Moving beyond general responses that should take account of the particular features of the migrant population, such as access to health systems and the labour market and decent housing, the need for sector-specific responses in education should be highlighted, such as a review of educational material to ensure that migrants are not presented in a negative light, extracurricular activities to improve integration, access to the education system from early childhood, the necessary resources for initial and continuous teacher training and the recruitment of qualified auxiliary staff, where possible from a migrant background, etc.

Improving the standard of education and training, particularly by placing the emphasis on mobility: The aim is for 3 million university students to benefit from this up to 2010, for 150 000 vocational trainees to take part in mobility schemes each year by 2013, for 10% of the school population to be involved in mobility schemes over the course of the programme and for 50 000 adults to take part in lifelong learning schemes.

Involving 10% of the Community's school population (pupils and teachers) in mobility actions throughout the programme period;

Given the nature of the tsunami damage, the programmes focus on three areas: (i) reconstructing the damaged areas, including repair to housing and community infrastructure such as schools and clinics, so the affected communities can function again and support to the health and education systems; (ii) restarting livelihoods, so individuals and their families can get back to earning their own livings and leading their own lives; and (iii) repairing larger infrastructures – especially roads - so the coastal economies can function again ...[+++] properly.

Major emphasis has been put on developing a programme for integration of foreign children (immigrant children represent 38% of the total school population) based on the principles of common education, trilingualism and equal opportunity.

Major emphasis has been put on developing a programme for integration of foreign children (immigrant children represent 38% of the total school population) based on the principles of common education, trilingualism and equal opportunity.