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Lifelong Learning Platform @lllplatform.eu · Sep 8

Did you know this year is LLLP's 20th anniversary? 🎈

Thank you Iris from ESU for your wishes! 🎂

Stay tuned because we have a lot of great things planned to celebrate #LLLP20 🤩

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Thank you Iris from @EuropeanStudentsUnion for your wishes for LLLP! #LLLP20 🥳 #shorts #education

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 28d

This is Europe as one community.

This is the Europe that I love.

This is the Europe that we must protect at all costs.

And we must do that together.

Read the full #SOTEU speech delivered by President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu here → europa.eu/!NNWdhF

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at a podium bearing the European Parliament emblem, addressing an assembly in a large, tiered chamber filled with seated delegates. The backdrop features numerous computer monitors, officials, and a row of national flags, as well as an EU flag beside the podium.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Sep 2

One of the participants of our summer workshop on climate action wrote an article summarising her experience for the EPALE - Adult Learning in Europe network.

The article is available in Dutch and can easily be translated using the Translate option: lnkd.in/d9NXmv2Z

#LEVERS #workshop

European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Sep 1

🤝Thanks to our colleagues from Leikn (Samtök fullorðinsfræðsluaðila á Íslandi) in Iceland, we now have the short version of the Manifesto in Icelandic! You can find it on our website page in the related field.

🔗 eaea.org/our-work/inf...

#EAEAmanifesto #AdultLearning #weareALE

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European Disability Forum @myedf.bsky.social · Jun 26

Tomorrow is a huge day for accessibility.

Many provisions of the EU #AccessibilityAct enter into force. This means that many products and services must be accessible.

Now, we need national governments, businesses and private organisations to do their part.

Read: www.edf-feph.org/accessibilit...

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jul 1

💬 A workshop at the #EAEAconf asked, does adult education enable collective agency - or does it serve narrow economic goals?
💡The key message: To make transitions just, they need to be learner-centered, socially responsible, and grounded in democratic participation.
#JUST4ALL #JustTransition

European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 24

Petra Heikkinen⁷ @pheikkinen.bsky.social · Jun 19

”What connected these stories was a simple principle: when learners are treated as knowledge-holders, systems change.” #LearnerVoice #AdultEducation #LifelongLearning

European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 19

🙌Who holds the power to shape what adult learning is, and whose experiences are allowed to influence its design, delivery, and direction?

👉Read our article on the #ENHANCEproject workshop at the EAEA Annual Conference!
eaea.org/2025/06/17/w...
#EAEAconf #LearnerVoice #FlexibleLearning @aontas.com

European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 24

🧭 In uncertain times, learning helps people find their compass. Adult education is more than skills – it’s about connection, agency, and resilience.

👉 Read our article from EAEA's Annual Events!
#EAEAconf #EAEAga #FlexibleLearning

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#FlexibleLearning #EAEAconf #EAEAga

EAEA Annual Events 2025: Adult learning is a clear voice in times of change - European Association for the Education of Adults

EAEA’s Annual Events brought adult education professionals in Leipzig, Germany, on 3-4th June to reflect on flexible learning pathways, and how adult education can strengthen resilience by fostering p...

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 23

✨ How can we lead for inclusion in adult learning? At #EAEAconf on 4th June 2025, Manos Pavlakis & George Koulaouzides explored how understanding exclusion - personal & systemic - can help build flexible pathways that empower all learners.
#FlexibleLearning #Inclusion

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 19

🙌Who holds the power to shape what adult learning is, and whose experiences are allowed to influence its design, delivery, and direction?

👉Read our article on the #ENHANCEproject workshop at the EAEA Annual Conference!
eaea.org/2025/06/17/w...
#EAEAconf #LearnerVoice #FlexibleLearning @aontas.com

A slide: The importance of the voice of the learner

workshop participants in a group picture, holding a sign that says "I am committed to the learners' voice"

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 17

❓Is your learning offer truly gender-inclusive?
In her workshop at the EAEA Annual Conference on 4th June, Sylvia Liuti introduced the concepts of gender, gender mainstreaming, and gender lenses. Keen to learn more? Join our Gender Equality Task Force: eaea.org/our-work/inf...
#EAEAconf

European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 6

📆30 June - 2 July Join us in Brussels!

🎉Join us in Brussels and learn about Systemic Design for climate justice. The workshop is specially designed for adult educators.

💸We can reimburse your travel and accommodation! forms.gle/i7Ui4fExEr6v...

