
Facilitating an update of the modernisation agenda for HE (2011), with a focus on open online education and future skills.

4. Dutch Presidency calender
December
10-11
High Level group E&T
A’dam
January
14-15
ERAC/Council WG on Research
Bologna Board meeting
Moldova
February
15-16
DG VET
16-17
Conference Skills for a life time 24
EYCS Council
Brussels
March
7-8
BFUG 
April
4-5
Conference Open Science
11-12
DG-HE
May  30

5. Conferences Open online Higher Education, March 9, 2016:
Short questionnaire (max. 5 min)
Conference on Assessment of Learning Outcomes,
29-30 October, 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands.

6. Thank you and see you in Amsterdam! Questions? J.vandervegt@minocw.nl