Past Policy debates

• European Conference: Inter-regional cooperation for better lifelong learning policies – 10 May – Brussels & Online

  
   
  The Lifelong Learning Platform, with the support of COMORELP project partners, is happy to invite you to the project’s final conference on “Inter-regional cooperation for better lifelong learning policies”. The COMORELP project is about “Collaborative Monitoring of REgional Lifelong learning Policies”. The European conference will take place in hybrid format, in person in Brussels and online on 10 May (full day).
  DRAFT AGENDA
  Location

  IN-PERSON: Mundo Madou, Av. des Arts 7/8, 1210 Brussels
  ONLINE: Zoom

  We highly recommend joining […]

• EU Policy Lab – Webinar – “Inspiring practices of lifelong learning regional policies” – 29 March

  In the first EU Policy Lab webinar, there will be a presentation about the Malopolska lifelong learning partnership (MPKU) by Magdalena Tarnowska-Torbus from WUP – Labour office in Krakow, Region of Malopolska (Poland). The partnership was created in 2008 and involves over 100 institutional stakeholders in cooperation and transforming the field of adult education within the region. In this webinar, you will hear about how it works and its achievements. The presentation will be followed by a short panel discussion with two other […]

• LLLP Working Group on Internationalisation of Education Gets Off the Mark

  Working towards meaningful international cooperation and inclusive mobility
  LLLP was founded around internationalisation and mobility (which was cross cutting to all education and training sectors): there was a clear need to share intelligence and knowledge about the topic.
  It was also part of our mission and vision and part of the Manifesto from 2015 (Building the Future of Learning). Since then mobility has been high in the EU agenda and it has been slowly extended beyond Higher Education. LLLP […]

• EESC Civil Society Days 2022 – Register now!

  In the aftermath of the pandemic, Europe is facing unprecedented and pressing challenges. With the Conference on the Future of Europe close to the final stages of its work to address these challenges, the 2022 hybrid edition of Civil Society Days will explore how Europe can become more resilient through a just transition; one that will benefit people and the environment and, at the same time, increase European prosperity.
  Join online the discussions with our distinguished speakers, who will be sharing their views […]

• Press release – Lifelong Learning Interest Group – Well-being in learning brings return on investment

  The meeting of the Lifelong Learning Interest Group on 1 December 2021, taking place online and chaired by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen, was held under the theme “Funding Education for Wellbeing”.
  Well-being in adult learning is in the New European Agenda for Adult Learning
  Ema Perme, representative of the Slovenian Presidency, highlighted the recent adoption of the New European Agenda for Adult Learning as one of the most important achievements of the Slovenian Presidency. “Well-being will be one of the cornerstones in […]

• Lifelong Learning Interest Group of the European Parliament – Need for a more holistic approach in the European Education Area

  BRUSSELS, 9 December 2020. A high-level panel debate during the meeting of the Lifelong Learning Interest Group on 1 December launched a discussion on key issues related to the European Education Area. The discussion took place virtually during the Lifelong Learning Week 2020 and brought together more than 60 key stakeholders in the education, learning and training sector.
  A call for more Europe in education
  In her opening speech, MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP, Finland) addressed one of the […]

• The new dictionary of the European Union is called “EUctionary”

  As part of the GamifyEU project, YEU will present this new campaign called EUCTIONARY! What is it? It’s a series of videos that will explain in an easygoing way, basic concepts related to the European Union and its institutions. We know that it seems quite complicated to make a distinction between the roles and functions of the different institutions. This is why we decided to make this campaign, to bring these concepts closer to the young people.

  Save the date! 21st Century Schools: The road to inclusion – 18 November

  
  The Lifelong Learning Platform and InScool project partners are happy to invite you to InScool final advocacy event.
  Date: 18 November 2020 – 3pm-6pm CET (online)
  AGENDA
  This advocacy event is marking the closure of the Erasmus+ funded Inclusive Schools – InScool project with the aim to highlight best practices identified in the course of the two-year project to a large audience of education stakeholders from the viewpoint […]

• LLLP ROUND TABLE: SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUTH WORK

  The EU-funded project COMANITY has been running since 2017 helping to improve the skills of youth workers to reach disadvantaged youth in local communities. LLLP is in charge of the organisation of its final conference where a policy round table will bring together the views of the different European institutions with the presence of MEP Kostas Arvanitis and Head of Unit at DG EAC, Florencia Van Houdt, along with civil society and other European stakeholders.

  One out of every six […]

• Briefing paper – Community lifelong learning centres

  The Lifelong Learning Platform is happy to share the results of the Policy Forum held in may with Cedefop. Following the many valuable inputs that the two organisations received, we have come up with a revised Briefing Paper on the potential of Community Lifelong Learning Centres as a gateway to multidisciplinary support teams.

  The paper explores the cross-sector approach and one-stop-shops as tools to prevent early leaving from education and training. It also suggests recommendations and next steps […]