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15.03.2018 Finale, financing

Why invest in adult learning?

Everyone working in adult learning will have an answer to this question: because it promotes skills and competences in a wide range of fields, particularly of those furthest away from learning.

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07.03.2018 life skills, LSE, projects

A new European definition of life skills

The LSE project partners have revealed the definition of “life skills” that they have been working on in the last year. The definition is the final result of an inspiring research process.

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21.02.2018 advocacy, Erasmus+, ESF, funding, policy

EAEA focus on funding for adult education

This spring marks a momentum for awareness raising about non-formal adult education and for increasing European funding for this sector.

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19.02.2018 Finale, financial literacy, projects

Uncovering funding trends for adult education

The financing of adult education has a variety of dimensions: from the fragmented nature of the funding to a learner’s and organisation’s perspective to the key challenges at the policy-making level.

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13.02.2018 lifelong learning, LLL interest group, policy

LLL interest group: Guiding Principles for a European Lifelong Learning Area

The Lifelong Learning Interest Group, composed of Members of the European Parliament and representatives of civil society, met on 24 January 2018.

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12.02.2018 Erasmus+, policy, statements

EAEA statement: Erasmus+ impacts adult education far beyond the measured

EAEA is deeply concerned about the presentation of the results for adult education in the Erasmus+ mid-term evaluation.

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09.02.2018 cooperation, EAEA Grundtvig Award 2018, projects

EAEA Grundtvig Award 2018 call published

This year’s EAEA Grundtvig Award 2018 celebrates cooperations and partnerships.

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08.02.2018 EAEA members, projects

Start-up grants available for Romanians in diaspora

Romania Home – Diaspora Start Up project aims to boost entrepreneurial activities and encourage self-employment in Romania by offering start-up opportunities for Romanians living abroad.

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06.02.2018 digitalisation, key competences, policy, statements

EAEA statement: European Commission’s initiatives on key competences, common values and digital education

EAEA’s response to the European Commission’s three recently published initiatives criticises the narrow and formal understanding of education.

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03.02.2018 DCDS project, digital literacy, digitalisation, projects

Paving the way for digital literacy in non-formal adult education

In modern European societies, where there is an ever increasing need for digital competence among citizens, 44% of Europeans still lack basic digital skills.

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