1. LLP Call 2011
version 25.01.2011
INSTITUTIONS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR COMENIUS REGIO PARTNERSHIPS
NAME NAME GEOGRAPHICAL HIERARCHICAL POSITION
of eligible institution of eligible institution SCOPE
In national language In EN
Belgium – Gemeentelijke overheden Municipalities Municipality Municipalities
Flemish
speaking Provinciale overheden Provincial authorities Province Province
Community
Vlaamse Commission of the Flemish Brussels region Regional authority
Gemeenschapscommissie Community (Brussels)
(VGC)
Belgium – Commune Municipality City Municipality
French
Province Province District District
speaking
Community
Belgium – Schulämter der Städte und Education authority of a city municipality
German Gemeinden in der municipality in German
speaking Deutschsprachigen speaking Community in Belgium
Community Gemeinschaft
Sekretariat für kommunales Local authority for public and local municipality
und freies Unterrichtswesen independent education
Bulgaria Община - Obshtina Municipalities
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2. Регионални инспекторати по Regional Inspectorates for
образованието - Regionalni Education
inspektorati po obrazovanieto
Croatia općina municipality municipality local authority
grad town town local authority
županija county county regional authority
Grad Zagreb City of Zagreb city regional authority
Czech Miestny/ mestský úrad (obec) Municipality office Local competence Part of self-goverment
Republic
Kraj Regional authority region regional government with
reference to law 129/2000 Sb.
Obce a svazky obcí Municipality and organisation of district Municipality with reference to law
communities 128/2000 Sb. and 131/2000 Sb.
Denmark Local authorities, i.e. the 98 http://www.im.dk/publikationer/go
municipalities vernment_reform_in_brief/kap08.
htm
Regional authorities, i.e. the 5 http://www.im.dk/publikationer/go
regions vernment_reform_in_brief/kap08.
htm
Germany Alle Behörden der
Schulverwaltung, die zuständig
sind für öffentliche Schulen,
staatlich anerkannte, staatlich
genehmigte bzw staatlich
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3. geförderte Schulen.
Ireland Vocational Education Vocational Education Nationwide Irish Vocational Education
Committees (VEC) Committees (VEC) Association (IVEA) affiliated to
the Department of Education and
Science
Estonia Maavalitsus County government Region / district Government Agencies directed by
the county governor, who is a
representative of the central
government and implements
central government policy on
regional level; county
governments are accountable to
central government.
Vallavalitsus Parish government, Rural Autonomous local authorities,
municipality government which have a right to organise and
manage independently local issues
pursuant to law and based on the
legitimate needs and interests of
the residents of the rural
municipality.
Linnavalitsus Town government Town / City Autonomous local authorities,
which have a right to organise and
City government
manage independently local issues
pursuant to law and based on the
legitimate needs and interests of
the residents of the city.
Greece ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΕΣ Regional Education Directorates Regional level Attached to the Ministry
∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ
ΕΚΠΑΙ∆ΕΥΣΗΣ
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4. ∆ΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ Directorates of primary and Prefectural level Attached to the Ministry
ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΜΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ secondary education
∆ΕΥΤΕΡΟΒΑΘΜΙΑΣ
ΕΚΠΑΙ∆ΕΥΣΗΣ
ΓΡΑΦΕΙΑ ΠΡΩΤΟΒΑΘΜΙΑΣ Primary and secondary Local level Attached to the Ministry
ΚΑΙ ∆ΕΥΤΕΡΟΒΑΘΜΙΑΣ education offices
ΕΚΠΑΙ∆ΕΥΣΗΣ
Spain Ministerio de Educación, Ministry of Education, Social Ministry
Política Social y Deporte Policy and Sport Ceuta and Melilla
Ministerio de Ciencia e Ministry of Science and (for the aim of this action). Ministry
Innovación Innovation
Consejería de Educación Department of Education Regional Education Regional Government
Administration
Consejería de Educación, Department of Education, Regional Education Regional Government
Culture and Sports Culture and Sports Administration
Consejería de Educación y Department of Education and Regional Education Regional Government
Ciencia Science Administration
Consejería de Educación, Department of Education, Regional Education Regional Government
Ciencia e Investigación Science and Research Administration
Consejería de Educación y Department of Education and Regional Education and Regional Government
Ordenación Universitaria University Planning Higher Education
Administration
Delegaciones Provinciales Provincial Branches of the Provincial Administration Regional Government
Regional Government
Diputación Provincial Provincial Council Provincial Administration Regional Government
Ayuntamiento Town Council City/ District Administration Municipality
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5. Concejalía de Educación de Town Council – Offices of City/ District Administration Municipality
Ayuntamientos Education
France Mairie Town/city hall Dépend de la taille de la Les mairies sont responsables des
mairie/ville bâtiments, de la maintenance, des
personnels techniques, de la
restauration (cantines) des écoles
maternelles et primaires situées sur
leur territoire, ainsi que de budgets
participatifs éventuels à des
actions extérieures
Conseil général General Council Responsable politiquement Les Conseils généraux sont
des Départements français au responsables des bâtiments, de la
nombre de 101 maintenance, du transport scolaire,
des personnels techniques et de la
restauration (cantines) des
collèges.
