“We all experience, to different degrees, the socio-ecological hurricane that is barrelling down across the globe. As adult educators, lifelong learning practitioners, researchers, scholars, and activists, we know the power of adult learning and education (ALE) to respond, in concert with others, to many of the socio-economic, cultural, and ecological issues that are flying around. …
The Annual Consultation on Adult Education (LPoIO) is a national event that brings together current activities and developments in adult education policy, research and practice. It also highlights common challenges. These concern our narrower field of expertise, while proactively linking to broader socio-economic trends at national, European and global level. After two years, it was …
The Marrakesh Framework for Action (MFA) has been adopted unanimously by more than 140 UNESCO member states during the closing of CONFINTEA VII today! We secured important wins as we have strongly advocated for the CSO positions in the Drafting Committee, particularly in strengthening commitments to: Increasing public funding and resource mobilisation for ALE and preventing regression in existing …
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Nelida Cespedes, ICAE Executive Council Member and Honorary President of CEAAL (Latin America) was the keynote speaker at the recently concluded ACE Aotearoa National Conference 2018 held in Wellington, New Zealand from 12-14 June. Nelida contributed to the conference theme “Becoming Global Citizen” by sharing her experience on the role of popular education in advancing …
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On the occasion of the 2017 session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) – United Nations’ central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Education and Academia Stakeholder Group (EASG)[1] organizes a event on Making SDG 4’s commitment to universal, …
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European Adult Education Association (EAEA) has awarded adult education projects in its 14th annual EAEA Grundtvig Awards. The three projects selected were awarded for being successful in engaging new learners. The winning projects-Letters for Life (Portugal), Second Chance (Spain) and Ndarugu Community Center (Kenya) were handed the awards by the Mayor of Girona Marta Madrenas …
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European Association for the Education of Adults(EAEA) General Assembly, Grundtvig Award Ceremony and Annual Conference is hosted by EAEA Ordinary Member ACEFIR in Girona, Spain from 27-28 of June. The new Executive Board of the EAEA was elected yesterday, on the first day of the event, and ICAE once again congratulates the elected! ICAE Secretary …
Making universal and free Education vital – ICAE at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017 ICAE will participate in and actively contribute to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2017 (HLPF), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York, 10-19 July 2017. Under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), …
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Katarina Popovic is speaking about “Teachers in adult education – a global leader perspective ” at the 2nd International Scientific Conference on Adult Education “Developing and Understanding Professional Identity of Adult Educators ” organized by Dante in Rijeka.
