About

‘JA Back to School’ aims at bringing National Members of the Parliament (MPs) and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Back to School. The intent is to have policy-makers across Europe (re)connect with schools in their country and witness entrepreneurship education in action.

The following activities are organised in cooperation with national JA offices across Europe:

Visits to a JA class in action in a primary or secondary school
Participations as jury member in JA competitions.
Participation in JA Innovation camps and JA Marketplace.

Europe’s competitiveness and youth employment continue to suffer and we see ever-deepening education budget cuts. We seem to have lost touch with the economic potential in our classrooms.

‘JA Back to School’ invites policy-makers at national and EU-level to help us increase the uptake of entrepreneurship education in Europe and make Europe more entrepreneurial!

Advocate that entrepreneurship education should be endorsed in the national curricula from ABC to PhD, as a skill for life and work.
Endorse the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) for upper secondary school students and Vocational Education and Training (VET).
Celebrate the most entrepreneurial schools.
Promote more partnerships between schools and business/industry. The more interactions while at school, the fewer unemployed young people.