EAEA General Assembly & Grundtvig Award Ceremony
9 June 2026
EAEA General Assembly
Venue: Brain Embassy Warsaw – Al. Jerozolimskie 181b, 02-222 Warszawa
Registration and welcome coffee
Welcome remarks
Speakers:
Anna Skocz, sTOP – EAEA’s board member
Lauri Tuomi, EAEA’s president
Moderator:
Greta Pelucco, EAEA’s Senior EU Public Affairs Coordinator
Statutory business
Presentation and approval of the 2026 GA Agenda, 2025 GA Minutes, 2025 Activity Report, the Financial Report and Work Plan.
Speakers:
Dearbháil Lawless, EAEA’s Vice-President
Marta Jendekova, EAEA’s Vice-President
Oleg Smirnov, EAEA’s Vice-President
Lunch break
Strategic Focus: Building a resilient EAEA together
Introduction to the new EAEA Strategy
Facilitator: Lauri Tuomi, EAEA’s
President
Member dialogue: discussions of the new EAEA strategy
Discussion tables:
- Advocacy and policy – promoting non-formal ALE on the political agenda at European and national/regional levels.
- Capacity-Building – building capacity among members to support their advocacy efforts at their respective levels.
- Partnerships – EAEA is recognised as the voice of adult learning and education in Europe.
- Internal infrastructure or governance – democratic and transparent decision-making processes.
Coffee break
Harvesting the discussion
Facilitators: EAEA board members
Concluding remarks
Speaker:
Lauri Tuomi, EAEA’s President
Moderator:
Greta Pelucco, EAEA’s Senior EU Public Affairs Coordinator
End of day 1
- Guests are invited to take a break, go back to their hotels or just take a stroll around the city until the Museum presentation – for those attending – or the Ceremony.
Transfer from Brain Embassy to Warsaw Museum
- Organised transfer from the venue to the Warsaw Museum for those who book the museum presentation
Participation fees: General Assembly
Until end of April:
EAEA members: 60 Euros
Non-members: 80 Euros
1st May onwards:
EAEA members: 70 Euros
Non-members: 90 Euros
Grundtvig Award Ceremony
Venue: Museum of Warsaw – Old Town Market Square 28–42, 00–272 Warsaw
Museum presentation
The museum presentation has limited spaces. Make sure you reserved your ticket through the Ticket Tailor system.
Grundtvig Award Ceremony and reception
After a brief reception with a light aperitif, EAEA welcomes you to the Award Ceremony.
Every year EAEA awards projects that stand out for their innovation and excellence in the field of ALE. This year’s Grundtvig Award highlights projects in 2025-2026, under the theme of “Resilience and Community-Building in Adult Learning and Education.”
This year’s theme focuses on how ALE strengthens individual and collective resilience, fosters solidarity, and builds inclusive, connected communities.
We want to celebrate projects that respond creatively to uncertainty, crisis, and change and that show how adult learning can help people and communities not only cope, but thrive.
Dinner Reception
Venue: Bazyliszek, Rynek Starego Miasta 1/3, 00-272 Warszawa, Poland
Festive dinner
Join us for dinner at Restauracja Bazyliszek. When registering, please select your dietary preferences.
Limited places!
Participation fees for the Grundtvig Award:
No fees apply
Participation fees for the festive dinner:
Until end of April: 60 euros
1st May onwards: 70 euros