1. TÜBİTAK SOCRATES II European Community action programme in the field of education Duration: 1 January 2000 - 31 December 2006 Budget: 1,850 mEuro over seven years  Managed by National Agencies in each of the participating countries

2. TÜBİTAK SOCRATES II European Community action programme in the field of education Actions 1.Comenius: school education 2.Erasmus: higher education 3.Grundtvig: adult education and other educational pathways 4.Lingua: learning European languages 5.Minerva: information and communication technologies (ICT) in education 6.Observation and innovation of education systems and policies 7.Joint actions with other Community programmes 8.Supplementary measures

3. TÜBİTAK SOCRATES II European Community action programme in the field of education Participating countries  15 EU Member States  3 EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway  10 associated countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia  Cyprus  Malta  Turkey

4. TÜBİTAK SOCRATES II European Community action programme in the field of education  Supports European cooperation in all areas of education  Helps fund a wide range of partnership and exchange schemes, including grants to study, teach, follow a training course or get work experience abroad.  Open to everyone in the education sector who is interested in innovative European projects and networks designed to improve teaching and learning.  Second phase of the programme will run for seven years (2000-2006 - Socrates II)

5. TÜBİTAK SOCRATES II European Community action programme in the field of education Objectives  to strengthen the European dimension of education at all levels  to improve the knowledge of European languages  to promote cooperation and mobility throughout education  to encourage innovation in education  to promote equal opportunities in all sectors of education.