Previous Standing Conferences of Ministers of Education
Last edition
The 24th Session of the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education: "Governance and Quality Education" took place in Helsinki, Finland, on the 26th and 27th of April 2013.
Past editions
1st session - The Hague, Netherlands, 12-13 November 1959
- Resolution on the future of the Committee of European Universities (N°1)
- Resolution on primary, secondary and technical education (N°2)
- Resolution on the activities of international organisations in the fields of education and science (N°3)
- Resolution on future meetings of the Ministers of Education (N°4)
2nd session - Hamburg, Germany, 10-15 April 1961
- Resolution on Methods of standing co-operation (N°1)
- Resolution on educational problems requiring European intergovernmental co-operation (N°2)
- Resolution on the education of children (N°3)
- Resolution on enquiries into continued general education and the use of television (N°4)
- Resolution on the equivalence of degrees (N°5)
- Resolution on the expansion and improvement of modern language teaching (N°6)
- Resolution on the educational and scientific activities of international organisations (N°7)
3rd session - Roma, Italy, 8-13 October 1962
- Resolution on educational problems of common concern to European countries (N°1)
- Resolution on teaching of modern languages (N°2)
- Resolution on continued education (N°3)
- Resolution on use of television in education (N°4)
- Resolution on educational documentation (N°5)
- Resolution on educational and scientific activities carried out within the framework of various international organisations (N°6)
- Resolution on arrangements for standing co-operation between the Ministers of Education (N°7)
- Resolution on role of the humanities (N°8)
- Resolution on investment in education (N°9)
- Resolution on European science policy constituting a reply to the Council of Europe (N°10)
4th Session - London, United Kingdom, 14-16 April 1964
- Resolution on national and international action in the fields covered by the resolutions of the Conferences of European Ministers of Education (N°1)
- Resolution on planning and investment in education (N° 2)
- Resolution on educational research (N°3)
- Resolution on problems of student admission to universities (N°4)
5th session - Vienna, Austria, 12-14 October 1965
Ad Hoc Conference - Strasbourg, France, 12-14 September 1967
- Resolution on progress reports, studies and surveys prepared for the Conferences of European Ministers of Education (N°1)
- Resolution on pupil guidance (N°2)
- Resolution on the role of pupil guidance in teacher training and further training (N°3)
- Resolution on the place of examinations in the school system (N°4)
6th Session - Versailles, France, 20-22 May 1969
- Resolution on re-examination of function, working methods and procedures of the Conference, Studies and Surveys concerning the main themes and Reports on international activities in education (N°1)
- Resolution on the educational needs of the less academically gifted child (N°2)
- Resolution on the nursery school and primary school in relation to the demands of educational opportunity for all (N°3)
- Resolution on the educational opportunity for all: evolution prospects and implications for educational policy (N°4)
7th session - Brussels, Belgium, 8-10 June 1971
- Resolution on policy and planning in post-secondary education (N°1)
- Resolution on mobility of students and teachers in higher education and of research workers (N°2)
- Resolution on function and working methods of the Conference (N°3)
- Resolution on the information document on the work of the international organisations, and main themes of forthcoming conferences and priority areas for European action and co-operation in education (N°4)
8th session - Berne, Switzerland, 5-7 June 1973
- Resolution N° 1 on the educational needs of the 16 to 19 age group
- Resolution N°2 on Areas, ways and means of intensified European co-operation in education
- Acknowledgements
- Reform of initial education and further training of teachers
- Education of migrants and their families
- Ways and means of intensified co-operation
- Instructions to the Senior Officials’ Committee
9th Session - Stockholm, Sweden, 9-12 June 1975
10th Session - Strasbourg, France, 28-30 June 1977
11th Session - The Hague, Netherlands, 10-13 June 1979
12th Session - Lisbon, Portugal, 3-4 June 1981
13th Session - Dublin, Ireland, 10-12 May 1983
14th Session - Brussels, Belgium, 7-9 May 1985
15th Session - Helsinki, Finland, 5-7 May 1987
16th session - Istanbul, Turkey, 11-12 October 1989
17th session - Vienna, Austria, 16-17 October 1991
18th session - Madrid, Spain, 23-24 March 1994
19th session - “Education 2000: Trends, Common Issues and Priorities for Pan-European Co-operation”, Kristiansand, Norway, 22-24 June 1997
- Resolution on trends and common issues in education in Europe: conclusions of Projects that have come to an end (N°1)
- Resolution on fundamental values, aims and the future role of educational co-operation in the Council of Europe (N° 2)
- Message from the 19th Session of the Standing Conference of the European Ministers of Education to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
20th Session - "Educational policies for democratic citizenship and social cohesion: challenges and strategies for Europe", Cracow, Poland, 15-17 October 2000
- Declaration of the European Ministers of Education on the main theme of 20th session
- Statement on recent events in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia
- Resolution on results and conclusions of the completed projects in the 1997-2000 medium-term programme
- Resolution on the European Language Portfolio
- Resolution on the activity programme for 2001-03
21st session - “Intercultural education: managing diversity, strengthening democracy”, Athens, Greece, 10-12 November 2003
22nd session - ““Building a more human and inclusive Europe: role of education policies” - Istanbul, Turkey, 4-5 May 2007
23rd Session - “Education for Sustainable Democratic Societies : the Role of Teachers” Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4-5 June 2010
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