On the first day the delegates paid a visit to the Baltic Sea Programme at the secondary upper school, Rodengymnasiet, in Norrtälje, and to the Distance Education Centre of Norrtälje. The workshops on both days evolved around three themes: exchange of pupils, students and teachers; adult education; and information on education targets.

The second day was also dominated by a discussion on collaboration themes. Suggestions were as follows:

Exchange of pupils, students and teachers:

More information needed on the participating countries' education systems - a bank of information - preferably through a web-page on the UBC-site which should also cover the education aims and problems in each country. More meetings tailored to experts, teachers and students for formulating specific aims were proposed.

Adult education:

A web-page on the UBC-site was requested for all those interested in the adult education. Collaboration in tourism and cross-border dissemination of EU-information to improve the knowledge-level in those countries which are applying for EU-membership was proposed also.

Information on education targets:

Developing an information system with names of responsible persons in each participating city; creating a database of "good ideas" to put on the UBC web site and encouraging schools to utilize the network exchanges are priorities.

The workshop sessions were followed by sharing of experiences on EU-programmes and projects. In particular, the significance of choosing the right partners was stressed. Keeping this in mind, the Commission on Education will then develop active collaboration in EU-projects.

The first Commission meeting was a success and it laid the foundation for a fruitful, continuous collaboration between the Baltic Cities. The next meeting of the UBC Commission on Education is scheduled to take place in Kärdla, Estonia, on September 17-18, 1999.