Achieving better pedagogical qualifications through Innovative Learning And Teaching In Higher Education (INOVUP)

Monday, 26. October 2020 | Slovenian adult education scene, Spotlight

In 2018, MESS issued a public call for the planned training of higher education teachers and other employees for teaching entitled Innovative Learning and Teaching for Quality Careers of Graduates and Excellent Higher Education. The purpose of the project, which is...

Immigrant women in the literacy improvement programme

Monday, 26. October 2020 | Slovenian adult education scene, Spotlight

Kočevje AEC provided an opportunity for women, most of them mothers who immigrated to Kočevje, Slovenia, to develop their skills. They are highly motivated to learn despite their very basic knowledge of Slovenian. The programme offers them a chance to confidently...

MOCIS – OQEA

Monday, 26. October 2020 | Slovenian adult education scene, Spotlight

MOCIS, AEC Slovenj Gradec is a public institute founded by the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. Through great and recognisable work, the Centre outgrew the municipal boundaries and became a key driver of development and implementation of lifelong learning...

Taxi, no thank you or socially engaged older adult education at Slovenian U3A

Wednesday, 24. June 2020 | Slovenian adult education scene, Spotlight

Socially engaged education of older people and further definition of this underdefined concept has been in focus at U3A over the last years. The concept of socially engaged older adult education is still to be defined. While testing our own tentative definition, we...

Šmarje pri Jelšah Library goes online

Tuesday, 23. June 2020 | Slovenian adult education scene, Spotlight

Our library unites the librarian activity of four municipalities (Šmarje pri Jelšah, Podčetrtek, Bistrica ob Sotli and Kozje) as well as the cinema and cultural centre activity and the Baroque Museum. Lifelong learning plays an important role at our institution – from...

Distance Learning

Tuesday, 23. June 2020 | Slovenian adult education scene, Spotlight

We will most definitely remember 2020. Around the middle of March, we had to quickly get used to the new reality – distance learning. It turned out once again that change is the only constant in our lives and we had to prove how flexible and adaptable we can be....