TÜBİTAK SOCRATES IIEuropean Community action programme in

the field of education

Duration: 1 January 2000 - 31 December 2006

Budget: 1,850 mEuro over seven years

Managed by National Agencies in each of the

participating countries

TÜBİTAKSOCRATES II

European Community action programme in the field of education

Actions1. Comenius: school education

2. Erasmus: higher education

3. Grundtvig: adult education and other educational 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 Community programmes

8. Supplementary measures

TÜBİTAK SOCRATES IIEuropean Community action programme in

the field of education

Participating countries

15 EU Member States

3 EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

10 associated countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,

Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania,

Slovakia, Slovenia

Cyprus

Malta

Turkey

TÜBİTAK SOCRATES IIEuropean Community action programme in

the field of education

Supports European cooperation in all areas of education

Helps fund a wide range of partnership and exchange schemes, including grants to study, teach, follow a training course or get work experience abroad.

Open to everyone in the education sector who is interested in innovative European projects and networks designed to improve teaching and learning.

Second phase of the programme will run for seven years (2000-2006 - Socrates II)

TÜBİTAK SOCRATES IIEuropean Community action programme in

the field of education

Objectivesto strengthen the European dimension of

education at all levelsto improve the knowledge of European languagesto promote cooperation and mobility throughout

educationto encourage innovation in educationto promote equal opportunities in all sectors of

education.