How to get knowledge abroad
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 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.
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.
Source: Henry Ford:.
We already know the fundamentalsfundamentals 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 supplementsupplement their education abroad. It is not difficult, you just need to know how and where you can study.
Below you will find 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.
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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 disseminatingdisseminating 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 UnionTITLE 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 diversitydiversity.
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 dimensiondimension 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 fosterfoster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the field of education and sport, in particular the Council of Europe.
Source: Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.
The model of European education and national educational systems in Europe are subject to toughtough competition from American and Asian educational models. In such circumstancescircumstances, 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 irreplaceableirreplaceable factor for social and human growth and as an indispensableindispensable component to consolidate and 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 paramountparamount (...). The declaration also draws 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 jointlyjointly 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.
Create a multiple-choice test question that deals with the issues covered in class. Then give them to other students to solve.
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Listen to the abstract recording to review the material and new vocabulary. Then do the vocabulary exercise. Match the pairs: English and Polish words.
uzupełnić, upowszechniać, istotny, wzbogacić, niezbędny, zwracać uwagę, ułatwiać, umożliwiać, niezastąpiony
irreplaceable | |
indispensable | |
to facilitate | |
to disseminate | |
to supplement | |
to enrich | |
paramount | |
to draw attention |
Keywords
education system, good practices, youth exchange, long distance education, lifelong learning, Erasmus+, Bologna Declaration, Eurydice
Glossary
kwestie podstawowe, zasadnicze
uzupełnić
wzbogacić
zaleta, atut
poszerzać
zdolność dostosowania się
pewny siebie
pogłębiony
ułatwiać, umożliwiać
upowszechniać
różnorodność, zróżnicowanie
wymiar
umożliwiać
trudny, silny
okoliczności
niezastąpiony
niezbędny
istotny
zwracać uwagę
rówieśnik
kraj pochodzenia
wspólnie