2. A Lifelong Learning
Programme initiative
- within the Comenius
Launched January 2005
2005-2007 Phase 1
2008-2013 Phase 2
3. What is eTwinning?
eTwinning was officially launched by the
European Commission in 2005.
eTwinning is an action that supports
online-based projects between at least two
schools from at least two different
European countries.
Schools form a project and use Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) to
carry out their work.
The eTwinning Portal was designed to
create, manage and run projects.
eTwinning gives recognition, visibility and
free tools and support.
4. Who can participate?
An eTwinning project can be carried out
by two or more teachers, teams of
teachers or subject departments,
librarians, head teachers and pupils
from schools across Europe.
Collaboration can be within the same
subject or cross-curricular through the
use of ICT.
Pre-school, primary, secondary and
5. Which countries are involved?
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech
Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
FYR
Macedonia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Netherlands
United
Kingdom
Norway
Iceland
Turkey
6. To understand eTwinning
You must know the following facts….
• 34 countries participate
• Each of those countries has a National
Support Service - NSS
• Coordination by the Central Support
Service – CSS
7. eTwinning Portal – 3 layers
3. The TwinSpace
Private project workspace
Where project partners and pupils
collaborate online
Where project work is/can be
published and shared online
TwinBlog Where project partners
share their experience
2. The Desktop
Search tools and
profiles
Where teachers get in
touch and register an
eTwinning project
Also a tool for
communication about
events
1. The Public Portal
Public Information for all
Where teachers register
for eTwinning
Project ideas and kits
