LLLWeek 2023 | Weeklong discussions on education and lifelong learning & the sixth European Education Summit
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LLLWeek 2023 | Weeklong discussions on education and lifelong learning & the sixth European Education Summit

It’s that time of year again! From 27 November until 1 December the Lifelong Learning Week organised by the Lifelong Learning Platform took place in Brussels. The LLLWeek aims to raise awareness on lifelong learning’s capacity to answer many challenges of modern societies and has become a milestone in the European education agenda, thanks to the support of…

LLLWeek 2023: Citizenship Competences in the European Year of Skills
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LLLWeek 2023: Citizenship Competences in the European Year of Skills

LLLWeek 2023: Citizenship Competences in the European Year of Skills On 29 November SOLIDAR Foundation participated in the CITIZED Policy Discussion organized by OBESSU, FREREF and IIHL. The event was hosted in the framework of the Lifelong Learning Platform’s (LLLP) Lifelong Learning Week 2023 and took a closer look at the CITIZED policy recommendations on citizenship education. CITIZED aims to increase and improve…

LLLWeek 2023 Workshop: Validation of competences acquired in the civil society sector | SOLIDAR Foundation & Diesis Network
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LLLWeek 2023 Workshop: Validation of competences acquired in the civil society sector | SOLIDAR Foundation & Diesis Network

During the LLLWeek, SOLIDAR Foundation and Diesis co-organised a joint event on the Validation of competences acquired in the civil sector. The event showcased the IMAGES and baSE Projects, presenting the results respectively preliminary findings, and brought together experts and policymakers to discuss the importance of the recognition of transversal skills. As Welcoming and Concluding Remarks, S&D MEP Alicia Homs Ginel highlighted…

Just4all, a new project to bridge Adult Education to Just Transition, launches in Brussels
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Just4all, a new project to bridge Adult Education to Just Transition, launches in Brussels

The kick-off meeting, which was hosted by SOLIDAR on 15 and 16 of November, brought together 15 participants from seven partners implementing the project including SOLIDAR, consortium leader, the European Association for Adult Education (EAEA), the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF), Ireland’s National Adult Learning Organisation (AONTAS), the Center for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Technology…

Thematic Conference | Global Citizenship Education: From Research to Policy
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Thematic Conference | Global Citizenship Education: From Research to Policy

Thematic Conference | Global Citizenship Education: From Research to Policy On 16 November, during the Global Education Week 2023, SOLIDAR Foundation presented its Policy Paper on Global Citizenship Education at the annual thematic conference. Being the culmination of a year-long work on the topic, the Policy Paper WE ALL BELONG: The role of GCE in supporting…

EUROGAP training programme: second edition
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EUROGAP training programme: second edition

EUROGAP training programme: second edition To bridge the gap between the EU and its citizens and to strengthen the cooperation between SOLIDAR Foundation and its members, SOLIDAR Foundation hosts EUROGAP, flagship programme aimed at capacity building and shaping political understanding of European cooperation.   In the second edition of the EUROGAP programme, carried out on 9-13…

Highlights from the 2023 Edition of the Silver Rose Awards Ceremony
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Highlights from the 2023 Edition of the Silver Rose Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to the 2023 Silver Rose Award winners, Justiça Ambiental (JA!) for the Just Transition Award, and Margot Wallström for the Lifetime Achievement Award.  On October 11th, SOLIDAR, in collaboration with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament (S&D), and the European Trade Union…