Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
7
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
EUN Partnership aisbl (EUN)
EU Transparency Register
977907115068-02 First registered on 01 Dec 2014
Goals / Remit
European Schoolnet is the network of 31 European Ministries of Education, based in Brussels. As a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to bring innovation in teaching and learning to our key stakeholders: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners.
Since its founding in 1997, European Schoolnet has used its links with education ministries to help schools make effective use of educational technologies, equipping both teachers and pupils with the skills to achieve in the knowledge society.
European Schoolnet provides both Ministries and schools with: information and services relating to the innovative use of educational technology; outreach campaigns on specific educational topics such as maths, science and technology; and research activities.
In particular, we pledge to:
- Support schools in achieving effective use of ICT in teaching and learning
- Improve and raise the quality of education in Europe
- Promote the European dimension in education
Thousands of schools are engaged in our various pilot projects and studies, testing new learning activities and technologies in the classroom, and exploring the use of new pedagogical tools in teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). We identify and develop learning resources in various languages that teachers across Europe can use in their teaching, provide peer-to-peer online communities where teachers can exchange ideas and share resources, as well as offering various training opportunities online and offline.
To fulfill our goals, we develop European-funded projects with the European Commission, the Ministries of Education and industry partners. These projects have included iTEC (Designing the Future Classroom) and ECB - Ingenious (attracting pupils towards science, technology, engineering and maths). We also run a number of services for teachers and policymakers, such as Scientix, to promote science education and Better Internet for Kids, dedicated to digital citizenship skills and online safety.
European Schoolnet has worked particularly towards enhancing cooperation across Europe between schools as the coordinator of the eTwinning Central Support Service since 2004. We also have a long experience in contributing to awareness-raising campaigns across Europe on the importance of gaining e-Skills (e-Skills Week), and transforming STEM education to increase the appeal of those sectors among pupils (ECB-Ingenious project, STEM Alliance).
To further our goal of supporting teachers to introduce innovation into their teaching, European Schoolnet created the Future Classroom Lab in Brussels in 2012. A unique hub for showcasing technological and pedagogical innovation, the Future Classroom Lab is supported by sponsors such as Microsoft, Samsung, Acer, Cisco, Lego and many others. Other projects dedicated to teachers’ professional development are being run on a continual basis, using the Future Classroom Lab to identify, analyse, and mainstream the best innovative practices in education, and equipping teachers with the necessary skills to develop their teaching practice.
With the help of our research team, European Schoolnet also monitors trends in education through its Observatory. We provide country reports on innovation and technology in education, as well as European research, such as the 2013 use of technology in schools report commissioned by the European Commission.Main EU files targeted
Education policy, science education, online safety and well-being for children, innovation
Address
Head Office
Rue de Trêves, 59-61
Brussels 1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Mar 2016
Name Start date End Date Mr Konstantinos ANDRONIKIDIS 15 Nov 2023 26 Apr 2024 Ms Sabrina VORBAU 03 May 2018 03 May 2019 Mr Hans Martens 24 Feb 2015 20 Feb 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Christel Vacelet (Senior Communications Manager)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Marc Durando (Executive Director)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL): EUN is an adherent member of the network through its initiative Future Classroom Lab. The Future Classroom Lab in Brussels is a fully equipped, reconfigurable, teaching and learning space developed by European Schoolnet, its 30 supporting Ministries of Education and leading educational technology providers.
It has been designed as a “Living Lab’ for how ICT can be implemented in schools and where policy makers, ICT suppliers, teachers and educational researchers can come together to rethink how new technologies can support the educational reform process at both national and European level.
