RALExILA is a strategic initiative to investigate and strengthen the structures that support adult learning (ALE), with a particular focus on the potential of Individual Learning Accounts (ILAs). New research report provides overview of how 10 European countries structure their ALE systems through financial incentives, management frameworks, quality standards and registries of learning opportunities.

On 27 June 2025, EAEA, EARLALL and EfVET co-organised an online webinar called “Inclusion of unemployed women into the Labour Market”. The webinar  gathered 28 participants to hear about good practices and policies across Europe, which highlighted the role of flexible learning pathways for true inclusivity.

Europe is experiencing a demographic change without precedent, with a rapidly ageing population that presents both challenges and opportunities for European societies. Within this context, the concept of “active ageing” must be increasingly central to EU policy.

At a time when democracy, trust, and societal cohesion are under pressure across Europe, EAEA’s Annual Events highlighted how learning empowers people to stand up for shared values, engage in their communities, and support each other through uncertainty.

In adult learning, the term “learner voice” is often celebrated—but rarely interrogated. Too often, it’s confused with surveys, feedback forms, or participation in pre-designed activities. What’s missing is the deeper question: Who holds the power to shape what adult learning is—and whose experiences are allowed to influence its design, delivery, and direction?

EAEA welcomed eight new members at the General Assembly 3rd of June in Leipzig, Germany. The new members come from Kosovo, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Austria and Greece.

The twin transition can not only be understood as a move to a greener and digital state, but as an urgent call for a skills revolution across all sectors. The twin transition is a set of purposeful shifts of complex systems (that contain social, technological, and natural elements) toward a more sustainable and digitalized future state.

At the General Assembly on 3 June in Leipzig, EAEA members elected a new Executive Board and President.

In May 2025, the Flemish government in Belgium proposed a major increase in enrolment fees for courses at adult education centres. EAEA supports our Belgian member GO! and the Flemish Education Council in calling on the government to meet with education and social partners as soon as possible to agree on transitional measures, in case the changes go ahead.

MEDIA RELEASE. EAEA has awarded adult education projects in its 22nd annual Grundtvig Awards. This year’s award celebrated Flexible Learning Pathways in adult education.