Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova

Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova Co-Chairmanship of the Bologna Process 1 January - 30 June 2016 Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova Situated in the Eastern Europe; Capital city- Chisinau; Total area- 33, 851 km 2; Population- 2, 913, 281 inhabitants;

Economy Agriculture; Wine industry (viticulture and winemaking); Tourism

Education overview § § § 1374 - secondary education institutions; 60 - secondary-professional institutions; 45 - colleges; 30 - higher education institutions; * 397000 pupils/100 000 students * 42000 teachers § The responsibility for education lies with the Ministry of Education. The main documents which define the modernization of the national education system: § Code on Education, 2014; § The Strategy Moldova 2020; § The Strategy Education 2020; § The Strategy of VET development 2013 -2020.

In 2005 Republic of Moldova became part of Bologna Process and since 2014 - associated country of the European Union by signing the EU Association Agreement and benefits of visa liberalization.

The Moldova ’ s co chairmanship Priorities on Education according to the EU Association Agreement Promoting lifelong learning; Modernising education and training systems, enhancing quality, relevance and access; Promoting convergence in higher education, deriving from the Bologna process and the EU higher education modernisation agenda; Reinforcing international academic cooperation, participation in EU cooperation programmes, increasing student and teacher mobility; Establishing a national qualification framework in order to improve the transparency and recognition of qualifications and competences; Promoting the aims set in the Copenhagen process on enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training.

The Moldova ’ s Priorities on Education Improve quality and efficiency Quality assurance at all levels of education; Teacher’s education; Attractiveness of VET; Innovative education and training (investment in young people & entrepreneurship); § Promote creativity, innovation and digital skills at school level; § Explore further development of internationalisation in higher education. § §

Youth policy and non-formal education Reinforce cooperation and exchanges in the field of youth policy and nonformal education for young people and youth workers; Facilitate active participation of all young people in society; Support young people and youth workers' mobility as a means to promote intercultural dialogue and the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competences outside the formal educational systems, including through volunteering; Promote cooperation between youth organisations to support civil society.

Calendar of events BFUG Meetings 14 -15 January, 2016 ( or 18 -19 January) Board meeting in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova ; § 2016 (March) BFUG meeting, Netherlands Conferences in Moldova § Conference on the new program «ERASMUS+» , January 2016; § Conference on VET, September, 2016; § Conference on quality assurance in higher education, April, 2016.

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