1. PA Education education – research - employability 14 October 2015 | Ministry of Education and Science| Vilnius

2. EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in brief EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region First macro-regional strategy out of soon four strategies; 3 now; legislation, funding and institutions; A new way of working with EU funding, pro-active instead of re- active; Using so called Flagships as development processes. A revised Action Plan adopted in June

3. EUSBSR: Objectives, Policy Areas and Horizontal Actions Policy Areas and Horizontal Actions

4. Flagships – development processes 1.Vision / Strategy (ex. BTP / School to Work) 2.Get support in strategies (EU, Macro-regional, National, Regional, Local) 3.Identify actors needed - What kind of development should be achieved? - new methods, changes in behavior etc. - The actors are needed? Where should the development take place? Who will be affected / involved? 4. Identify and recruit flagship leaders (ex. national agencies) 5. Supporting the flagship leaders in finance (recommend programs + possible seed funding), partner search and project development 6. Follow up and place the flagship of the relevant political context - operate at the interface between the operational level and politics. Flagships – and how to build them?

5. Example; Baltic Training Programme – a cluster of 5 projects Developing and testing the method focusing on students and companies Implementing focusing on teachers Implementing + ECVET focusing on VET providers Baltic Training Programme 2009 - 2012 Central Baltic SE, EE, LV Nordpraktik 2011 - 2014 Nord SE, NO. FI South Baltic Training Programme 2012 - 2014 South Baltic SE, DK, GE, PL, LT HansaVET LdV TOI SE, EE, LV, LT HansaECVET LdV TOI SE, EE, LV, LT, PL, GE, DK, FI

6. Example; Baltic Training Programme – project partners Baltic Training Programme SE – Norden Association (NGO) SE - Frans Schartau Business Institute (local) EE - Narva Vocational Training Centre (state) LV - Vidzeme Planning Region (region) Nordpraktik SE – Norden Association Norrbotten (NGO) SE – Nordic Aviation Centre (local) FI - Lapland University of Applied Sciences (state) NO - Troms Regional Council (region) South Baltic Training Programme SE - Netport Karlshamn (triple helix) SE - Litorina Folk High school (foundation) GE - ITC Innovation and Trend centre (company) GE - HIE-RO at the University of Rostock (academy) LT - Rietavas Business Information Centre (company) LT - Zemaitija College (local VET school) PL - Szczecin University (academy) DK - EUC Zealand (local VET school) HansaVET LV -National Centre for Education (state) SE – Norden Association(NGO) LV – Baltic Bright (company) GE – Hanse-Parliament (company) EE – Tartu Vocational Education Centre (state) LT - Vytautas Magnus University (academy) HansaECVET SE – Norden Association (NGO) GE – Hamburg Institute for Vocational education (state) FI – Lapland University of Applied Sciences (state) INTERREG IV ALLP Leonardo da Vinci TOI

7. EUSBSR PA Education – let us introduce the new Policy Area Photo taken from www.ithinkwell.org

8. EUSBSR PA Education – in brief 3 policy areas Education Research Employability 2 Policy Area Coordinators 2 Targets and Indicators Christiane Schadow (Hamburg) Anders Bergström (Norden Assocition in Sweden) Improved global competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region and a smart, inclusive and sustainable growth through; increased pupil/student mobility – increased knowledge about the BSR and its cultures – forming a common belongingness. a strengthen international position in education – attract students from outside BSR to our higher education institutions.

9. PA Education – New Action Plan Action1: Reducing the rates of early school leaving and smoothening transition from school to work School to Work Flagship School to Work (S2W) -Five thematic working groups with in total 35 stakeholders (municipalities, NGOs, state agencies etc. -Six project proposals with a transnational added value -Next step; Preparing applications for ESF and Erasmus +

10. PA Education – New Action Plan Action 2: Improving the quality of VET and Higher Education through work based learning and fostering entrepreneurial mind sets Flagship EntrepreneurshipLab Baltic Training Programme -Internationalisation of VET and supporting entrepreneurial mind sets -HansaECVET – final conference -Next step; Workshop on fostering entrepreneurial mind sets in Hamburg in December EntrepreneurshipLab -supporting regional development with the help of master students in entrepreneurship -building partnership for an application to Interreg BSR -Next step; building a supportive platform for upper secondary schools

11. PA Education – New Action Plan Action 3: International excellence in higher education and research Baltic University Programme Flagship Baltic Science Network Baltic University Programme -Network of 225 universities in the BSR -Focusing on sustainable development Baltic Science Network -Platform for research policies -Better use of research infrastructure in the region -Increased research mobility within BSR.

12. PA Education – New Action Plan Action 4: A labour market for all and using resources of longer lives Baltic Sea Labour Forum Flagship BSR Lifelong Learning Baltic Sea Labour Forum -Network of 27 trade unions and employer organisations -Two working groups on youth unemployment and labour mobility -Next step; Baltic Leadership Programme aiming at a service function supporting labour mobility BSR Lifelong Learning

13. PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16 Action 2: Meetings with the coordinating group Brussels 3 December 2015 Next meeting

14. PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16 Action 3: Implement the communication plan Updating website 4 Newsletters Information booklet New graphical profile

15. PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16 Action 4: Involving stakeholder in Member States (MS) 8 Stakholder Seminars Securing communication with stakeholders in MS Platforms for policy discussions, initiating new projects, building partnerships Gives PAFP a national platform, supporting their role in the EUSBSR Supporting MLG including civil society and business involvement. Securing communication with stakeholders in MS Platforms for policy discussions, initiating new projects, building partnerships Gives PAFP a national platform, supporting their role in the EUSBSR Supporting MLG including civil society and business involvement. Seminars 2015; -Warsaw – November, 16 -Vilnius – November

16. PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16 Action 6: Funding Provide consultation to project partners and MA/JTS Assessing project applications Issue Letters of Support or Letters of Commitment Provide consultation to project partners and MA/JTS Assessing project applications Issue Letters of Support or Letters of Commitment

17. PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16 Action 7: Support existing flagships incl. organising policy making workshops based on results from flagships. Initiate new flagships when needed 4 Workshops Follow up existing flagships, supporting flagships leaders An ongoing mission building relations to key stakeholders in MS, relevant actors such as universities, vocational training institutions, schools, youth and labour market organisations Give feed back on project ideas, initiate new projects both in own PA and together with other PA/HA Follow up existing flagships, supporting flagships leaders An ongoing mission building relations to key stakeholders in MS, relevant actors such as universities, vocational training institutions, schools, youth and labour market organisations Give feed back on project ideas, initiate new projects both in own PA and together with other PA/HA Workshops 2015; -14, December - Fostering entrepreneurial mind sets – Hamburg

18. Mer information Christiane Schadowchristiane.schadow@hibb.hamburg.dechristiane.schadow@hibb.hamburg.de Anders Bergströmanders.bergstrom@norden.seanders.bergstrom@norden.se Anastasiia Klonovaanastasiia.klonova@norden.seanastasiia.klonova@norden.se Websitehttp://groupspaces.com/eusbsr-education/http://groupspaces.com/eusbsr-education/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/bsreducationhttps://twitter.com/bsreducation