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EUROGUIDANCE – The biannual Euroguidance network meetings
are a valuable forum for national Euroguidance
experts to engage both with each other and with
representatives of the European Commission
NETWORK LEVEL (DG EMPL). Euroguidance colleagues share in-
formation on national and pan European policy
and strategy level developments in the fields of
lifelong learning, career guidance, employment
and the promotion of international mobility. The
ACTIVITIES meetings also provide a means for discussion and
agreement upon issues that are relevant for the
whole Euroguidance network. Frequently, these
meetings are used to prepare joint initiatives and
to exchange ideas based on the work carried
out by the Euroguidance working groups.

Euroguidance Network Meeting April
2019, Bucharest, Romania
In April 2019, Euroguidance Romania and the
Institute of Educational Sciences hosted the Eu-
roguidance Network meeting in Bucharest. The
event took place in ARCUB – The Bucharest Cultural
Centre and it was attended by 63 participants from
34 countries (network representatives, European
Commission representatives, Romanian decision © Euroguidance Romania
makers and experts in the field of guidance). Mr.
Ioan Stefan Groza, State Secretary to the Ministry working mechanism (a coordination fora - the
of National Education presented the mandate and Steering committee and new three main tasks
the sectoral priorities of the Romanian Presidency groups) in order to better respond to the needs
of the Council of the European Union; Mrs. Aline and priorities in the field. Countries decided upon
Jürges, Policy Officer, EMPL-E2 Skills & Qualifi- their membership and responsibilities in different
cations, presented the priorities in the area of main task groups and specific working plans were
lifelong guidance and Mr. Mihai Iacob researcher drafted. The whole event was a great opportunity
at the Institute of Educational Sciences Bucharest to reflect upon the achievements of the network
analysed the impact of the digital technologies so far, to think forward in order to reach the full
in career counselling. The main focus of the potential of the partnership after 2020, along with
meeting was on the transition to a new way of discovering the Romanian cultural richness during
working within the network, by establishing a new memorable informal events.

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