SMALEI Final Conference

Empowering Adult Learning and Education for a Sustainable Future | SMALEI Final Conference - Brussels

Are you working in ALE and sustainability? Do you want to improve your institution’s sustainability?

On 26 February, join us for the SMALEI Final Conference: Empowering Adult Learning and Education for a Sustainable Future, where we celebrate the achievements of the SMALEI project and explore the future of sustainable adult learning and education (ALE). We will explore the resources and invite you to an interactive workshop where you will assess your sustainability in one of the five matrix areas!

The SMALEI Erasmus+ project aims to improve the sustainability of adult learning and education (ALE) providers and organisations all over Europe and to increase their capacity to contribute to forward-looking societal developments. SMALEI raise awareness about the environmental and climate change challenges and enable ALE to take concrete actions towards sustainable growth.

Agenda

💡You can download the agenda in PDF here.

9.00 - 9.30 Participants Arrival and Registration

Rue de deux Eglises, 27, 1000, Brussels

9.30 - 9.45 Welcome from Inge Gorostiaga Luzárraga, Director General for Digital Transformation and Advanced Learning, VET Vice-Ministry, Ministry of Education, Basque Government

Inge Gorostiaga Luzárraga, Director General for Digital Transformation and Advanced
Learning, VET Vice-Ministry, Ministry of Education, Basque Government

9.45 - 10 Building Sustainability Competences: Insights on GreenComp, Upskilling & Lifelong Learning from the European Commission

Ulrike Pisiotis. Education Expert Learning for Sustainability, Policy officer at the EUCommission’s Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

10 - 10.15 Bridging Adult Education and Green Policies: Advancing the EU’s Sustainability Goals from the EESC

Tatjana Babrauskienė. EESC member, Head of International Relations, Lithuanian
Education and Science Trade Union

Meet our members | Tatjana BABRAUSKIENĖ: High-quality public education is a right which must be made available to all children | EESC

10.15 - 11.10 "SMALEI for You": Resources to Improve Sustainability in Adult Education Institutions. An in- depth session introducing the SMALEI Matrix, Workbook, MOOC, and Digital Academy

Andrea Bernert-Bürkle, Adult Education Association Baden-Württemberg
August
Nilsson Glokala Folk high school
Erdem Vardar, YUVA

11.10 - 11.25 Tea and Coffee Break

Offered refreshments

11.25 - 12.25 Workshop: Develop your network and become a peer-mentor for sustainability.

An interactive workshop where participants will be invited to reflect on their own sustainability efforts, evaluate their work and learn about SMALEI’s Mentorship work!

Organised by the European Association for the Education of Adults.

12.25 - 12.40 SMALEI Policy Recommendations: "Bridging the Gap between Politics and Adult Education" - Followed by a Q&A

Leire Oreja, TKNIKA

12.40 - 12.55 Lessons Learnt: Reflections on the project outcomes, challenges, and future steps to further support sustainable practices in ALE

Charlotte Ede, European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA)
Karolina Pisz, Trainer at NGO Trainers’ Association (STOP)

13.00 - 13.45 Networking lunch

Offered standing networking lunch after the event, in which you can also explore the SMALEI resources and play the SMALEI game!

Practical information

Location: Rue de Deux Eglises 27, 1000, Brussels (Basque Delegation to the EU)

Cost: This event is free, with registration required. You will be offered a networking lunch. All accommodation, travel and other costs and organisation will not be covered by EARLALL or EAEA.

Any additional information: Please contact communication(at)earlall.eu or charlotte.ede(at)eaea.org.

Access: The event is held at the Basque Delegation to the EU (Rue de Deux Eglises 27). The nearest metro station is Arts et Loi.