The Bavarian Adult Education Association is organising a meeting of European Experts in Passau, Germany. EAEA president Janos Toth will deliver the keynote speech on: policy on lifelong and life wide learning by 2010.
Citizenship, mobility and local development through adult education will be in the focus of this expert meeting and it will contribute to further promoting adult education in Europe. The European Commission will publish a Communication on adult education after the summer break; all our experiences and good practice can help to make this planned Communication an important milestone in the Lifelong Learning field.
Meeting of
European Experts (MEE)
- Future Workshops for Europe (FWE) -
May, 11 - 14 2006
Bavaria, Passau
- draft programme -
11/05/2006 (Thursday)
11.00 - Arrival and Registration
13.00 hr at the seminar hotel "Holiday Inn", Bahnhofstraße 24, Passau
13.00 hr Lunch
14.30 hr Moderated workshop with input lectures from experts
Introduction to concepts and methods of Future Workshop (FW)
- input by professional FW-trainers
- discussion on the question of how to use FW within the context of
a) active citizenship - involving people in European integration
b) worker‘s mobility - towards a European labour market
c) local development through Adult Education by community projects
Coffee breaks in between
17.00 hr Shuttle to "Castle Neuburg"
18.00 hr Opening of the conference in „Castle Neuburg"
by welcome speeches on Adult Education:
- K. Heinz Eisfeld, chairman of bvv
- Hanns Dorfner, county commissioner of Passau
- Dr. Udo Dirnaichner, Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Culture
- Dr. Michael Samlowski, manager of IIZ/DVV
Keynote address:
"policy on lifelong and life wide learning by 2010"
Janos Sz. Toth, president of EAEA
20.00 hr Reception by the county commissioner of Passau
in Castle Neuburg
12/05/2006 (Friday)
09.30 hr Performances of Future Workshops on 3 topics / scenarios:
a) active citizenship - involving people
b) worker‘s mobility - towards a European labour market
c) local development through Adult Education
Coffee breaks in between
13.00 hr Lunch
14.30 hr Resumption of Future Workshops in plenary:
- summarised presentations of the results followed by
- discussions of further cooperation within European context
Coffee breaks in between
17.30 hr Individual free time
19.00 hr Evening conference on Adult Education
Welcome speeches by
- Josef Deimer, president of bvv
- Albert Zankl, lord mayor of Passau
- Siegfried Schneider, Bavarian Minister of State for Education and Culture
Panel discussion on the main aspects of European work programme by 2010:
- Building a Europe of knowledge
- Involving citizens in European integration
- Developing the European cultural area
Participants:
- Siegfried Schneider, Bavarian Minister of State for Education and Culture
- Jan Figel, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture, and Multilingualism (t.b.c.)
- Janos Toth, president of EAEA, Budapest
- Prof. Dr. Ewa Przybylska, Warschau
- Dr. Katarina Popovic, Belgrad
- K. Heinz Eisfeld, chairman of bvv
21.00 hr Reception by the lord mayor of Passau in the city hall
13/05/2006 (Saturday)
09.30 hr Guided sightseeing tour
History and Culture of Passau, the pictorial city of the three rivers
12.00 hr Lunch
13.00 hr Opening of the project fair (marketplace)
Future prospects regarding the Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme: 2007-2013
- Presentation of best practice projects
- Information about how to put European cooperation in practice
- Experience transfer and initiation of further cooperation
17.00 hr Individual free time
19.00 hr Intercultural get together party
14/05/2006 (Sunday)
9.00 hr Breakfast
Evaluation of the Conference by evaluation form
Departure
If you have any questions please contact:
Person in charge:
Hella Krusche
phone ++49 89 510 80 -34
email: hella.krusche@vhs-bayern.de
Bayerischer Volkshochschulverband
Fäustlestr. 5a
80339 München, Germany
Fax ++49 89 502 38 12
