High-quality teaching about the EU – the Jan Amos Comenius Prize

The Jan Amos Comenius Prize – named renowned Czech phi­lo­so­pher, pedagogue, and educator – is an award presented by the European Commission. The prize is conferred to recognize out­stan­ding con­tri­bu­ti­ons to the field of education and training in Europe. It aims to honour indi­vi­du­als, orga­ni­sa­ti­ons, or projects that have demon­stra­ted excel­lence and inno­va­ti­on in promoting lifelong learning, enhancing edu­ca­tio­nal quality, and fostering inclu­si­vi­ty and diversity in education. The Jan Amos Comenius Prize serves as a means to celebrate and encourage initia­ti­ves that con­tri­bu­te signi­fi­cant­ly to the deve­lo­p­ment and impro­ve­ment of education across European Union member states.

The objective of this specific contract was to support and advice the European Commission’s DG EAC/A1 in the assess­ment of the 165 appli­ca­ti­ons received from 24 countries for the Jan Amos Comenius Prize and in the infor­ma­ti­on, com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on and awareness-raising acti­vi­ties linked to it. 53 experts were engaged to conduct the eva­lua­ti­on. The project was carried out in coope­ra­ti­on with Ecorys (BE).