Socrates Programme
•7-year time span: January 2000 – December 2006
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•Mandate: to help improve the quality and strengthen the European dimension of education in participating countries
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•31 Participating countries
–25 EU Member States
–3 accession candidate countries (BG, R, TR)
–3 EFTA-EEA countries (N, IS, FL)
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•Centralised and decentralised management
–European Commission + Technical Assistance Office (Executive Agency from 2006)
–National Agencies
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•Projects / Networks / Small-scale partnerships / Mobility