#leversforclimate #workshop #funded

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 4

👏 EAEA’s new Executive Board 2025-2027 is selected!

Lauri Tuomi from the Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation @kvs.fi was elected as the new President of EAEA.

Congratulations to all the new board members! We look forward to working with you.

#EAEAboard #EAEAga #FlexibleLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Jun 3

🎉🙌EAEA General Assembly has kicked off!
EAEA members have gathered in Leipzig, Germany to discuss key issues in the adult learning sector today, to elect a new Executive Board for EAEA, and to celebrate Grundtvig Award winners. #EAEAga #FlexibleLearning #AdultLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · May 23

🌟 “I want EAEA to remain a ‘thought leader’ in adult learning and education, and to actively shape the political agenda,” says Raffaela Kihrer, Secretary General of EAEA since early 2025.
👉 Read the interview in ELM Magazine! elmmagazine.eu/eaeas-kihrer...
#AdultEducation #WeAreALE

EAEA’s Kihrer: I want EAEA to remain a ‘thought leader’

“I want us to be firmly established as the most important stakeholder in non-formal ALE at the European level,” says Raffaela Kihrer, Secretary General of EAEA.

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · May 19

Up to 60% of respondents in the CEDEFOP AI Skills survey have low levels of AI literacy.

💻 40% of workers admitted that they needed to develop their skills, while only 15% said that they had undertaken relevant AI training in the last year.

➡️Read the report: www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/publicati...

Skills empower workers in the AI revolution

Drawing representative samples of the adult workforce in European countries, Cedefop carried out in 2024 a first European survey focused on the use and impact of AI in jobs. It also examines the exten...

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European Disability Forum @myedf.bsky.social · May 15

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD !

We celebrate that many provisions of the European #AccessibilityAct will apply from 28 June, making products and services more accessible.

Watch the video and explore our #AccessibilityAct page: www.edf-feph.org/eu-accessibi...

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EfVET @efvet.bsky.social · May 14

🚀 Join us in the European Digital Education Hub for an illuminating, expert-led session exploring what meaningful inclusion looks like in digital learning environments.

🔗 Register now at: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

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AONTAS @aontas.com · May 2

How can we make learners' needs and experiences central to education policy and practice?

Explore the model to contribute to more democratic and inclusive adult learning 👉 epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/lear...

#LearnerVoice

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AONTAS @aontas.com · May 7

Funded by Erasmus+, the aim of the #ENHANCE project is to cultivate participatory learning environments that put the needs and experiences of the learner at the forefront.

Read our recent blog post on the ENHANCE partner meeting in Linz, Austia ➡️ www.aontas.com/knowledge/bl...

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AGE Platform Europe @ageplatformeu.bsky.social · May 7

📅 Save the date for the AGE Annual Conference 2025: Intergenerational Solidarity in Europe! 🧓🧒

📍 17 June 2025
🕤 09:15 – 13:00 CET
💻 Online

👉 Register now and find out more: bit.ly/AGEconf25

#AGEconf25 #SolidarityBetweenGenerations #IntergenerationalFairnessStrategy #AWorld4AllAges #Ageism

AGE Annual Conference 2025: Intergenerational Solidarity in Europe

Younger and older generations shaping the upcoming EU Strategy on Intergerational Fairness Together

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EARLALL @earlalleu.bsky.social · May 12

EARLALL advocates for a decentralised, inclusive #Erasmus+ in the next #MFF (2028-2035) with stronger regional involvement and equity-based funding.

📄https://www.earlall.eu/earlall-position-on-erasmus-in-the-eus-2028-2035-multiannual-financial-framework-mff/

#TogetherForLifelongLearning

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Apr 24

The importance of learning in later life ⚡

As Europe’s population ages, we must rethink how we support older adults in staying engaged, healthy, and connected.

Read more at: eaea.org/2025/04/18/a...

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European Association for the Education of Adults @eaea.org · Apr 15

We’re getting ready for the #ALE4TT Training in Brussels – meeting people interested in #twintransition!

➡️ We will be using the LEVERs insights to build national advocacy plans. We explained today how this will be used and gave an overview of the project.

#LEVERS #climate

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EfVET @efvet.bsky.social · Apr 10

🌐 27th March - representatives from EfVET, together with GETF partners (@eaea.org & @earlalleu.bsky.social), met with Vanessa Debiais, a Cabinet Member of @ec.europa.eu Executive VP @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social, to highlight the role of the #UnionofSkills.

🖇️Read more: efvet.org/efvet-advoca...

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