Celebrating 2017 as 'The Year of Adult Education in Europe' in Valencia, Spain

The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) and its members are celebrating 2017 as the Year of Adult Education in Europe, with the theme ‘The Power and Joy of Learning’. The EAEA’s campaign brings together European adult education organisations to demonstrate how adult learning can improve citizens’ lives and prospects in Europe, both on a personal and a professional level.

From Lampedusa to the European Parliament

On 8 November 2017, the Agency hosted a meeting with representatives of the project ‘Europe begins in Lampedusa’. Mr Renato Girelli from the European Commission, Mr Raffaele Ciambrone, representative from the Italian Ministry and Agency Representative Board member, Mr Tereke Bhrane, President of ‘Comitato 3 Ottobre’ together with a delegation of students and teachers from three Italian high schools from Lampedusa, Rome and Trieste, joined the Agency office in Brussels.

Europe Begins in Lampedusa 2017

A series of events entitled ‘Europe begins in Lampedusa’ took place for the second consecutive year on the island of Lampedusa in Italy, between 30 September and 3 October 2017. The Italian Ministry of Education organised the event together with the Italian Ministry of Interior, the association ‘Comitato 3 ottobre’ and the Municipality of Lampedusa and Linosa.

Work Programmes

The annual Work Programmes set out the Agency’s short-term priorities and outline the main activities scheduled for the year in question.

The Work Programme in Brief gives a short overview of the priorities set out in the annual work programme.

The Work Programme 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well as the Work Programme 2022, 2023 and 2024 in Brief are available below.

European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education: 2014 Dataset Cross-Country Report

The 2014 Dataset Cross-Country Report is based on the first European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) dataset collected in late 2014, early 2015, focusing upon the school year 2012–2013. The report presents the agreed data from participating countries in a cross-country format that has the potential to directly inform the work of national and European level policy- and decision-makers working in the field of education.