Annual Conference on "Lifelong Learning Contribution for a Better Tomorrow: Social Innovation for Active Inclusion"

14 May 2012 - Leuven, Belgium

EUCIS-LLL is organising its annual Conference on “Lifelong Learning Contribution for a Better Tomorrow:Social Innovation for Active Inclusion” on 14 May 2012 in Leuven, Belgium. This event will gather actors coming from the various sectors of education and training. It will tackle and propose innovative ways to combat educational disadvantage and fight youth unemployment. The conference will also provide a specific insight on the opportunities of intergenerational learning, in the context of the current European Year 2012 on Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations.

More information to be published soon on this page.

Annual Conference on the role, place and value given to volunteering in education and training

9 May 2011 - Krakow, Poland

Volunteers play an essential role within education and training organisations in the formal and non-formal systems. For instance, it is crucial to look at the role of volunteering to develop skills and competencies for personal, social and civic development as well as to look at ways of recognizing or validating them. Educational providers have also a specific role to play regarding volunteering in terms of guidance and training. The conference will tackle these issues notably during its four thematic workshops. It takes place during the European Year 2011 on Volunteering and aims to contribute to the debates by providing a specific insight on lifelong learning. Experts from the various sectors and levels of education and training will participate to share their experiences and will work on policy recommendations.

 General Report
 Presentation of Arnie Wickens, CSV Consulting, UK
 Presentation of Filip Pazderski, Foundation Institute of Public Affairs, Polan

EUCIS-LLL Lifelong Learning Week "Different Pathways to Learning"

14-17 March 2011 - Brussels, Belgium

During the Week, EUCIS-LLL and its members organised an exhibition on «Different pathways to learning» within the European Parliament. Different events also took place during the Week to raise awareness on Lifelong Learning and on the various actors that contribute to make it a reality for all European citizens. A special focus was on the need to ring the alarm bell on austerity measures that particularly endanger the equity and effeciency of our education and training systems. It was also an opportunity to launch a debate on the impact and added value of learning mobility schemes for learners of all ages and from all levels and sectors of learning.

 Exhibition "Different Pathways to Lifelong Learning", 14-17 March, Ground floor, Spinelli Building
 Round Table on the Social Dimension of Education and Training, 16 March, European Parliament
 Public Hearing on transnational learning mobility, 17 March, European Economic and Social Committee

EUCIS-LLL Lifelong Learning Conference on the social dimension of Education and Training

15 April 2010 - Barcelona, Spain

More than 90 participants from various sectors of education and training, European, national and local authorities and social partners, were invited to discuss and share their perspectives and experiences on four main topics: active aging and intergenerational solidarity; social innovation in Lifelong learning: new ways to provide new skills for new societies, fighting social inclusion and poverty: investing in LLL, the key to economic and social recovery and Mobility for all: removing the barriers, creating opportunities.

On the basis of concrete experiences carried out by civil society organisations, participants were invited to an open discussion on the current situation. In a second step, they were invited to work on common recommendations. Each group came up with key messages and reported back to the plenary session. In all the workshops, they expressed the need for a holistic approach to learning, for balancing skills needs between "new skills for new jobs" and "new skills for new societies"; for developing partnerships between all stakeholders (families, educators, teachers, policy-makers, etc.); for considering education as a right and thus to provide specific and adapted services to those facing exclusion or to ensure a sustainable support to organisations that work with these specific publics because fighting poverty is a long-term process.

 The full report of the conference is available!

EUCIS-LLL workshop "Education: a driving force for an active European citizenship?"

4-6 September 2008 - La Rochelle, France

The European Civic Days were organised by the European Civic Forum around three transversal topics: participation, dialogue and mobility. Around 1000 civil society stakeholders participated in the 14 thematic workshops. EUCIS organised the workshop on education that gathered more than 80 participants around the very important issue of European active citizenship.

 Minutes of the workshop [FR] [EN].
 More information on the European Civic Forum website

EUCIS-LLL Conference "Autonomy of universities in Europe, what for?"

23 November 2007 - Paris, France

EUCIS-LLL organised an international conference on the autonomy of European universities during the European Education Fair held in Paris, on 23 November 2007. This conference was facilitated by our secretary general, Michel FEUTRIE, who is also president of the European University Continuing Education Network of contuining (EUCEN). It gathered around 150 persons to discuss about higher education reform in France in a European context. This case study led participants to discuss the ultimate goals of such reforms. Is an increased autonomy a treat to equity? Will it really enable universities to deliver higher quality curriculum?

EUCIS-LLL Seminar "Non formal education, a project for the inhabitants in the city?"

13 September 2006 - Lyon, France

This seminar took place in the frame of the Preparatory days of the IX International Congress of Educating Cities that was held on 14-17 September 2006 in Lyon, France. It was organized by EUCIS-LLL is close collaboration with French organisations: Ligue de lenseignement, CEMEA, Francas and Leo Lagrange. More than 160 persons came to discuss, exchange and compare, their reflections on the role of non formal education in the city and on its role for and with citizens. Participants represented local authorities, local and national associations, European and International networks. Olof Olafsdottir, from the Council of Europe, was one of the keynote speakers. Participants were invited to compare their local situations in order to draw a first balance of the situation and to make a first set of proposals. A synthesis of the various workshops is available in French.

 Download the minutes

Skills for life as the key to lifelong learning, towards achieving the Lisbon strategy

17 May 2004 - Brussels, Belgium

The Conference was the culmination of the first year's work of the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning. Representatives of its six member organisations, EAEA, EVTA, EFVET, EURO-WEA, SOLIDAR and CSR Europe, had worked together to identify key issues and analysed sixty examples of practice, from which 25 best practice examples had been selected to illustrate seven main requirements or 'pillars of learning' for skills for life. The aim of the Conference was to share the Platform's findings with a wide range of organisations and to encourage and facilitate debate to lead to the development of ideas for future action. One hundred and forty people from a wide variety of organisations enrolled to attend the Conference. In addition to learning about the Platform's findings, the audience fully participated in the debates, raising important and problematic issues and making suggestions for future work for the Platform.

 Learn more in the two publications [here]