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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 10/09/2026

#PISA 2025 recorded the lowest ever performance in science, reading and mathematics. Declining foundational skills today will increase the need for learning opportunities later in life. This is why we need better investment in #AdultLearning! @oecd-ocde.bsky.social eaea.org/our-work/inf...

Cuts cost more! Protect Erasmus+, ESF+ and Europe's investment in people.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 12/05/2026

🙌 Join us at the EAEA Annual Events on 9–10 June in Warsaw to explore our annual theme Resilience and Community-Building. 📆Registration is open until 25th May! Reserve your spot now: conference.eaea.org

Resilience and Community-Building. EAEA General Assembly, Grundtvig Award Ceremony and Annual Conference. Warsaw, Poland, June 9-10, 2026. Image of a tree. Logos of EAEA, STOP and Co-funded by EU

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 05/05/2026

🆕EAEA's newest statement on the Erasmus+ for everyone: Europe needs a broad vision of Adult Learning and Education Our key recommendations are: not to conflate VET and ALE, be inclusive of all learners, have a holistic understanding of ALE, and others. 🔗Read the statement eaea.org/.../Erasmus-....

EAEA's newest statement on the Erasmus+ for everyone: Europe needs a broad vision of Adult Learning and Education

Our key recommendations are:
✅Holistic approach to learning
✅Keep learning in the definition of ALE to represent non-vet learning, which is important for civic engagement and personal growth
✅Not conflating VET with ALE
✅Meeting the needs of diverse learners, from NEETs through learners with disabilities and special learning needs, older learners, isolated learners, and others
✅Keeping mobility programmes active for learning
and personal development
✅Integrating sustainability in learning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 29/04/2026

💬 How can we amplify adult learners' voices in practice and policy? 📢 Join us for the final conference of the #ENHANCE Project online on May 12th 9:30h CET! Read more on the programme and register by May 11th! www.solidar.org/.../enhance-... @aontas.com @solidar-eu.bsky.social

ENHANCE learner voice. Amplifying Learner Voice in Adult Education through Participatory Policy-making. Tuesday 12 May 9.30-13.00 CET

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 13/04/2026

👉 Join us at the EAEA Annual Conference on Resilience and Community-Building on 10 June in Warsaw, Poland, for a panel discussion on “Resilient Communities in Times of Crisis.” ⏩Read more and register now: conference.eaea.org

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 08/04/2026

💚How can adult education help us build resilience together? We are delighted to welcome Alicja Gałązka as a keynote speaker at the EAEA Annual Conference on Resilience and Community-Building on 10 June 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. ⏩Read more and register now: conference.eaea.org #EAEAconf

"EAEA Annual Conference 10 June 2026, Warsaw, Poland Resilience & Community-building Keynote presentation Prof. Alicja Gałązka, University of Silesia "While resilience is often framed as an individual capacity to cope with adversity, emerging perspectives highlight its deeply relational and communal nature."

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 17/02/2026

Join us at the EAEA Annual Events on 9–10 June in Warsaw to explore our annual theme Resilience and Community-Building! 📆Registration is open now! Grab your early bird tickets at a discount until the end of February 2026: conference.eaea.org

EAEA General Assembly, Grundtvig Award Ceremony
and Annual Conference
Warsaw, Poland June 9-10, 2026
Resilience &
Community-building

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 12/12/2025

🆕 The EAEA Country Reports 2024–2025 are now published! Explore civil society perspectives on adult education policies, use of AI, funding, skills, and other adult education trends in 12 European countries. Read more: eaea.org/2025/12/10/e... #CountryReports #AdultLearning

Map of Europe with 12 countries highlighted in green

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 11/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our event “EU and Adult Learning – 30 Years of Partnerships in Policy and Programmes” yesterday! It was inspiring to celebrate ALE with such an engaged community. We look forward to shaping the future of adult learning together! #WeAreALE #AdultEducation

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 26/11/2025

🔶 In 2025, EAEA is exploring Flexible Learning Pathways all year long. At our Annual Conference in Leipzig last June, we asked members and participants what flexibility means for adult learning. 👉 Here’s a reply from Rima Bezide, from Pro Didactica, Moldova. #EAEAga #EAEAconf

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 26/11/2025

🎭Beyond Skills: The Case for Arts & Humanities in ALE 🆕This new publication by EAEA's Research and Policy Assistant, Ivan Tsapiuk, gives you a deep dive into Arts and Humanities in Adult Learning and Education. 🔗To read the full publication, follow this link: eaea.org/wp-content/u...