Ils mettent en place et financent
des projets éducatifs.
Conseil régional Regional authority Responsable politiquement Les Conseils régionaux sont
des Régions de France au responsables des bâtiments, de la
nombre de 23 maintenance, du transport scolaire,
de la restauration et des personnels
techniques des lycées.
Ils mettent en place et financent
des projets éducatifs.
Ils participent au financement des
établissements d’enseignement
supérieur, essentiellement par le
biais de crédits de recherches.
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6. Rectorat District/regional education Représente le ministère de Les rectorats sont responsables de
authority l’Education nationale dans la mise en œuvre des décisions
30 académies réparties sur le gouvernementales aux niveaux
territoire français préscolaire, scolaire et
universitaire. Bien que les
rectorats ne puissent pas percevoir
directement des fonds européens,
il convient de les considérer, en
tant que de besoin, comme des
partenaires associés de type 1,
c’est-à-dire comme
intrinsèquement liés à l’opérateur
principal (mairie ; communauté
urbaine, d’agglomération ou de
communes ; conseil général ;
conseil régional).
Groupements de communes : Communautés urbaines, Etablissement public de Les établissements publics de
communautés d’agglomérations coopération intercommunale coopération intercommunale
et communautés de communes exercent les compétences qui leur
ont été transférées par les
communes qui en sont membres ;
en matière d’enseignement
scolaire, ces transferts sont gérés
par le code général des
collectivités territoriales et par le
code de l’éducation.
Italy UFFICI SCOLASTICI Regionale Ministero dell’Istruzione,
REGIONALI Università e Ricerca
REGIONI Regionale Autonome
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7. CITTA’ CAPOLUOGO DI Comunale Autonome
REGIONE
In attesa dell’istituzione delle
aree metropolitane Ente
amm.vo previsto dall’art.114
della Costituzione
GOVERNI DELLE
PROVINCE
Cyprus Eparhiaka Grafeia District Offices of the Ministry District Attached to the Ministry of
Ypourgeiou Paideias kai of Education and Culture- Education and Culture
Politismou - Diefthynsi Directorate of Primary
Dimotikis Ekpaidefsis Education
Eparhiaka Grafeia District Offices of the Ministry District Attached to the Ministry of
Ypourgeiou Paideias kai of Education and Culture- Education and Culture
Politismou - Diefthynsi Directorate of Secondary
Mesis Ekpaidefsis Education
Eparhiaka Grafeia District Offices of the Ministry District Attached to the Ministry of
Ypourgeiou Paideias kai of Education and Culture- Education and Culture
Politismou - Diefthynsi Directorate of Special Education
Edeikis Ekpaidefsis
Sxolikes Eforeies School Committees Region Attached to Municipalities
Latvia Pilsetu pasvaldibas – Pilsetu Municipalities of major cities Regional and local scale District and local self-governments
domes
Novadu pasvaldibas – Amalgamated town and rural Local scale Local self-governments
Novadu domes municipalities
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8. Lithuania Savivaldybės administracijos Education administration city or district municipality’s education
švietimo padalinys department (unit) of the administration department (unit)
municipality1 coordinated by the ministry of
education and science
Apskrities viršininko Education administration region county’s education administration
administracijos švietimo department (unit) of the department (unit) coordinated by
padalinys administration of the governor of the ministry of education and
the county2 science
Luxembourg Administration communale Municipality City
Hungary3 Települési önkormányzat Local Municipalities Administrative region of the local
settlement
Intézményi társulás Associations of Public Education Administrative regions of the Small region
Institutions associated local
municipalities
Többcélú kistérségi társulás Multifunctional Regional Regional
Educational Associations
Megyei önkormányzat County Municipalities Administrative region of the County
county
Szakképzés-szervezési Associations for the Administrative regions of Regional
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The municipality is an administrative unit of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania (constituting a city, town or district), the community of residents whereof has the right
to local (municipal) self-government guaranteed by the State.
