State Secretary Martina Hirayama Promotes International Education

State Secretary Martina Hirayama participated in an informal meeting in Brussels on international mobility in higher education with ministers from EU member states on 29 February and 1 March, where she also held bilateral meetings with counterparts from Belgium, Denmark, and Spain. The current priority of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is 'mobility in higher education'.

The ministers discussed promoting cross-border mobility for students seeking higher education abroad and approaches for enhanced European cooperation in this area. Ms.

Hirayama emphasized the importance of international mobility in Swiss higher education and the need to improve the international mobility rate of Swiss students through cross-border cooperation. She expressed Switzerland's interest in joining the European education programme Erasmus+.

Ms. Hirayama held bilateral meetings with the Ministers of Higher Education of the French Community Government of Belgium, the Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, and the Spanish Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Universities, along with meetings with the European Commission's Director General for Research and Innovation and the Director General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology.

Promoting cross-border mobility and cooperation in education helps develop individual competences, improve the quality of educational opportunities, and contribute to a European educational area. Teaching transversal and extended professional skills during mobility activities can help address Europe's digital and green transition.

Switzerland is interested in collaborating with other countries to shape the development of the European education area..

(Quelle:Swiss Federal Council modified with ChatGPT)

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