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Winter School: Comparative Studies in Adult and Lifelong learning

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We are happy announcing the Winter School 2016 on Comparative Studies in Adult and Lifelong Learning from 3.-12 Februray 2016 on campus Würzburg in Germany.

As we have requests from several international colleagues, with whom we will organize a parallel programme for professors in adult and continuing education, too.

Please feel free informing your students and colleagues with the material attached (I also have added our exchange programme for your information).

SCUTREA's 2016 Conference - 5-7 July, University of Leicester

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We thought you might like to know about the new web site for SCUTREA's 2016 Conference, 'Adult Education in Austere Times'. This conference will be held at the University of Leicester's College Court Conference Centre from 5-7 July. The site has been kindly set up by our conference collaborators for next year, the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Leicester, and we are delighted to be working with them.

Cedefop press release - Adults are learning, but need more encouragement

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Europe’s labour force is getting older, but not enough adults participate in learning. In 2014, just over 10% of adults (aged between 25 and 64) participated in lifelong learning, well below the European Union’s (EU’s) target benchmark of 15% by 2020. There are signs that more employers are providing training, but other changes are needed to encourage adults to learn more.

The Smart Campus and Inclusion - A Learning Cities Networks Social Inclusion Workshop

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With a capital expenditure of £800m over 10 years, the Smart Campus project is the largest project in the University of Glasgow’s history and a major investment in national educational infrastructure. This will be the centre piece of the latest PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN) Social Inclusion Workshop to be held in Glasgow on 18 September and hosted by the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL). 

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