European school

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European School (Schola Europaea) (ES (SE))
State (s) various member states of the EU
Type of school (general) common school of the EU countries
ISCED level 0-3A
School board EU Council of Ministers ( Supreme Council of the European Schools ), administered by the EU Commission
Duration 14 years (Kindergarten 2, Elementary School 5, Secondary School 7)
Levels : 0–13 Standard
age 4–18
Graduation European Abitur
number 18 (2020)
student 27,176 (2018)
European Abitur also at the "recognized" schools

The European Schools (Schola Europaea) were and are jointly founded by the governments of the member states of the European Union in order to ensure that children of parents who work in European institutions are taught in their own mother tongue . Children of non-EU employees are also permitted, provided that the school capacity allows this.

history

The first European School was founded in October 1953 in Luxembourg on the initiative of a group of ECSC officials and with the support of the Community institutions and the Luxembourg government .

The educational experience involving children of different nationalities and mother tongues soon proved to be successful and prompted the ministries of education to work closely together in the areas of curricula, the selection of teachers and the review and recognition of the degrees achieved.

The signing of the protocol made the European School Luxembourg the first official European school. The first European Baccalaureate , held in July 1959, opened the way for graduates to the universities of the six Member States.

The success of this joint educational model encouraged the European Commission and Euratom to set up additional European Schools in their respective locations.

European schools were therefore established where large European institutions are located. All full-time teachers are seconded by the national school authorities . They are subject to the legislation of a public institution in the respective home country. At the end of 2005, 20,379 students were enrolled in European Schools.

concept

The schools are divided into up to 15 language sections per school. The children usually belong to the language section that corresponds to their mother tongue. In foreign language lessons, and later in other subjects that are taught in the first foreign language, they meet children from other language sections and form a class with them. Pupils in the European Schools learn a foreign language ( German , English or French ) from the first school year , and a second from the 7th school year (can be selected from the official languages ​​of the European Union ). Later it is possible to learn a third, fourth or even fifth foreign language as an optional subject.

The school leaving certificate is the European Abitur , which is now recognized without exception and offers access to the universities of a total of twenty-five member states as well as a few other countries ( Switzerland , USA ). No graduate may therefore be denied a university place due to their Abitur country. European School pupils are treated at universities like local graduates.

The competent authority is the Supreme Council of the European Schools (Council of EU Ministers of Education), they are looked after by the office of the Secretary General of the European Schools of the European Commission . The education system is shaped by preparatory committees (curricula, etc.) and inspection committees .

schools

Entrance area of ​​the European School in Frankfurt

There are eighteen European schools:

The European School Culham in ( UK ) was founded in 1978 and dissolved on 31 August 2017 after the Joint European Torus -EFDA project to the 2017 French Cadarache was moved ( ITER ).

The "nucleus" of another Brussels European School (V) in Berkendael in the Brussels municipality of Forest is administratively part of the European School Brussels I in Uccle and not yet independent.

"Recognized European School"

In addition, national schools can be accredited as "recognized European schools" if they offer "a European teaching and upbringing model that meets the pedagogical requirements set by the European schools" via an admission contract, especially at the location of smaller European authorities with insufficient Employees for a complete European school. However, they are legally, administratively and financially fully anchored in the relevant national education system and are not financed by the European authorities. In some cases, only individual years or classes are recognized. This accreditation procedure has been offered since 2005, the first school was recognized in 2009 and currently twelve schools are recognized in June 2016. In the order of recognition these are:

In addition, two more schools are in the accreditation process:

Alumni

literature

  • Office of the Secretary General of the Board of Governors, European Commission: The European Schools . Brochure ( online, pdf )
  • Joachim Gruber: European Schools: A subject of international law integrated into the EC. In: Journal for Foreign Public Law and International Law 65, 2005, pp. 1015-1032 ( pdf , zaoerv.de)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview - What is a recognized European school? In: www.eursc.eu. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Contact details of the recognized European schools. In: www.eursc.eu. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Information on the start of the 2018-2019 school year in the European Schools. (Pdf) In: www.eursc.eu. Supreme Council of the European Schools, Schola Europaea, Office of the Secretary General, p. 2 , accessed on April 10, 2020 (meeting from December 4-7, 2018 in Brussels, ref.: 2018-10-D-17-de-3 , Orig.: FR).
  4. ↑ Lit. The European Schools , chap. Management bodies of the European Schools , p. 21
  5. ↑ Overview - What is a recognized European school? In: www.eursc.eu. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
  6. ↑ whoswho.de - Ursula von der Leyen , accessed on January 8, 2012.