30.10.2024

EAEA Grundtvig Award 2024 publication released

EAEA has published the 2024 edition of its annual Grundtvig Award booklet, presenting innovative projects in non-formal adult education across Europe.

This year’s theme, “Transforming Lives, Communities, and Society,” inspired 31 applicants whose work underscores the profound impact adult learning can have on individuals and the broader community.

The ADELE project (transnational category) and SmartFood project (national/regional/local category) were selected as winners. In addition to the winners, the publication provides an overview of all the applicant projects, highlighting the diversity of the European adult education landscape today.

Read the full publication

08.07.2026 activism

Resilience means giving genuine decision-making power to local actors - EAEA's annual event panel discussion

On June 10th, EAEA’s members reunited for the Annual Event, this time in Poland, hosted by the NGO organization sTOP. The Panel discussion titled ‘‘Resilient Communities in Times of Crises’’ saw the participation of Benedetta Perego (lawyer admitted before the Italian Supreme Court and founder of Strali), Musa Kirkar (President of CEIPES and EAEA’s Board Member), Oleg Smirnov (Director of DVV International Ukraine and EAEA’s Vice President), and Irena Lipowicz (lawyer, professor, and ex diplomat for the United Nations).

06.07.2026 advocacy

Democracy and coalition-building

At the Feminist Futures Festival in Brussels, participants explored how feminist perspectives, coalition-building and transnational solidarity can strengthen democracy and social inclusion.

30.06.2026 EAEA Annual Conference

EAEA Annual Conference 2026: Supportive communities grow the roots of resilience

The EAEA Annual Conference 2026 explored resilience as a collective process, highlighting the role of adult learning in strengthening communities in times of uncertainty.