The project aims to address the challenges and opportunities of young Europeans in their transitions from education and training (E&T) to the labor market, focusing on their equality, inclusion and participation in education and occupation. This initiative will systematically examine the main factors influencing the paths and choices of young people aged 15-30, including general and vocational education (ISCED levels 3-8), and their transitions to employment.

The main objectives of the project are:

• Development of comprehensive models of transition paths for each country of the European Economic Area (EEA), with a focus on cross-cutting and generic determinants influencing these transitions.
• Analysis of policies and investments that affect pathways to inclusion and equality for young people, with the aim of increasing the completion rate of general education (GE) and vocational education (PVET).
• Providing new quantitative and qualitative evidence, supporting policy decisions and reforms affecting transitions from education to the labor market, especially for underrepresented groups, such as ethnic minorities, gender and migrant youth.

The main partners of the project are:

• CEASS – Center for Comparative Eurasian Studies and Surveys, Austria
• NKUA – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• Lusófona CeiED – Lusófona University, Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
• evalag – Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim, Germany
• BambUni – Bamberg University, Germany
• AlmaLaurea – AlmaLaurea Interuniversity Consortium, Bologna, Italy
• AAB- AAB College, Kosovo
• BCU – Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
• MGU – Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland
• UniGraz – University of Graz, Austria
• TAU – Tampere University, Finland

These institutions will collaborate to ensure that the EDU-LAB project achieves an impact on improving the education and labor market systems for young people, offering them better opportunities for personal and professional development.

AAB College is proud to play a key role in realizing the activities of this project, working closely with partners to promote a more inclusive education and greater opportunities for young people across Europe.

Note: Funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.