The ETINED Platform is a network of specialists appointed by member States of the Council of Europe and of States Parties to the European Cultural Convention.


The Platform was officially launched by the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, Ms Kateřina Valachová and the Director General of Democracy of the Council of Europe, Ms Snežana Samardžić-Marković on the occasion of the 7th Session of the Prague Forum on 1-2 October 2015.
 

Its mission is to:

  • Share information and good practices in the field of transparency and integrity in education;
  • Contribute to the development of adequate answers to challenges that corruption poses to the sector of education and higher education;
  • Create a virtuous cycle in education, whereby all actors commit to fundamental positive ethical principles;
  • Develop capacity-building for all actors.

 

The ETINED Platform wants to propose a new approach based on the idea that quality education will only be achieved, and corruption effectively addressed, if all relevant sectors of society commit fully to fundamental positive ethical principles for public and professional life, rather than relying only upon top-down mechanistic regulatory measures.

It wants to help developing a culture of democracy and participation, based on the principles of ethics, transparency and integrity. Corruption should be fought through legal norms and structures, but it is not enough. It must also be considered unacceptable by stakeholders and the public at large.