From the network

• The LLLPlatform welcomes two new members

  The LLLP’s General Assembly was held in Vienna, on July 7th. It was a moment of gathering, where all members could work together to identify key issues and shape the Platform’s direction for the next year.
  Amid many important decisions, the GA also voted on the admission of new members to the LLLP’s family. Members unanimously welcomed:

  the European Digital learning Network (DLearn) as full member
  the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) as associate member

  We are happy to […]

• NECE 2018 approaching! Save the date

  When? 6-9 September 2018
  Where? Marseille, France
  Liberal democracy is in a state of crisis. Worldwide, a “democratic recession” can be observed, even in countries that have long claimed a leading role in defending and spreading democratic values and freedoms. Uncertainties about the future of the European Union and its transformation into a “Citizens’ Europe” are shaping the run-up to the European Parliament elections in May 2019. At the same time we observe new signals for a renewed emphasis on the value […]

• SAVE THE DATE – Strategy/Job/Society for VET – Venice may 28th 2018 – Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista

  EVTA (European Vocational Education and Training Association) and ENAIP NET, the Italian consortium of regional Enaip bodies, promote the event “Strategy/Job/Society for VET”, which will be held in Venice on the 28th of May in the majestic location of Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista.
  Distinguished keynote speakers will debate on VET’s future trends within nowadays ever-changing society and labour market:

  Joao Santos, Deputy Head of Unit VET Vocational training, Apprenticeship & Adult Learning – D.G. Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at European […]

• Launch of the EU survey ‘Vocational Education and Training 2035’

  The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) is currently working on a project focusing on the ‘Changing Nature and Role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Europe‘. The research will support the European Commission and the EU Member States in setting objectives for post-2020 European cooperation in the area of vocational education and training. The project is coordinated by 3s Unternehmensberatung and consortium partners include Danish Technological Institute (DTI, DNK), University of Warwick (IER, UK), Tallinn University (IISS, EST), Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB, IT), and the Federal […]

• BETA Europe – Interview with David López

   

  This interview appeared on BETA Europe’s March newsletter
  Tell us a bit about yourself – your academic background, and how your career path led you to Lifelong Learning Platform?
   
  Education is the revolving centre of my personal and professional path; it has always been and will continue to guide my actions. My studies focused broadly on civilisation and language, but also in administration, economics and most of all social studies. I was originally a teacher in primary school, and […]

• PLA on “linguistic and cultural diversity” in Helsinki, Finland

  From SIRIUS Network newsletter
  Two days long peer learning activity (PLA) on “linguistic and cultural diversity- integration of migrants through inclusive education in schools” held in Helsinki, Finland, on March 22-23. The activity was organized by the European Commission and hosted by the Ministry of education and culture, Finland. SIRIUS’ member, Nafisa Yeasmin, from the University of Lapland, Finland, was invited to attend the PLA on behalf of the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) representing both the LLLP and SIRIUS.
  Nafisa sent […]