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How to get knowledge abroad

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Before you start you should know
  • You are able to explain the student’s rights and obligations.

  • You are able to explain what the European Union is.

  • You are able to present the principles of the EU’s functioning and characterize the EU policy areas.

You will learn
  • You will be able to analyze and characterize education in the European Union.

  • You will be able to explain the principles of the Bologna Declaration.

  • You will be able to explain what education opportunities students have in the EU member states.

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nagranie abstraktu
Henry Ford:

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

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We already know the fundamentalsfundamentalsfundamentals of the education system in Poland. However, our membership in the European Union opens up more opportunities for all who would like to study or supplementto supplementsupplement their education abroad. It is not difficult, you just need to know how and where you can study.

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Exercise 1
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Grafika przedstawiająca mapę świata. Polecenie: You will hear a list of reasons to study abroad. Choose three of them which you find most important. Justify your choice and compare to the choices of your colleagues. You can also add your own reasons. The reasons to study in another country: You will deepen your practical knowledge of another language. You will increase your employment opportunities. You will broaden your horizons. You will become more confident. You will learn about other cultures, systems of education and training. You will meet people of various nationalities and make new friends.

Educational policy of the European Union

Each of the European Union countries shapes its educational policy independently, but the Community supports them in this task, defining the common goals and disseminatingto disseminatedisseminating good practices. Education systems in the EU countries differ in many respects, including management model, financing method, educational levels, age of starting and completing compulsory education.

Treaty on the functioning of the European Union
Treaty on the functioning of the European Union

TITLE XII EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, YOUTH AND SPORT

Article 165

1. The Union shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversitydiversitydiversity.

The Union shall contribute to the promotion of European sporting issues, while taking account of the specific nature of sport, its structures based on voluntary activity and its social and educational function.

2. Union action shall be aimed at:

– developing the European dimensiondimensiondimension in education, particularly through the teaching and dissemination of the languages of the Member States,

– encouraging mobility of students and teachers, by encouraging inter alia, the academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study,

– promoting cooperation between educational establishments,

– developing exchanges of information and experience on issues common to the education systems of the Member States,

– encouraging the development of youth exchanges and of exchanges of socioeducational instructors, and encouraging the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe,

– encouraging the development of distance education.

– developing the European dimension in sport, by promoting fairness and openness in sporting competitions and cooperation between bodies responsible for sports, and by protecting the physical and moral integrity of sportsmen and sportswomen, especially the youngest sportsmen and sportswomen.

3. The Union and the Member States shall fosterto fosterfoster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the field of education and sport, in particular the Council of Europe.

tre Source: Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.

The model of European education and national educational systems in Europe are subject to toughtoughtough competition from American and Asian educational models. In such circumstancescircumstancescircumstances, the response to these changes in the European educational environment was the Bologna Declaration signed on June 19, 1999. According to the Declaration: „A Europe of Knowledge is now widely recognised as an irreplaceableirreplaceableirreplaceable factor for social and human growth and as an indispensableindispensableindispensable component to consolidate and enrichto enrichenrich the European citizenship, capable of giving its citizens the necessary competences to face the challenges of the new millennium, together with an awareness of shared values and belonging to a common social and cultural space. The importance of education and educational co‑operation in the development and strengthening of stable, peaceful and democratic societies is universally acknowledged as paramountparamountparamount (...). The declaration also draws attentionto draw attentiondraws attention to the central role of the University in the cultural development of Europe. It emphasizes the importance of creating the European Higher Education Area as a key to increase the employability and mobility of citizens and the overall development of the continent.”

European Information Network on Education

In the case of labor migration of parents who are EU citizens, according to its law, children are entitled to free language learning in a new country, so that they can adapt to the new school environment more easily.

It should be remembered, however, that the education system in the new country may be very different from that in the country of origin. For example, in some countries you should choose between academic and professional education at a very early age. That is why the EU does not automatically recognize school certificates from other member states. In some countries, you should ask the appropriate national office to recognize your school certificate before being enrolled at your local school.

You can learn about educational systems in EU countries from the European Education Information Network – EURYDICE. The network was created in 1980 jointlyjointlyjointly by the European Commission and EU member states to exchange information on national education systems.

The Eurydice network consists of:

  • the European Eurydice Unit, which coordinates the work of the network, analyzes the information collected and publishes studies;

  • 40 national offices in 36 countries participating in the European Erasmus + programme that collect national information and take part in ongoing analyses

The modern world is changing very fast. Inventions, technological progress, development of knowledge - all this means that one should learn and educate throughout life to keep up with these changes. Currently, if we want to educate, we can choose a school in Poland as well as abroad. In both cases, we will gain a wealth of new knowledge and skills that can be used in the future in professional life.

Exercise 2
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Ćwiczenie alternatywne: Create a multiple-choice test question that deals with the issues covered in class. Prepare four answers, including two correct ones. Then give them to other students to solve.
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Exercise 3
Ćwiczenie alternatywne: Listen to the abstract recording to review the material and new vocabulary. Then do the vocabulary exercise. Explain the meaning of following words: irreplaceable; indispensable; to facilitate; to disseminate; to supplement; to enrich; paramount; to draw attention. If it's too difficult, use lesson's glossary.

Keywords

education system, good practices, youth exchange, long distance education, lifelong learning, Erasmus+, Bologna Declaration, Eurydice

Glossary

fundamentals
fundamentals
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Nagranie słówka: fundamentals

kwestie podstawowe, zasadnicze

to supplement
to supplement
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Nagranie słówka: to supplement

uzupełnić

to enrich
to enrich
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Nagranie słówka: to enrich

wzbogacić

asset
asset
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Nagranie słówka: asset

zaleta, atut

to broaden
to broaden
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Nagranie słówka: to broaden

poszerzać

adaptability
adaptability
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Nagranie słówka: adaptability

zdolność dostosowania się

confident
confident
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Nagranie słówka: confident

pewny siebie

in‑depth
in‑depth
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Nagranie słówka: in‑depth

pogłębiony

to facilitate
to facilitate
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Nagranie słówka: to facilitate

ułatwiać, umożliwiać

to disseminate
to disseminate
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Nagranie słówka: to disseminate

upowszechniać

diversity
diversity
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Nagranie słówka: diversity

różnorodność, zróżnicowanie

dimension
dimension
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Nagranie słówka: dimension

wymiar

to foster
to foster
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Nagranie słówka: to foster

umożliwiać

tough
tough
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Nagranie słówka: tough

trudny, silny

circumstances
circumstances
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Nagranie słówka: circumstances

okoliczności

irreplaceable
irreplaceable
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Nagranie słówka: irreplaceable

niezastąpiony

indispensable
indispensable
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Nagranie słówka: indispensable

niezbędny

paramount
paramount
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Nagranie słówka: paramount

istotny

to draw attention
to draw attention
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Nagranie słówka: to draw attention

zwracać uwagę

peer
peer
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Nagranie słówka: peer

rówieśnik

country of origin
country of origin
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Nagranie słówka: country of origin

kraj pochodzenia

jointly
jointly
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Nagranie słówka: jointly

wspólnie