Rationale for 2011:
The current economic crisis has revealed that, due to globalisation and international linkages, economic problems indeed spread world-wide at an unprecedented speed and intensity. In relation with the crisis and according new global societal challenges, the European Union is actively adapting its current policy and regulatory framework and is preparing new common rules and coordinated policies (e.g. renewal of the EU strategy for growth and jobs) to redress the current situation; for this purpose, new thinking in the European policy making at all levels is necessary. It seems essential in this respect to strive for accelerated transformation of the financial and economic structures and policies on the one hand and modernisation of social welfare and development of high quality standards of the environment on the other hand. Education also plays a fundamental role in this, by preparing people to confront with the labour market and by providing them with skills as well as tools to build those skills throughout their life. European programmes on lifelong learning have been established in order to enable individuals at all stages of their lives to pursue stimulating learning opportunities across Europe. Still, research needs to investigate on new forms of shaping lifelong learning in a context of high speed changes, new economic and social dynamics and increased interdependence with the rest of the world, providing original analytical evidence of the potential of lifelong learning programmes to match new skills and better jobs. The specific role of the Euro, as a common and stabilising currency and in the context of urgent need for better coordination of economic policies at large, is crucial, especially in line of the various initiatives recently taken at EU and Member States levels to fight the crisis. Social services - e.g. health, education, welfare services, are vital to personal life and human development. Access to them affects very much one's chances of well-being in society. In a context of increasing needs of the citizens and highly constrained government spending, the major issues that research has to address are new and better ways to provide social services tackling costs, quality, access, differentiated needs and inequality/social cohesion have to be specified; issues with new approaches like the introduction of market principles would be assessed in this context. Challenges envisaged for 2011 ∞ Europe beyond 2010: Strategies for recovery, growth and social wellbeing in a global context ∞ Lifelong learning in Europe: appropriate skills for sustaining better jobs Topics envisaged for 2011 ∞ Euro: a currency for growth and competitiveness ∞ Facing social services issues Challenges envisaged beyond 2011 ∞ Europe facing a communication revolution and new generation of information systems ∞ Adapting evolving educational systems to societal transformation ∞ 10 years after enlargement: the single market and localisation /delocalisation of industrial activities in Europe ∞ Research, innovation and creativity: European challenges and policies in the globalised world Topics envisaged beyond 2011 ∞ The future of the banking system in Europe ∞ Old and new multinational companies facing a multi-polar world (including development of responsible business in emerging and developing countries) ∞ World trade: new challenges, new deals download
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