in his state of the Union Baros mentioned education. But only in the sense to "invest in innovation which also means promoting world class universities in Europe. I want to see them attracting the brightest and the best, from Europe and the rest of the world. We will take an initiative on the modernisation of European universities. I want to see a Europe that is strong in science, education and culture."

wanna know more, read or watch the whole/summary of the speech here.