EAEA urges the EU to offer more opportunities for participation of Eastern European non-EU countries in the Erasmus+ programme.

2022 has, so far, been a very eventful year for adult learning and education at the European and international levels. Together with civil society partners, EAEA has been bringing the voice of adult learners into the discussions and negotiations on several key adult learning policies.

European adult learning and education organisations are ringing the alarm bell: the energy crisis and inflation in Europe are spreading far and wide and are starting to show their negative impact on the adult learning and education (ALE) sector. EAEA calls for urgent action to mitigate the impact of the energy crisis and inflation on ALE provision and to ensure access to learning opportunities for all adults.

A recent publication by the BildungALE project, “Democracy and Bildung”, explores the relationship between the two concepts. The paper describes how the Bildung approach contributes to democratic adult education.

Get to know the innovative projects that applied for the 2022 EAEA Grundtvig Award on transformative learning and values.

“It’s important to be a member of EAEA because networking is crucial to achieve the goals we have set,” says Anna Delort from ACEFIR. This article is part of EAEA’s campaign introducing our members to the European adult education community.

In her State of the Union address in September, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen proclaimed 2023 as the European Year of Skills. Representing the European non-formal adult learning and education sector with its thousands of providers and millions of learners, we very much welcome this thematic year and are ready to contribute to its success.

Through EAEA membership, ARGE BHÖ is expanding its international cooperation and widening its perspectives on adult education. “We want to strengthen our association by continuously taking a critical look at how we operate ”, says Gaby Filzmoser from ARGE BHÖ. This article is part of EAEA’s campaign introducing our members to the European adult education community.

During the summer, the European Commission collected feedback for its Erasmus+ 2021-2027 interim evaluation and Erasmus+ 2014-2020 final evaluation. EAEA prepared a response, bringing together feedback from the EAEA members to the previous and current Erasmus+ programmes.

“Learning is going out of one’s comfort zone, and doing that is never an easy mission”, says Daiana Huber, presenting the work of CPIP. This article is part of EAEA’s campaign introducing our members to the European adult education community.