European Education Area and Digital Education Action Plan (2021–2027): One More Step Towards the Europeanisation of Education Policy

The advances and transformations in the field of digital education experienced by the EU cannot be explained solely by technological changes or the COVID-19 crisis. For several decades, other factors such as economic globalisation, xenophobia, terrorism, European identity, etc. have stimulated the adoption of European measures. Today, education is presented as an autonomous and strategic sector in the EU. We are already witnessing the configuration of the European Education Area, which opens the door to a European dimension for education, going beyond the national and the economic towards the adoption of a common, global and integral perspective based on shared values. Moreover, the Digital Education Action Plan (2021–2027) is also a recent EU policy initiative. Its objective is to support the adaptation of the education and training systems of the Member States to the digital age. It is inspired by a common vision of high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education. Such initiatives, based on the establishment of common standards (standardisation), ultimately promote the Europeanisation of education.