National report on the implementation of the Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci programmes in 2000–2006

Abstract

This report is the outcome of the final evaluation of the second phase of Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes in Finland. It fulfils the requirement, set by the Commission to all EU member states, to submit a national report on the implementation of the aforementioned programmes during the years 2000-2006. The major objectives of the report are to contribute to the further improvement of the EU’s educational development programmes by identifying the strengths and weaknesses that have become conspicuous through the Finnish participation in the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes. The report also provides data for the final evaluation of these programmes, to be conducted by the Commission. As the educational policies of the EU are at present carried out through the Lifelong Learning Programme, and as the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes do not exist anymore as such, the report focuses on highlighting the levels of success of the programmes’ implementation as they were, and refrains from making recommendations of the programme structure per se.