This document provides the draft agenda for a joint event between the Polish Presidency of the EU Council and the European Training Foundation on the development of human capital in the context of the EU neighborhood policy. The agenda includes welcoming remarks, presentations on the Polish Presidency and its focus on education in the Eastern dimension, the European Commission's support for higher education in Eastern Partnership countries, and the European Training Foundation's activities in supporting human capital development in neighboring countries. A discussion period will follow the presentations.

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DRAFT AGENDA
The Polish Presidency of the EU Council and the European Training Foundation
Joint Event
Development of the human capital in the context of the EU neighborhood policy
Brussels, 4 October 2011, 18:30‐21:00
1. Welcome
Karolina Ostrzyniewska, Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU
2. The Polish Presidency of the EU Council
Eastern dimension of the EU neighborhood policy in the field of education
Grzegorz Chorąży, director of International Cooperation Department, Polish Ministry of
National Education
3. EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly
(tbc)
4. The European Commission
Human capital development in Eastern Partnership countries: the EU contribution in
higher education
Jordi Curell, director for Lifelong learning: higher education and international affairs,
Directorate‐General for Education and Culture
5. The European Parliament
Piotr Borys, CULT Committee (tbc)
6. European Training Foundation
The importance of supporting human capital development in the neighbouring
countries: ETF activities in EU neighbourhood countries
Madlen Serban, Director of ETF
Discussion followed by a cocktail dînatoire