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Before becoming a Member of the European Parliament I was a lecturer and faculty dean at one of Lithuania’s most dynamic universities, which was established when Lithuania regained its independence. A special responsibility and mission has fallen to the universities of Lithuania and all EU Member States as we implement the Lisbon Strategy and strive for a European Union that is a knowledge-based, economic union for dynamic development.
For the EU’s universities to fulfil their mission and meet citizens’ expectations, it is necessary to raise the level of educational quality for colleges and universities, and develop academic research. Another equally important task is the education of society, so that it is ready to accept present-day challenges. Europeans live in a complicated social and political world; they aspire to plan their own lives; they have to live and work in conditions of cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity; and besides, they are expected to take an active part in society and decision-making. Our societies and citizens must understand that the idea that a university diploma is enough for one’s entire life is a thing of the past. Lifelong learning must become an important principle, and we must make a combined effort to strive for this vision, by implementing national programmes, with the active participation of Member States, and where necessary, with support and contributions from communities. After all, one of the goals of lifelong learning is to increase employment opportunities. Moreover, it is linked to an increase in innovation, economic modernisation and competitiveness, and this in turn increases the number of jobs and alters the character of work qualitatively. To achieve this goal it is necessary to change and adapt the means of education and learning, and it is very important that lifelong learning becomes all-encompassing, that is, that formal and informal ways of learning complement each other and are qualitatively cooperative, to allow the establishment of communities with advanced experience.
I would also like to point out that the successful implementation of the Lisbon goal of lifelong learning depends very much on it being funded soundly and consistently, and this ought to be the responsibility of the entire EU and national governments. We must give priority to this goal and find sufficient funds in the new financial perspective."@en1
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