European Network: EENEE - NESET - NESSE - CRELL

The European Expert Network on the Economics of Education (EENEE)
The European Expert Network on the Economics of Education (EENEE) is a network of internationally renowned education economists that the Commission has been working with since early 2004. The network advises and supports the Commission in the analysis of education policies and reforms and of their implications for future policy development at national and European level. EENEE complements the work of the social sciences and education network NESSE and of the Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning (CRELL). The network supports policy development activities, such as the preparation of the Commission’s influential Communication on ‘Efficiency and equity in European education systems’. In addition, EENEE supports peer-learning activities in which policy-makers from several Member States exchange information and share knowledge on good policy practice.
The Network of Experts on Social aspects of Education and Training (NESET)
NESET is an independent network of researchers working on social aspects of education and training. It supports the Commission in analysing education policies and reforms. Equality and inclusion in and through education and training is a central concern in all NESET work. Besides scientific co-ordinator Professor Sally Power from Cardiff University (UK), several scholars and researchers from several European countries make up the core group of NESET, which is supported by a wider group of affiliated experts from across the world. NESET has succeeded the NESSE network of experts which concluded its work in February 2011. To know more: NESET website, NESSE website.
NESSE
NESSE is a network of scholars working on social aspects of education and training. It was set up in 2007 after a Call for Tenders by European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture. The Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique (INRP, France) is responsible for the coordination of the network. Professor Roger Dale (Bristol) is currently the network's scientific coordinator. NESSE's mission is to advise and support the European Commission in the analysis of educational policies and reforms, and to consider their implications at national, regional and European level. NESSE also contributes to the dissemination of knowledge on social aspects of education and training.
CRELL
The Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning (CRELL) was established in 2005 in order to provide expertise in the field of indicator-based evaluation and monitoring of education and training systems and their contribution to the achievement of Community objectives specified in the Lisbon Agenda and more recently in the EU2020 agenda as regards this domain. CRELL combines expertise in the fields of economics, econometrics, education, social sciences and statistics in an interdisciplinary approach to research.