Beyond skills: The case for arts & humanities in ALE
Arts and adult education, an EAEA background paper

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 23/10/2025

🌏Meet the second speaker of our webinar, “Lifelong Learning Across Borders", Judith Alamprese! Learn how lifelong learning is perceived in the US and the EU, what connects and differentiates us. 📆12 November US time 9:30 am (EST), and European time 3:30 pm (GMT+2) Read more: eaea.org/event/lifelo...

an image of woman and text: Judith Alamprese has dedicated her career to the pivotal role of research in the ALE field. Former principal scientist at Abt Associate, she’s a board member at COLLO. Her research directs evaluations of programs integrating education and workforce development.
Judith Alamprese
Meet the speakers
Lifelong Learning Across Borders

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 02/09/2025

One of the participants of our summer workshop on climate action wrote an article summarising her experience for the EPALE - Adult Learning in Europe network. The article is available in Dutch and can easily be translated using the Translate option: lnkd.in/d9NXmv2Z #LEVERS #workshop

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 01/09/2025

🤝Thanks to our colleagues from Leikn (Samtök fullorðinsfræðsluaðila á Íslandi) in Iceland, we now have the short version of the Manifesto in Icelandic! You can find it on our website page in the related field. 🔗 eaea.org/our-work/inf... #EAEAmanifesto #AdultLearning #weareALE

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 01/07/2025

💬 A workshop at the #EAEAconf asked, does adult education enable collective agency - or does it serve narrow economic goals? 💡The key message: To make transitions just, they need to be learner-centered, socially responsible, and grounded in democratic participation. #JUST4ALL #JustTransition

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 23/06/2025

✨ How can we lead for inclusion in adult learning? At #EAEAconf on 4th June 2025, Manos Pavlakis & George Koulaouzides explored how understanding exclusion - personal & systemic - can help build flexible pathways that empower all learners. #FlexibleLearning #Inclusion

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 19/06/2025

🙌Who holds the power to shape what adult learning is, and whose experiences are allowed to influence its design, delivery, and direction? 👉Read our article on the #ENHANCEproject workshop at the EAEA Annual Conference! eaea.org/2025/06/17/w... #EAEAconf #LearnerVoice #FlexibleLearning @aontas.com

A slide: The importance of the voice of the learner

workshop participants in a group picture, holding a sign that says "I am committed to the learners' voice"

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 17/06/2025

❓Is your learning offer truly gender-inclusive? In her workshop at the EAEA Annual Conference on 4th June, Sylvia Liuti introduced the concepts of gender, gender mainstreaming, and gender lenses. Keen to learn more? Join our Gender Equality Task Force: eaea.org/our-work/inf... #EAEAconf

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 06/06/2025

📆30 June - 2 July Join us in Brussels! 🎉Join us in Brussels and learn about Systemic Design for climate justice. The workshop is specially designed for adult educators. 💸We can reimburse your travel and accommodation! forms.gle/i7Ui4fExEr6v... #leversforclimate #workshop #funded

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 04/06/2025

👏 EAEA’s new Executive Board 2025-2027 is selected! Lauri Tuomi from the Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation @kvs.fi was elected as the new President of EAEA. Congratulations to all the new board members! We look forward to working with you. #EAEAboard #EAEAga #FlexibleLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 03/06/2025

🎉🙌EAEA General Assembly has kicked off! EAEA members have gathered in Leipzig, Germany to discuss key issues in the adult learning sector today, to elect a new Executive Board for EAEA, and to celebrate Grundtvig Award winners. #EAEAga #FlexibleLearning #AdultLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 24/04/2025

The importance of learning in later life ⚡ As Europe’s population ages, we must rethink how we support older adults in staying engaged, healthy, and connected. Read more at: eaea.org/2025/04/18/a...

