On 31 March The European Commission, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture organises a meeting of its Western Balkans Steering Platform Meeting to discuss on Culture policies, Creative Programme as well as Training and Youth related initiative.
The event will be held online and under invitation only.
09:30 – 09:50 | Welcome remarks and introduction NO TIMER Filip Van Depoele, Head of Unit ‘International Cooperation’, EC DG EAC Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I Miroslav Veskovic, ‘Inter-institutional, International Relations and Out-reach’, EC DG JRC Adrienn Kiraly, Adviser, Western Balkans Strategy, EC DG NEAR Aline Humbert, French Presidency of the Council of the EU |
09:50 – 10:30 | Towards the Ministerial Meetings of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training, Research and Innovation & Culture EC DG EAC NO TIMER |
10:30 – 10:50 | Update on Culture policy and Creative Europe programme Helene Skikos, Creative Europe Programme Manager, EC DG EAC 5 min Olivier Fontaine, Cultural Policy Officer, EC DG EAC 5 min Tour de Table 20 min |
10:50 – 11:15 | Dinaric Perspectives on TIMSS 2019 (Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science) in South-Eastern Europe & update on progress on TIMSS 2023 and ICILS 2023 (International Computer and Information Literacy Study) Paula Korsnakova, IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) 15 min Q&A, general discussion 10 min |
11:15 – 11:30 | Technical Break |
11:30 – 12:15 | Update on Youth policy and 2022 European Year of Youth Jacob Kornbeck, Policy Officer, Youth Policy Unit, EC DG EAC 10 min Julia Tief, Policy Assistant, EC DG EAC 10 min Fanny Seree, Policy Assistant, EC DG NEAR 10 min Tour de Table 15min |
12:15-12:30 | Closing remarks EC DG EAC |