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European Union - Socrates program
 Socrates was a Greek philosopher who believed in a humanist vision of the world and rejected dogmatism. His maxim 'know thyself' is a fundamental basis for knowledge and respect of self and of others, however different they may be.
Socrates is Europe 's education programme and involves around 30 European countries. Its mainobjective is precisely to build up a Europe of knowledge and thus provide a better response to the major challenges
of this new century: to promote lifelong learning, encourage access to education for everybody, and help
people acquire recognised qualifications and skills.
In more specific terms, Socrates seeks to promote language learning, and to encourage mobility and innovation.
Aims:
. to strengthen the European dimension of education at all levels;
. to improve knowledge of European languages;
. to promote cooperation and mobilitythroughout education;
. to encourage innovation in education
. to promote equal opportunities in all sectorsof education.
Common priorities
Whatever the target groups and whatever the type of project, Socrates sets out to stress the multicultural character of Europe as one of the cornerstones of active citizenship. It supports the education of the least advantaged groups of people. It endeavours to counter social exclusion and underachievement at school. It promotes equal opportunities for women and men irrespective of circumstances. It sets great store by the new information communication technologies (ICT). It encourages the learning of the different European languages, and innovation
in education.
The eight actions
1. Comenius: school education
2. Erasmus: higher education
3. Grundtvig: adult education and other education pathways
4. Lingua: learning European languages
5. Minerva: information and communication technologies (ICT) in education
6. Observation and innovation of education systems and policies
7. Joint actions with other European programmes
8. Accompanying measures
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