With regard to education,
the Parties undertake, within the territory in which such languages are
used, according to the situation of each of these languages, and without
prejudice to the teaching of the official language(s) of the State:
to make available
pre-school education in the relevant regional or minority languages; or
to make available a
substantial part of pre-school education in the relevant regional or
minority languages; or
to apply one of the
measures provided for under i and ii above at least to those pupils
whose families so request and whose number is considered sufficient; or
if the public
authorities have no direct competence in the field of pre-school
education, to favour and/or encourage the application of the measures
referred to under i to iii above;
to make available
primary education in the relevant regional or minority languages; or
to make available a
substantial part of primary education in the relevant regional or
minority languages; or
to provide, within
primary education, for the teaching of the relevant regional or minority
languages as an integral part of the curriculum; or
to apply one of the
measures provided for under i to iii above at least to those pupils
whose families so request and whose number is considered sufficient;
to make available
secondary education in the relevant regional or minority languages; or
to make available a
substantial part of secondary education in the relevant regional or
minority languages; or
to provide, within
secondary education, for the teaching of the relevant regional or
minority languages as an integral part of the curriculum; or
to apply one of the
measures provided for under i to iii above at least to those pupils who,
or where appropriate whose families, so wish in a number considered
sufficient;
to make available
technical and vocational education in the relevant regional or minority
languages; or
to make available a
substantial part of technical and vocational education in the relevant
regional or minority languages; or
to provide, within
technical and vocational education, for the teaching of the relevant
regional or minority languages as an integral part of the curriculum; or
to apply one of the
measures provided for under i to iii above at least to those pupils who,
or where appropriate whose families, so wish in a number considered
sufficient;
to make available
university and other higher education in regional or minority languages;
or
to provide
facilities for the study of these languages as university and higher
education subjects; or
if, by reason of
the role of the State in relation to higher education institutions,
sub-paragraphs i and ii cannot be applied, to encourage and/or allow the
provision of university or other forms of higher education in regional
or minority languages or of facilities for the study of these languages
as university or higher education subjects;
to arrange for the
provision of adult and continuing education courses which are taught
mainly or wholly in the regional or minority languages; or
to offer such
languages as subjects of adult and continuing education; or
if the public
authorities have no direct competence in the field of adult education,
to favour and/or encourage the offering of such languages as subjects of
adult and continuing education;
to make arrangements
to ensure the teaching of the history and the culture which is reflected
by the regional or minority language;
to provide the basic
and further training of the teachers required to implement those of
paragraphs a to g accepted by the Party;
to set up a
supervisory body or bodies responsible for monitoring the measures taken
and progress achieved in establishing or developing the teaching of
regional or minority languages and for drawing up periodic reports of
their findings, which will be made public.
With regard to education
and in respect of territories other than those in which the regional or
minority languages are traditionally used, the Parties undertake, if the
number of users of a regional or minority language justifies it, to allow,
encourage or provide teaching in or of the regional or minority language
at all the appropriate stages of education.
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