OBESSU is supported by the European Commission's Erasmus+ Programme and the Council of Europe's European Youth Foundatio
OBESSU
20 17
annual report. Interactive infographic
Secretariat Board
4 staff 1 intern 1 external finacial manager
5 members
| 5 countries |
31 24
STRUCTURES Monitoring Committee
organisations countries
Pool of Trainers
3 members
| 3 countries |
+7%
8 trainers | 7 countries |
Working Groups Vocational Education and Training (VET) | 5 members - 5 countries |
Political Platform
| 3 members - 3 countries |
Migration Inclusion Toolkit | 4 members - 4 countries |
MEMBERSHIP EVENTS Members Candidates Affiliates
Study Session
Seeds for Integration
Summer School
Welcome to education: all included!
Share your knowledge!
Learning for Life
5 - 12 March Budapest, Hungary
10 - 16 July Ljubljana, Slovenia
Aim: to contribute towards ensuring more inclusive education, by preparing school students to become inclusion advocates in their environments.
Aim: to discover and discuss on what is the main focus of education in European countries, and on the multiple roles education has in our society, with a particular emphasis on its social dimension.
| 40 participants |
International Students’ Day
17 - 24 September ‘University on Youth and Development’ Mollina, Spain
On the 17th of November 2017, OBESSU has launched a Global Call for Action on how economic costs related to education threaten the universal right to education, demanding that our generation must finally be granted full access to the Right to Education!
Aim: to create a so-called Migrant Inclusion Toolkit that contains a set of guidelines providing specific information on the type of activities that are enhancing the inclusion of migrant and refugee students, with concrete, well-defined implementation action plans.
| 39 participants |
Seeds for Integration
ERASMUSx10
Seeds for Integration is a re-granting scheme providing large, medium and small-scale funding for secondary school student unions to implement inclusive projects on the integration of migrant and refugees to the secondary education system.
[As partner organisation]
| 19 projects in 13 countries |
OBESSU has actively supported the ERASMUSx10 Campaign for a more inclusive and accessible Erasmus+ Programme, coordinated by Lifelong Learning Platform, European Youth Forum and Eurodesk.
| 29 organisations co-signed the call |
PROJECTS & CAMPAIGNS
| 3 million people reached on social media |
| 18 participants |
Coloured Glasses Grow: Expanding Intercultural Education [As partner organisation]
Study Session
Summer School
A deeper understanding and analysis of the concepts of social inclusion/ exclusion in education, that will contribute to OBESSU advocacy work on specific topics such as migration, gender equality, disability and mental health
An online ready-to-use audiovisual material, focused on the content of the reflections carried out by participants on the main topics of the activity.
Policy Papers
Reactions
Position papers
Representation
Innovation in Education
Reaction to Improving and Modernising Education Communication
Joint Position on School Students’ Mobility in Erasmus+
Stronger school students’ representation
Students disappointed by SOTEU: Accessible education is key to the future of Europe
OBESSU Position on the Key Competences review
Visibility
Adopted GA 2017
Recognise Study Abroad
CGrow aims to contribute to increasing the number of young people who develop intercultural competences, thus equipping them to engage in non-discriminatory practices and intercultural dialogue.
[As partner organisation] The campaign aims to raise awareness and create changes for the recognition of school students’ study periods abroad.
Increased visibility of school students’ structures
Created jointly with the European Youth Forum and with support of DG EMPL, the EAN ensures that the voice of young apprentices is heard in discussions at European level.
Activism
60 Meetings
European Commission
2500
European Parliament Council of Europe
Participants
ACVT EAfA
200 Policy-makers
European Youth Forum Lifelong Learning Platform
POLICY & ADVOCACY INITIATIVES
European Students’ Union SIRIUS Educational International CDPPE
POLITICAL REPRESENTATIONS & ADVOCACY
ERASMUS+ Coalition
Lifelong Learning Week
The Erasmus+ Civil Society Coalition is a group of more than 40 European Civil Society Networks active in the field of education, training, youth and sport. They represent key stakeholders in Europe active in the Erasmus+ Programme.
“Reaffirming right to education - What will the European Social Pillar bring?” organised in collaboration with European Students’ Union - ESU at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 20th of November. “Building Bridges for Quality and Inclusive Education” organised in collaboration with European Youth Forum - YFJ at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 20th of November.
Holistic education Global cooperation
Students’ wellbeing
Participation
VET
Apprenticeships
The campaign aims to advocate for more structural support to school students study exchanges at European level.
European Apprentices Network
Trained school students’ activists
Inclusion
[As partner organisation]
RESULTS
Reaction to the European Pillar of Social Rights Communication
Skills
Mobility for school students
Recognition
Students’ rights
Learner-centred
Migration policy
Human Rights
Basecamp
School student representation
Employment
Mobility
COMMUNICATION
Online discussion platform
+ 7%
+ 13%
+ 16%
+ 36%
+ 80%
+ 172%
ToolBox App
Facebook
78 Articles
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
Website
* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this annual report shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
OBESSU is supported by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme and the Council of Europe’s European Youth Foundation. This annual report reflects the views only of the author, and neither the Commission nor the Council of Europe can be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
