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Thank you from European Vocational Skills Week 2017!
European Vocational Skills Week 2017 is officially over! During the week the European Commission had over 1585 VET events registered in 45 countries all across Europe. Even though the week may be over they still have some exciting surprises for you!
European Movement International elects new president and board
As member of the board of the European Movement Germany, Thiemo Fojkar, president of the EVBB, took part in the Federal Assembly of the European Movement International to elect a new president and board for the largest pan-European network of pro-European...
Seminar on the Modernisation of Education in the European Parliament
On invitation of MEP Krystyna ŁYBACKA, high ranking politicians and stakeholders from the education field met at the EU Parliament on 28th November 2017 for a seminar on the modernisation of education in the EU. Commissioner Dr. Tibor Navracsics from GD Education and...
EU Vocational Skills Week ends with overwhelmingly big success
The second European Vocational Skills Week organised by GD Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion from 20th through 24th November 2017 ended with an overwhelmingly big success.
Agreement on high level cooperation in European VET
On 21st of November 2017, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in a solemn ceremony at the EU Commission - Directorate-General for Employment - to bring the 6 European educational umbrella associations closer together. As president of the EVBB and vice president...
Malta 2017 – A Joint Declaration for the Future of VET in Europe
October was an exciting month for both EVBB and EVTA. Having our second joint conference in the heart of Malta hosted by our partner Paragon Europe, we had a lot of fruitful and interesting discussions on the future of VET. Members of both associations came together...
International Conference of the Training and Research Center of the Moscow Trade Union Federation
This year’s International conference focused on “Social responsibility and working environment – the main factors of sustainable development” and welcomed more than 260 delegates…
Secretary General meets Minister of Immigration and Expatriate Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt
On 23rd May 2017, Secretary General of EVBB, Horst Dreimann, met with her Excellency Nabila Makram, Minister of Immigration and Expatriate Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and her assistant, Dr. Saber Soliman, to discuss fields of cooperation in the field of VET...
EVBB follows Invitation of the Minister of Education of the State of Palestine
On 6th and 7th May, Secretary General Horst Dreimann visited Palestine. Invited by His Excelency Dr. Sabri Saidam, Minister of Education of the State of Palestine, and responding to an initiative prepared by French and Palestinian universities with the goal to join a...
Thiemo Fojkar joins European Movement Event Series on Migration
Berlin, 24th of April 2017 Social Inclusion and Labour Market Integration of Refugees is one of the pressing issues in the migration crisis and of great importance for Germany, which has taken in by far the highest number of refugees within the EU. On 24 April 2017,...
60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome
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Thiemo Fojkar participates in EU Conference on the European Social Rights Pillar
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EM Germany | Digitalisation in Education Must Reach Everyone
Article European Movement: As a member of the EM Germany Executive Board, Thiemo Fojkar is particularly active in his work in the field of education. As Chair of the Internationaler Bund (IB) and the Federal Association of Vocational Training Providers, as well as President of…
European Vocational Skills Week
This first European Vocational Skills Week took place from 5 to 9 December 2016 in Brussels, in European Member States plus EFTA and EU candidate countries. The so called VET Week closed with an estimated 702,250 people taking part in more than 900 activities across...
Press Release: Vocational training faces major challenges
Press Release: Vocational training faces major challenges 20th Annual Conference in Brussels / ENAIP Switzerland awarded “DIE EUROPA” Brussels, 21 October 2016. Education policy in Europe faces serious challenges. This was the conclusion of the 20th International...
Kofi Annan Visits IB Transitional Home for Refugees
Former UN Secretary General and The Elders Visit Berlin A visit of President Joachim Gauck, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the IB Refugee Home in Berlin-Marienfelde were part of the Elders program under the leadership of Kofi Annan from 12-13 September...
SOLIDAR General Secretary, Conny Reuter, speaks out at EESC
General Secretary of solidar, Conny Reuter, spoke out as representative of the civil society at the plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
The First Global Start-Up Education Conference
ORT Israel, Israel’s Leading Science and Technology Educational Network, invites you to take part in the First Global Start-Up Education Conference. The conference will focus on science-technology education in the 21st century and is being held to help education systems in Israel and around the world.