International cooperation
EAEA Annual Conference 2026: Growing Resilience Together
On 9 and 10 June, the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) held its Annual Conference and General Assembly in Warsaw, bringing together adult education professionals from across Europe to explore the theme of resilience and community building....
From the Baltic to the Ljubljanica
Adult education professionals from Estonia visited Slovenia to explore how lifelong learning is promoted and how adults are encouraged to take part in learning. From 19 to 23 May, the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) hosted a study visit for seven adult...
From European insights to a Slovenian dialogue: a workshop on individual learning accounts
Within the Implementation of the European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL) 2026–2027, the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) organised a workshop in January at which the results of the European project RALExILA were presented to Slovenian adult education...
Innovative learning environments continue into the next phase of the EAAL project
In March, I attended the first European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL) national coordinators’ meeting in Brussels. The programme focused on current European policy directions and opportunities for future cooperation. At the start of the meeting, we listened to...
Skills development: between European initiatives and the existing national framework
At the end of January, the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development hosted a meeting with representatives of the European Commission in Ljubljana. Skills development and the future direction of European funding were at the centre of the discussion. The main guest...
Data on adult education providers and programmes matter
This importance was already recognised by the founders and early visionaries of the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE), who identified the development and maintenance of an information system for adult education as one of the key responsibilities in the...
The seventh phase of the EAAL project has also yielded compelling results
Since its inception in November 2012, the EAAL project has evolved through several phases, with its core focus redefined every few years. In its initial phase (2013–2015), the emphasis lay in developing the concept and launching the Learning Parade – Day of learning...
Study visit to Finland: innovation in adult education
From 9 to 13 September, a team from the SIAE visited the ALE organisation Keravan Opisto in Finland and the Finnish vocational education and training provider Keuda. The programme included presentations, discussions and campus visits. We gained an excellent insight...