06.05.2007 - 07.05.2007 | Berlin

European Launch Conference for the Lifelong Learning Programme

The Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 will promote the transborder mobility of teachers and learners at all levels of education and it will support cooperation between education institutions in various European countries with approximately 7 billion euro.

Agenda of the Launch Event

Lifelong learning festival

The programme was presented to the general public on 6 and 7 May 2007 in Berlin. Visiters informed themselves about the many different opportunities which the new Lifelong Learning Programme offers to people of all ages.

Ceremony

800 representatives of the areas of politics, education, industry and society from all 32 participating countries took part in the central ceremony of the European Launch Conference.

Special Conference

Special conferences took stock of previous European education programmes and discussed the best possible use of the possibilities for participation in the Programme for Lifelong Learning.

Presentation of the prizes for lifelong learning

The European Commission awards the prize for lifelong learning to outstanding projects under the ERASMUS, COMENIUS, GRUNDTVIG, LEONARDO DA VINCI and JEAN MONNET programmes.

The European Launch Event for the Lifelong Learning Programme was organized jointly by the BMBF and the European Commission.