About Nordplus

About Nordplus

The Nordplus Framework Programme offers financial support to a variety of educational cooperation between partners in the area of lifelong learning from the eight participating countries in the Baltic and Nordic regions.

The main aims of the programme are:

  • To promote Nordic languages and culture and mutual Nordic-Baltic linguistic and cultural understanding;
  • To contribute to the development of quality and innovation in the educational systems for life-long learning in the participating countries by means of educational cooperation, development projects, exchanges and networking;
  • To support, develop, draw benefit from and spread innovative products and processes in education through systematic exchange of experiences and best practice;
  • To strengthen and develop Nordic educational cooperation and contribute to the establishment of a Nordic-Baltic educational area.

Four sub-programmes
The Nordplus Framework Programme 2008-2011 consists of four sub-programmes;

  • Nordplus Junior
  • Nordplus Higher Education
  • Nordplus Adult Learning
  • Nordplus Horizontal

The Framework programme supports mobility, project and network activities.

In addition to the Nordplus Framework Programme, the Nordplus family also comprises a programme for cooperation in the area of the Nordic languages – Nordplus Sprog.

Climatic issues prioritised in 2010
In addition to the overarching priorities for the programme and the specific priorities set for each of the sub-programmes, projects focusing on climatic issues are prioritised in 2010, as in 2009.

The total budget for The Nordplus Framework Programme in 2010, is approximately 60 million DKK or 8 million EUR.

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