On 6 November 2013, the government of the French Community of Belgium has voted the decree on the general reorganisation of the higher education landscape.

The reform is centred around three key words : excellence (of research), consistency (of training provision) and quality (of teaching), with the willingness to promote student’s success.

The core element of the reform is the creation of an umbrella structure : the ARES (Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur). The ARES will be an “Academy” gathering the main higher education stakeholders, in order to complete and better coordinate Higher Education provision in the French Community. The aim is to move from a competitive approach towards stronger collaborations and synergies at institutional level. Higher Education will be organised in 5 geographic clusters. Apart from these structural aspects, the reform focuses on organisation of the curriculum. The guiding thread of the project is the student, his status, the promotion of academic success, the diversity of provision (including proximity for first cycles), and quality of the curriculum. The project also aims at following the international evolution based on excellence, personalised and lifelong curricula, international and pluridisciplinary openness, teachers and students mobility, etc. While the current organisation too often tends to focus on academic failure, the reforms aims at promoting achievement and success.

The implementation of the reform is planned for September 2014.

Eurypedia offers comprehensive descriptions of 38 European education systems, usually at national level, but sometimes also at regional level. All information is available in English with some national information available in the language of the country or region concerned.

Aiming at providing the most accurate picture of education systems and latest reforms in Europe, Eurypedia is a resource tool which is regularly updated and completed by the Eurydice Network and its National Units. Powered by MediaWiki, it involves education experts and national ministries responsible for education from across Europe.

Created in 1980, the Eurydice Network is a reputable European-wide information provider on education, analysing European education systems and policies and contributing to spreading knowledge in the field. As of 2013, it consists of 40 national units based in all 36 countries participating in the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme (EU Member States, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). It is co-ordinated and managed by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in Brussels, which drafts its studies and provides a range of online resources.

Please note that EACEA does not hold any responsibility regarding Eurypedia content.

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Eurypedia is a new Eurydice product that aims at presenting the most comprehensive and accurate picture of education systems and reforms in Europe. The site covers 38 European education systems within the 33 countries participating in the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme (all 28 EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey).

By choosing a country from the interactive map, you will gain access to specific national education system information, either in English or in the language of the country. The information is provided by the Eurydice National Unit, working with the relevant education Ministry and national experts.

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