On 23 and 23 September will be held an informal meeting of Ministers of Education of the EU to discuss what can be done to improve the work situation and improve the skills of teachers. The meeting will be chaired by Swedish Minister for Education Jan Björklund.

This meeting is the first of meetings held in Eriksbergshallen in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden. Defense and Finance Ministers will meet respectively on September 28-29 and October 1-2 . Both the place of the meeting and the conference team are being used for the three meetings, with the objective of saving resources and protecting the environment, since climate change is a priority of the Swedish Presidency.

Although the EU has no formal power in the field of education, these meetings are emerging as an opportunity to exchange ideas and forge common solutions. The quality of teacher training, employment conditions and environment in schools are issues with which all European countries are facing.

Jan Björklund also said that the talks will focus on the question of the provision of teachers and how States can get bright students want to be teachers in the future.

The issue of continuing education will also be raised when the ministers meet. "I think there is a need for refreshment, both subject knowledge and teaching skills," says the Minister.

These meetings will also be present Barbara Ischinger, Chairman of the OECD Directorate for Education, Professor Toni Schrittesser University of Vienna, and Sir Michael Barber, author of a report on improvements in the educational system.