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 15/04/2025

We’re getting ready for the #ALE4TT Training in Brussels – meeting people interested in #twintransition! ➡️ We will be using the LEVERs insights to build national advocacy plans. We explained today how this will be used and gave an overview of the project. #LEVERS #climate

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 10/04/2025

🌟 We're excited to welcome Elif Bahar from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social as our keynote speaker at the EAEA Annual Conference! She'll share new insights from #PIAAC survey and perspectives on developing flexible adult learning. 📅 Join EAEA's annual events on 3–4 June 2025 in Leipzig. conference.eaea.org

picture of a woman and text: EAEA Annual Conference 4 June 2025
Leipzig, Germany Flexible learning pathways
Keynote: Fostering flexible learning + new insights from the Survey of Adult Skills
Elif Bahar OECD

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 27/03/2025

🚀 Join us for the official launch of our #AI4AL Matching Tool - an AI based tool that empowers adult education, career guidance and employment services by matching the users’ skills with job profiles and learning paths. 📅 1 April 2025, 11:00-12:30 🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/eKcCc248 #AllDigitalweeks

AI4AL Matching Tool Launch: Using AI to Match Learners’ Skills with Job Profiles and Learning Paths
1 April 2025
11-12.30
Alldigitalweeks.eu

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 27/03/2025

📢 Join us in Leipzig, Germany, on 3–4 June 2025 for the EAEA General Assembly, Grundtvig Award Ceremony, and Annual Conference. ✅This year, our theme is Flexible Learning Pathways in Adult Learning and Education. 👉Register now: conference.eaea.org #EAEAevent #EAEAaward #EAEAconf #FlexibleLearning

Image of people in conference room. Text: EAEA General Assembly, Grundtvig Award, and Annual Conference
Flexible learning
pathways Leipzig, Germany 3-4 June 2025

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 24/03/2025

🏆Share your innovative adult learning projects for the 2025 EAEA Grundtvig Award! This year our theme is “Flexible Learning Pathways in Adult Learning and Education”. ❗The deadline for submissions has been extended until 12th April. Read more: eaea.org/our-work/cap... #EAEAaward #weareALE

Image of three people on sofa, reading together.
EAEA Grundtvig Award - Excellence in Adult Education
Flexible learning pathways
SUM project
Coordinator: Verificat
EAEA Grundtvig Award applicant in 2024
photo: Ruth Perez Castro

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 18/03/2025

"We are adopting a sector-based approach" in the new GRALE report, mentions Nicolas Jonas from @unesco.org's Institute for Lifelong Learning. #weareale #consultation

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 18/03/2025

The "GRALE 6 Open Consultation: CSO engagement - ensuring our voices are heard! " starts with a welcome by UIL's Nicolas Jonas, launching the open consultation of the GRALE report. #weareale #adulteducation

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 14/03/2025

Picture of people's hands on a table, with some threads and post its.
EAEA General Assembly, Grundtvig Award, and Annual Conference
Flexible learning pathways
Leipzig, Germany
3-4 June 2025

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 06/03/2025

➡️ 5-6 March we took part in the third #EUSocialForum. A 2-day event to discuss skills, transition and adaptability. 🗨️ Yesterday Roxana Minzatu introduced the #UnionOfSkills, the new initiative of the #EC on skills and shortages. We will publish a statement soon. Stay tuned!

