Ιn this session the committee started to discuss about how an education for life could be achieved in the bounds of EU and which should be the appropriate education for the future educators taking into consideration the digitization of our era.
First of all, was considered essential by the committee that every citizen of EU would have the opportunity to be educated no matter his age. There were proposals about various seminars in which every single citizen could participate, seminars that would be held by the cooperation of all the nations-members of EU. Programs like Erasmus or programs of technological specialization for adults which were mentioned and will be supposed to encourage people to be educated more and more.
The next topic of the conversation was related with the proper education of teachers all over the EU, especially regarding to the new technologies. It was told that there should be a system of evaluation of teachers in order to ensure that every educator will be compatible with his era. Thus, this kind of education shall be adapted in digital era.
At this point of the discussion, the committee was informed that thousands of computer systems all over the EU were hacked. Some of them were located in schools. That inspire the MEPs to discuss about cyber attacks and the need of protection of electronic systems, especially in relation with the education. Security of electronic systems at schools was considered fundamental in order the work of European education could be continued without any obstacles. The members of the committee were parted after that and discussed in person before they announce their final conclusions.
All agreed that the field of education could adapt the digital era only with the cooperation of nations-members and the elimination of inequalities, especially economic ones,among the countries of EU.
Thanos Andriopoulos, Journalist of CULT
