The Socrates programme is the biggest scheme for European cooperation in the fields of education and culture. Socrates is intended for the development of high-quality education and the establishment of an open European field for cooperation in education.
PURPOSE AIMS ACTIONS
To encourage cooperation in education between participating countries.
To support their efforts to develop modern education, taking into consideration their responsibilities for the content of the education and the organization of the educational systems, their own cultural and language differences.
  • To develop European dimensions at all levels of education
  • To promote learning of European languages
  • To promote cooperation and mobility in education
  • To promote equal opportunities in education
  • Comenius: school education
  • Erasmus: higher education
  • Grundvig: adult education and other educational pathways
  • Lingua: learning European languages
  • Minerva: information and communication technologies (ICT) in education
  • Observation and innovation of education systems and policies
  • Joint actions with other European programmes
  • Supplementary measures