1. Lifelong Learning: New Horizons in a New Year
HEURO AGM
Lifelong Learning: New Horizons in a New Year
David Hibler UK LLP National Agency (Erasmus) British Council

2. INTRODUCTION
Context
Preoccupations
EU background
Implications for UK

3. UNIVERSITIES and THE LABOUR MARKET
Lisbon Agenda
Commission Communication for Modernisation of European Universities
European Institute of Technology
FP7
LLP Decision
HE – Enterprise Forum (February 2008)

4. ERASMUS and EMPLOYMENT (I)
New opportunities in LLP
SM work-placements
Short-term placements for HE vocational degree students
TM to enterprises
Staff training
Invited staff from enterprises
Multilateral Projects

5. ERASMUS and EMPLOYMENT (II)
Practicalities
Finding partners
Establishing relationships
Maintaining relationships
NA Dissemination Project on Work Placements
The future: quality and quantity

6. TARGETS (I) Decision EU/Commission – recurring 11% increase
National level
Overall numbers
Short-term placements
Increased levels of institutional participation
Increased level of participation for under-represented groups

7. TARGETS (II) Reinvigorated promotion Promotion to new constituencies
Students
Staff
Understanding of “representation” in Erasmus

8. SOCIAL DIMENSION (I) LLP Decision
Portuguese Presidency – request to Commission to report on social dimension of Erasmus
ECOTEC study

9. SOCIAL DIMENSION (II) National context Academic recognition
Targeted promotion
Variable Grants?

10. THANK YOU!