European Community Education and Research Programmes

This guide aims to assist education and training professionals, as well as organizations involved in research and development, to take full advantage of the challenges and opportunities provided by the single European market. In addition to providing a directory of the main educational, training and R&D programmes, the books examines application methods for funding and illustrates best practice with a variety of case studies taken from the private and public sectors. The author considers the completion of a single market that goes beyond individual programmes, and to this end she includes chapters on strategic planning for institutions of higher and further education throughout Europe.