Lifelong Learning Weeks
2026 SIAE Award recipients and their lessons for today’s society
With the announcement of the 2026 Best Lifelong Learning Story on 15 June at the You Can Be an Inspiration! event in Šmarje pri Jelšah, this year’s SIAE Awards came to a close. From among the twelve recipients – bringing the total number to 262 – the public selected...
Sunny and lively Lifelong Learning Weeks 2026
This year we printed the slogan Slovenia, a learning country in large green letters on sunny yellow-orange posters. Perhaps that helped bring sunshine to the key events of Lifelong Learning Weeks 2026, wherever they took place.At the SIAE, we traditionally take on...
Learning Parade 2026
Every year, local coordinators across Slovenia organise a vibrant programme of events known as the Learning Parade. Held at the heart of the Lifelong Learning Weeks (LLW) campaign and funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth, the events bring together...
When a red thread connects people through stories of learning
The National Opening of Lifelong Learning Weeks 2026, held on 8 May at the Slovenj Gradec Cultural Centre, was far more than simply the launch of another national campaign. From the very first ideas, the organisers – the joint teams of MOCIS – Centre for Adult...
Flagship Celebration of LLW’s 30th anniversary
Joyful encounters, vibrant colours, harmonious sounds, sincere words and an elevated atmosphere – all imbued with gratitude for three decades of LLW and a fresh impetus for a promising future!These words came to me spontaneously as I browsed the photo gallery from the...
Living Peace-Building – exploring peace through adult education
At a time when the world is shaken by numerous conflicts, violence and rapid change, the question of peace has become more urgent than ever. That is why this year’s 29th Adult Education Colloquium, titled Living Peace-Building – Adult Education for Peace, offered a...
The 2025 SIAE Awards for Lifelong Learning recipients offer new and timely lessons – do not miss them
It is often said that the teacher appears at the right time and when the student is ready, bringing the lesson with them. Just as fish are surrounded by water, we are surrounded by knowledge – it is everywhere. Life constantly presents us with opportunities to learn....
Learning Parade 2025
The SIAE team, especially colleagues from the Information and Awareness-raising Unit, visited locations across Slovenia. What did we see and experience? Read on and enjoy the snapshots of lively happenings around the country.