CONFINTEA, the International Conference on Adult Education, is a rare opportunity to make a global commitment to adult learning and education (ALE). EAEA urges UNESCO Member States to involve civil society representatives in the preparations for CONFINTEA VII, scheduled to take place in Morocco in June 2022, and shares recommendations for a renewed vision of ALE.

The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) supports the European Commission’s initiative to promote inclusion in the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Programmes. A series of recommendations drafted by EAEA calls for adequate funding and support for adult learning organisations and National Agencies to make the programmes truly inclusive.

Smart Adult Education (SAE) project has enhanced adult educators skills in designing effective interventions aimed at bridging the relational and social gap imposed by the pandemic.  The initiative took part in EAEA Grundtvig Awards 2021 and was granted a highly commendable mention.

EAEA welcomes the Council Resolution on a New European Agenda for Adult Learning. The agenda recognises the need for holistic adult learning and education provision that takes into account the needs to all groups of learners.

Christoph Jost, Director of DVV International, has been elected for the second term as the European representative of the UNESCO CCNGO/ED 2030 Coordination Group.

The Lifelong Learning Interest Group met on 1 December 2021, chaired by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen. A high-level panel composed of representatives of the Slovenian Presidency, UNESCO, Euro Health Net, and OECD discussed the topic of “Funding Education for Well-being”.

Digital Skills Passport provides engaging, gamified learning opportunities for people in Lisbon, Portugal. The initiative took part in EAEA Grundtvig Awards 2021 and was granted a highly commendable mention.

Project partners of DigitALAD: Preparing Adult Educators for a Digital World have published the final results. Over the course of the project, it became clear that it corresponds to a timely and increasingly urgent need. As DigitALAD comes to a close, its partners comment on the results.

MEDIA RELEASE. The 18th annual Grundtvig Awards were given to #GEMMA and DIGIT-AL. Both initiatives have made great contributions in building digital citizenship and promoting democracy.

EAEA has opened its annual country reports survey. The country reports, published on the country reports website since 2019, inform all ALE stakeholders about innovations and challenges in our sector and have become a key document for our advocacy. Our members are invited to complete this year’s survey by 22 October. The 2021 country reports will be published at the end of the year.