2
The county is a higher territorial administrative unit of the Republic of Lithuania, the governing of which is organised by the central government through the governor
of the county, the ministries and other government institutions. The government of the county is a constituent part of state administration.
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Please note that the attached list includes only the types of eligible institutions which are individually specified and identified in the database KIR ( Public Education
Information System) on the webpage www.okm.gov.hu
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9. társulás Organisation of VET municipalities involved in
the association
Közalapítvány Public Foundations The region/s defined in the Regional
document of operation
Országos Kisebbségi Minority Municipalities The region/s defined in the Regional
Önkormányzat document of operation
Malta Direttorat Generali ghal Directorate General for Nationwide Attached to the Ministry
Servizzi Edukattivi Educational Services
Direttorat Generali ghal Directorate General for Quality Nationwide Attached to the Ministry
Kwalita' u Standards fl- and Standards in Education.
Edukazzjoni
Kulleggi Colleges Regional Attached to the Education
Division
Netherlands De bevoegde gezagen van The competent authorities of a The geographical scope of All competent authorities are
een school of instelling als school or institution as meant in the competent authorities can autonomous.
bedoeld in de Wet op het the Primary Education Act or the differ; some are small and
primair onderwijs of de Wet Secundary Education Act. have schools or institutions
op het voortgezet onderwijs. only within 1 city, some are
larger and cover several
regions.
Austria Landesschulräte
Stadtschulrat für Wien
Bezirksschulräte
Schulreferate
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10. Landesregierungen
Bezirkshauptmannschaften
Magistrate
Gemeinden
Poland Jednostki samorządu Self-governments of:
terytorialnego na poziomie:
- gminy - local community, - the lowest level of the - responsible for primary and
three-tier administrative lower secondary schools
division of the territory of
Poland
- miasta - municipality, - as above - as above
- powiatu - district - the intermediate level of the - responsible for upper secondary
three-tier administrative schools, postsecondary schools,
division of the territory of artistic and special schools of all
Poland levels and vocational schools
- województwa - region - the highest level of the - responsible for schools and
three-tier administrative institutions of particular
division of the territory of importance for a given region
Poland
Regional Education Authority:
- Kuratoria Oświaty - superintendents - the education - Superintendent is appointed by
superintendent (Kurator) is the head of province, the voivode,
the chief educational body at so he is a regional administration
regional level. He is
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11. responsible for general official supervised by the voivode.
