欧盟应对金融危机的教育政策与措施述评

EU’s Education Policies and Measures Responding to the Financial Crisis

面对严重的金融危机，欧盟委员会及欧盟国家提出教育领域的应对措施：努力通过提供财政刺激、资助和补助金的方式加大对人力资本投资，同时鼓励私有部门对教育、科研进行投入；重视提高投资效益，包括引进教育质量监测机制、减少辍学学生数量，尽可能使人力资本投资惠及普通人群；扩大职业教育和高等教育机会，有效开发终身教育战略和结构，保证每个人在年富力强时期均有机会参加培训；实施技能提升计划，一方面通过教育与培训来提高劳动力的就业能力，另一方面提高欧盟对技能匹配的监测及信息提供能力，促进就业和复兴劳动力市场。欧盟的应对政策与措施既考虑眼前救市，又着眼于增强欧盟竞争力等长远发展目标。

EU and it’s member states have taken a series of policies and measures on education and research to respond to the severe financial crisis. These measures are as follows: expanding and improving investment in education and research through financial incentives and grants; encouraging the private sectors to increase the investment in education and research; focusing on the improvement of investment efficiency; improving access to vocational and higher education; implementing the Skills Upgrading Scheme. Emergency policies and measures focus not only on the immediate financial crisis， but also on the goals of enhancing the competitiveness of EU in the long-term development.