The role of education in a fully-functioning knowledge triangle - Council conclusions

The ministers adopted conclusions on the professional development of teachers and school leaders.

It established seven priorities actions:

• Developing more coherence between policies in the fields of education, research and innovation;
• Accelerating pedagogical reform;
• Partnership between universities and business and other relevant stakeholders
• Measures to develop an innovation culture in universities
• Creating incentives for universities to develop transferable knowledge;
• New approaches to quality assessment;
• Developing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as a model for the future.