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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.
EVBB at the 19th Eurasian Economic Summit
As representatives of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) Thiemo Fojkar, President of EVBB and Horst Dreimann, Secretary General of EVBB together with Tarik Bitlis, Managing Director of the IB affiliate IBETH, were participating in...
“Culture Pilots” awarded as “Success Story” by the European Commission
The beginning of "Culture Pilots" goes back to the year 2009, when Linz was European Capital of Culture. For "Linz09" the BFI Upper Austria developed an intercultural education and integration project, trained the migrants to Culture Pilots. The project offered...
Digital revolution – an opportunity for all
While the ENTELIS Seminar 2015, which took place in Dublin, Tom Bieling, Design Research Lab (Berlin, University of Arts) and Sabine Siemsen (Hagen, FernUniversität) both invited by EVBB, gave a lecture. The designer Tom Bieling presented in a very entertaining way...
Close to the Decision Makers – The EVBB in Brussels
On January the 4th the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training has set a new milestone and established its new office in Brussels. Located in the European Quarter the EVBB will continue to fly its flags for the support of vocational training and...