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 06/03/2025

❓How can adult education respond to the rise of populism in Europe? Our keynote speaker, Marina Weisband, will share her views on this topic at the EAEA General Assembly on 3 June in Leipzig. 📆EAEA’s annual events will take place on 3–4 June 2025. Register now: conference.eaea.org

EAEA General Assembly 3 June 2025
Leipzig, Germany
Flexible learning pathways
Keynote presentation:
The rise of populism in Europe – How can ALE respond to this?
Marina Weisband
aula gGmbH
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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 28/02/2025

👏 Through Partner UP, we reached new stakeholders, and we plan to collaborate with them in the future. 📩 Check the infographic below and let us know, if you are interested to be connected with your national group! #outreach #upskillingpathways #results

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 28/02/2025

🎥 And that's a wrap! ⚙️ Partner UP comes to a close with the national and EU roadmaps. But the work does not stop here! We continue working with the networks we created further. 💻 Visit partnerup-project.eu/virtual-map/. #UpskillingPathways #Outreach #ALE #skills

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 26/02/2025

Tatjana Babrauskienė, Lithuanian Education and Science Trade Union - The role of ALE is important for developing skills for the Green Transition. We need reskilling and upskilling of the labour market, 6 people out of 10 lack the green skills for new work.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 26/02/2025

Urlike Pisiotis, EU Comission's Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture - Even beyond green work all people need green competences and skills, everyone should think about how to be more sustainable as a consumer, parent, student all of our choices impact the environment.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 26/02/2025

Inge Gorostiaga Luzárraga, Ministry of Education, Basque Government, - The #SMALEI project emphasizes the importance of flexible and learner-oriented education systems necessary for developing a sustainable and resilient ecosystems.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 25/02/2025

🏆Share your innovative adult learning projects for the 2025 EAEA Grundtvig Award! This year our theme is “Flexible Learning Pathways in Adult Learning and Education”. Submit your project - we’re excited to learn from you! ❗Apply until 31 March: eaea.org/our-work/cap... #EAEAaward #weareALE

A photo of smiling group of people around a table. Text: Flexible learning pathways. Display project. Coordinator: Hessischer Volkshochschulverband e.V. EAEA Grundtvig Award applicant in 2024
photo: Display project. Logos: Co-funded by the European Union. EAEA Grundtvig Award. Excellence in Adult Education

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 20/02/2025

EAEA and EBSN's webinar on the PIAAC Statement: "Lifelong learning is still far from reality, very few states have a culture of learning on all levels of education. A lot has to happen if we want to develop re-skilling and up-skilling education systems." - Andreas Schleicher the director of OECD.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 11/02/2025

🎉EAEA is celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! ✅For this occasion, we wanted to acknowledge prominent Scholars, Feminists and Adult Educators from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Image titled: Scholars, Feminists and Adult Educators in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Starting from top left corner images of:
Agnes Heller (1929-2019, Hungary), bell hooks (1952-2021, USA), Ruth Cohn (1912-2010, Germany/Switzerland), Anne-Marie Chartier (1945-2021, France), Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964, USA), Eleni Pampouki (1934-2013, Greece).

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 04/02/2025

We are appalled by the horrific shooting attack at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden. Our thoughts and sympathy are with all learners, educators and other adult education staff affected by the attack. We stand with you.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 03/02/2025

🆕In our joint venture with the European Basic Skills Network, EBSN and EAEA are inviting you to a webinar on "The Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC): The role and potential of ALE". 🔜On the 20th of February from 13h CET. 🆕To register please follow this link: forms.gle/xg3unJjxBkVU...

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 03/02/2025

Last chance to register for this funded opportunity! Together, we will explore systemic design in small, easy chunks. First online workshop this Wednesday 13:00 - "Meaningful Climate Action" activity + 7 insights. Register now: lnkd.in/enAheANb #leversforclimate #funded #training

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 31/01/2025

🎉We've successfully completed the EAEA's Project Design Training in ALE 2025 edition! ➡If you would like to learn about all the details that writing a project proposal involves, follow our pages to join us next year! eaea.org/.../capacity... #EAEAProjectDesign #ALE #AdultLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 29/01/2025

🆕EAEA's Project Design Training is in progress! ➕In the last two days, we've worked on effective communication in story-telling, funding schemes and possibilities and building a consortium with partners. #EAEAProjectDesign #ALE #AdultLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · 17/01/2025

Hello Bluesky! We are excited to join the Bluesky community and engage with you. Follow us for updates on adult learning and education (ALE)! #WeAreALE #LifelongLearning #ALE

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