administration of education
in a voivodship
Portugal Câmaras Municipais City Halls City Municipality
(Conselhos Municipais de *City Educational Councils Link:
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Direcções Regionais de Regional Directorates of North, Centre, Lisbon, Ministry of Education
Educação Education Alentejo, Algarve
Governos Regionais das Regional Government from the Madeira, Açores Regional Government
Regiões Autónomas – Autonomous Regions – Regional
Secretarias Regionais de Secretariat for Education
Educação
Ministério da Educação Ministry of Education: Central structures with Ministry of Education
(ME): STRONG regional impact,
Directorate General for
Direcção-Geral de Inovação Innovation and Curricula Lisbon
e de Desenvolvimento Development
Curricular
Romania Consiliile judetene County Authorities Region Regional authorities
Consiliile locale Municipality authorities District/city Municipality
Inspectoratele Scolare Local School Authorities, Region Attached to ministry and regional
(School Inspectorates) authorities
Casa Corpului Didactic Teacher Training Center Region/District Attached to School inspectorates
Slovenia Regionalne enote Zavoda RS Regional units of the National 9 regional units in: Regional unit of National institute,
Ljubljana, Kranj, Celje,
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12. za šolstvo Education Institute Slovenj Gradec, Koper, public organisation
Nova Gorica, Novo mesto,
Maribor and Murska Sobota
Občine – oddelki za vzgojo Local municipalities - 210 official municipalities Regional government
in izobraževanje in kulturo departments for education and
culture
Slovakia Ocec/mesto Local authority Local competence Part of self-government
samosprávny kraj Self-governing region regional competence part of self-government
krajský školský úrad Regional School Office regional competence Part of state administration/
directly managed by Ministry of
Education of the Slovak Republic
Finland Kunta, sivistystoimi Local authority City/municipality Municipality
Education and cultural services
Kuntayhtymä Joint(municipal) authority District Municipality
Lääninhallitus, sivistysosasto State Provincial Office Region State
Education and Cultural services
Sweden Stadsdelsnämnd Municipal district councils District/Submunicipality Municipality
Stadsdelsförvaltning Municipal district administration
Barn- och Utbildningsnämnd Education committee City Municipality
Barn- och (Local) department of education
Utbildningsförvaltning
Kommunalförbund/ Local federations /in Education Region Municipality. Co-operative
Utbildningsförbund organisation formally established
between municipalities being
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13. Note: Kommunförbund is not Note: Local association of operationally responsible for
eligible municipalities is not eligible certain municipal services
(common concerning Upper
secondary school education)
Region/Regionförbund Regions/Regional federations Region Regional government
Landsting County Councils Region Regional government
UK County Councils and Unitary County Councils and Unitary England Regional Government
Authorities Authorities
Local Authorities Local Authorities Scotland Regional Government
Local Education Authorities Local Education Authorities Wales Regional Government
Education and Library Education and Library Boards Northern Ireland Regional Government
Boards
Iceland Borg. Bær, Kaupstaður Town local municipality
Sveitarfélag Municipality local municipality
Félagsþjónusta School services, divisions of local or regional attached to municipality
(Felagsthjonusta), education
Fræðsluþjónusta
(Fraedsluthjonusta).
Fræðslumiðstöð
(Fraedslumidstod).
Fræðslusvið (Fraedslusvid),
Fjölskyldudeild
(Fjolskyldudeild).
Menntasvið (Menntasvid).
Skólaskrifstofa
(Skolaskrifstofa).
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14. Skólaþjónusta
(Skolathjonusta). Skólasvið
(Skolasvid).
Liechtenstein Schulamt des Fürstentums Office of Education of the regional attached to the ministry
Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein
Norway Kommuner og Municipalities/ county
fylkeskommuner municipalities
Fylkesmennenes County Governors' Education
utdanningsavdelinger Offices
Opplæringskontor Regional Training Offices
Switzerland Schweizerische Konferenz Swiss Conference of Cantonal Intercantonal and National In Switzerland, the main
der kantonalen Ministers of Education (EDK) Level responsibility for education and
Erziehungdirektoren EDK culture lies with the cantons.
Conférence suisse des
directeurs cantonaux de
l’instruction publique CDIP
Conferenza svizzera dei
direttori cantonali della
pubblica educazione CDPE
Conferenza svizra dals
directurs chantunals da
l’educaziun publica CDEP
EDK Regionalkonferenzen Regional Conferences Region (German spoken, Attached to the Swiss Conference
French spoken, Italien of Cantonal Ministers of
Conférence intercantonale de spoken) Education (EDK)
l’instrucion publique de la
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15. Suisse romande et du Tessin
(CIIP)
Bildungsdirektoren-
Konferenz
Zentralschweiz (BKZ)
Erziehungsdirektoren-
Konferenz der Ostschweizer
Kantone und des
Fürstentums Lichtenstein
(EDK-Ost)
Nordwestschweizerische
Erziehungsdirektorenkonfere
nz (NW EDK)
Kantonale Educational Ministries in the Canton Cantonal government
Erziehungsdirektionen Cantons
Städtische Bildungsbehörden Municipal Education Authorities City municipality government
Bildungsbehöreden auf Communal Education Community Communal government
Gemeindeebene Authorities
Turkey İL MİLLİ EĞİTİM Provincial Directorate of Province (Provincial city and Ministry
MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ National Education districts)
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