WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? The work of SOLIDAR Foundation is supported by an Erasmus + Framework Partnership Operating Grant focused on promoting Democratic Participation and Inclusion through Global Citizenship Education from 2023 to 2025. WHY? Over this period, SOLIDAR Foundation’s overall objective is to increase the influence and voice of our members at the…
Global Citizenship Education (GCE) has been a central topic to the work of SOLIDAR Foundation membership across Europe and beyond. SOLIDAR Foundation strives to achieve social justice through education, ensuring that all learners have access to quality, public education that is done in a lifelong and lifewide manner. GCE is recognised as political education on a global scale which…
The European Commission published a Recommendation on the recognition of qualifications of third- country nationals on 15 November 2023, with the purpose to streamline and speed up recognition processes. These measures would aim to bring the EU’s recognition system closer to the one in place for EU mobile citizens. As acknowledged in various EU instruments,…
ECHO Network: The use of internet for the peace movement | Zagreb, Croatia The final Study Visit of the ECHO Network project took place in Zagreb, Croatia. From 4 to 8 December, participants took part in activities organised by the Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) and explored the topics of digital spaces in the framework of anti-war movement. The…
As the EU prepares for the upcoming European Parliament elections, representatives from diverse civil society organisations (CSOs) across Europe came together to discuss emerging issues and narratives for Europe to ensure a just social and ecological transition. The Civil Society Forum is a space for CSOs and other stakeholders from across Europe to come together and exchange views on the…
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 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…
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…
The end is just the beginning: SMILE Final Symposium Barcelona The Social Meaning Impact through Lifelong Learning universities in Europe (SMILE) project held its final event on 16 January in Barcelona, Spain. The event gathered various stakeholders of diversity and inclusion in higher education, and was co-organised by eucen and Fundació Solidaritat Universitat de Barcelona. The event shed…
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