Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Apart from the Conventions, Council of Europe structures (in this case, the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly) can also issue recommendations. These are not legally-binding documents but they nevertheless represent important standard setting documents. In addition to this, recommendations or codes of good practice in various fields can be also adopted by some other structures (i.e. Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee etc.)

Recommendations by the Committee of Ministers 

Education and social inclusion of children and young people with autism spectrum disorders (October 2009)
On the education of Roma and Travellers in Europe (June 2009)

• Gender mainstreaming in education (October 2007)
• Public responsibility for higher education (May 2007)
• Citizenship and participation of young peoples in public life (October 2006)
• Governance and management of university heritage (December 2005)
• University education and professional training (May 2004)
• Promotion and recognition of non-formal education/learning of young people (April 2003)
• Education for democratic citizenship (October 2002)
• Higher Education Policies on Life Long Learning (May 2002)
• Development of European Studies for Democratic Citizenship (December 2000)
• Social sciences and the challenge of transition (July 2000)
• Research mission of universities (March 2000)
• Access to higher education (March 1998)
• Recognition and quality assessment of private institutions of higher education (February 1997)
• Regional academic mobility (September 1996)
• Academic mobility (March 1995)
• Brain drain in the sectors of higher education and research (March 1995)
• Fostering the mobility of researchers in Europe (June 1990)
• Equivalence of professional and technical qualifications (September 1989)
  

Recommendations by the Parliamentary Assembly 

• Academic freedom and university autonomy (2006)
• Council of Europe contribution to the higher education area (2003)
• Higher Education in South-eastern Europe (2001)
• Non-formal education (2000)
• Education in the responsibilities of the individual (1999)
• Access of minorities to higher education (1998)
• Basic education in science and technology (1998)
• Action programme for environmental education in teacher training (1995)