The objective of the conference is to promote and develop the concept of the Age Friendly University -  how universities can act as engines to drive active and healthy ageing: Over the two days this will be debated and discussed under the following themes:

Research and innovation;
Education and outreach;
Learner and community involvement;
Work and Enterprise.
Health
Technology

In excess of 60 submissions  will be presented during the conference in the form of presentations, workshop and posters.
For more information on the event please visit our website:
http://www.dcu.ie/agefriendly/. Voir l'article...

The Hungarian Universities Lifelong Network Association – MELLearN and Széchenyi István University of Győr co-organise the 11th National and International Conference on Lifelong Learning on 15 and 15 October 2015. Voir l'article...

"The role of RPL within Higher Education in Poland, United Kingdom and Portugal", 04 September 2015. Free of charge.
The new Higher Education Act approved in Poland the validation of non-formal and informal learning basing on the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). The experience of other EU countries shows that the implementation of “RPL” brings broader access to Higher Education and a general development of the University Lifelong Learning. Voir l'article...

The Secretariat of RUIAP - Rete Universitaria Italiana per l’Apprendimento Permanente/Italian University Network for Lifelong Learning announces that its next national meeting will take place on 29 October 2015. The meeting will be hosted by the University Roma Tre and will address the theme of "University and innovation: Lifelong Learning and Third Mission", with a particular focus on lifelong learning and social engagement.
The IX General Assembly of RUIAP will take place on the following day, 30 October 2015.  
For more information visit the website of RUIAP. Voir l'article...

The Blaise Pascal Universite (Clermont-Ferrand, FR) has been awarded a grant to carry out a study about veiled women. They are interested to include some European content. Interested in participating. Voir l'article...

This Resource Kit is designed to help policy-makers and other stakeholders to review existing lifelong guidance provisions within their country or region, and to identify issues requiring attention and gaps that need to be filled, drawing from practices in other European countries.
Download File. Voir l'article...

The level of implementation of apprenticeships at higher level across Europe today is very uneven. SMEs could play a stronger role in the provision of apprenticeships but face challenges in their capacity to develop the skills and resources needed. Universities have lots of experience delivering professional training in many fields and are in a strong position to support the SMEs and apprentices. The project will target networking between eucen and the clusters of SMEs and their local/regional/national associations through 9 universities in 9 EU countries. Voir l'article...

UNIBILITY project partners are happy to present the Reader "From CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) to USR (University Social Responsibility)".
The Reader "From CSR to USR" is a comprehensive training tool for professionals involved in university management, organizational development and lifelong learning working on social responsibility of universities in their local environment. It includes recent studies on USR and theory papers from an economic and social perspective. Voir l'article...

These are the presenters who have confirmed their participation at eucen's 48th Annual Conference in Dublin:

- Adam TYSON, Director of DG Education and Culture, Unit B, European Commission
- Alan B. KNOX, Professor Emeritus of education leadership, University of Wisconsin-Madison (US)
- Anne RYAN, Chair Adult and Community Education, National University of Ireland Maynooth (IE)
- John FIELD, Professor Emeritus, University of Stirling (UK)
- Tom BOLAND, Chief Executive of Higher Education Authority (HEA)

In relation to the celebration of eucen's 25th anniversary, we are very happy to confirm that Professor Manuel ASSUNÇAO (Rector at the University of Aveiro and former President of eucen from 2000-2006) and Dr Pat DAVIES (former Executive Secretary of eucen 2000-2008 and Project Director of eucen 2000-2011) will be attending the conference and delivering a short speech.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
http://dublin2016.eucen.eu. Voir l'article...

The Kick-Off Meeting of eucen's new project - HE4u2 - took place in Barcelona (ES) on 25-26 January 2016!
HE4u2 will contribute to the reform of teaching and learning in higher education and to the improvement of the retention and attainment of migrants and ethnic minority students. Voir l'article...