Through the activities of Insafe, European Schoolnet participates in:
• Internet Governance Forum, launched in November 2012 to support the United Nations Secretary-General in convening a new forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance and security
• Safer Internet Forum, the main European Conference on online safety since 2004, bringing together industry representatives, law enforcement authorities, child welfare organizations, researchers, policy makers, and parents' and teachers' representatives.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
EU grant income for closed financial year
3,899,811 € (Source: H2020, Erasmus+)
Other financial info
No national contribution as such but our members are Ministries of education and they contribute through their annual membership fees
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Several DG EAC working groups
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
Several activities of European Schoolnet (EUN Partnership) over last year contributed to the Digital Agenda (DA) strategy, by fostering new skills, ICT inclusion and the role of science in society.
In support of Pillar VI (Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion), European Schoolnet has carried out the “Survey of Schools: ICT in Education”, funded by the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect) and published in the European Commission's 2012 Digital Scoreboard. The survey is one of a series within the EU's cross-sector benchmarking activities comparing national progress to i2010 and EU2020 goals, and it is the first Europe-wide survey of schools' ICT for six years, following Europe 2002 and EU2005 surveys.
European Schoolnet has further coordinated the European e-Skills Week 2012 and 2014 campaigns, an initiative promoted by the DG Enterprise & Industry under the e-Skills for the 21st Century strategy (Pillar VI, Action 58: Develop a framework to recognise ICT skills). Coordinated in collaboration with DIGITALEUROPE (ICT industry association) and with the support of a network of national support services (industry and education stakeholders), the campaign aimed to highlight the demand for skilled ICT users and professionals, and to inform students, young professionals and SMEs about the opportunities that ICT-related jobs present.
European Schoolnet is further contributing to the DA initiative Better Internet for Kids by coordinating Insafe, a EU network of Awareness Centres, co-funded by DG Connect under the Safer Internet Programme (2009-2013), with the objective of promoting safe, responsible use of the Internet and mobile devices to young people. During the Safer Internet Day 2012 organised by Insafe, EUN has launched the ‘eSafety Label’, a Europe-wide accreditation and support service for schools, set up to develop and maintain high standards of eSafety.
During autumn 2012 European Schoolnet has participated in the consultation on "Opening up Education – a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies", launched by the DG Education and Culture.
Regular contacts with the Commission are pursued under major EU funded projects and services coordinated by EUN, among which:
• Scientix: community for science education in Europe, which collects teaching and research materials from projects financed by the EU 6th and 7th Framework Programmes (FPs), to facilitate dissemination and sharing of know-how and best practices in science education.
• ECB - European Coordinating Body for STEM Education (7th FP): multi-stakeholders partnership of STEM education stakeholders, launched by European Schoolnet in 2011 in collaboration with the European Roundtable of Industrialists, which has lead this year to the creation of the STEM Alliance.
• ITEC - Innovative Technologies for Engaging Classrooms (7th FP): has involved education ministries, technology providers and research organisations since 2010 to bring about transformation in learning and teaching through the strategic application of learning technology.
• eTwinning (DG Education, Comenius/Erasmus+): Central Support Service to promote school collaboration and networking in Europe through the use of ICT.
• INSAFE: European network of Awareness Centres promoting safe, responsible use of the Internet and mobile devices to young people, co-funded by the Safe Internet programme (now under the umbrella of the Better Internet for Kids).
Within Scientix and ECB, European Schoolnet has collaborated with the campaign Science it’s a girl thing, promoted by the DG Research.
In addition, European Schoolnet is part of the Grand Coalition for Jobs launched by VP Kroes and collaborate closely with DG CONNECT and stakeholders to achieve the goals of the coalition, especially in promoting coding and ICT skills.- Meetings
Meetings
7 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 16 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject Visit to European Schoolnet premises DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 07 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject ICT in education Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject eTwinning and school education gateway Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject The future of eTwinning and Schoolnet Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject The meeting will address current and future cooperation between DG EAC and European Schoolnet (EUN); more specifically, what will be the vision and priorities for eTwinning and the School Education Gateway (SEG). Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on IT tools for schools DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
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Date 02 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Luca Magdolna Jasko (Cabinet member)
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