Facilitators:

• Tanja Möller, BIBB
• Claudia Laubenstein, BIBB
• Thomas Richert, City of Cottbus

This interactive workshop will examine how Erasmus+ can support the inclusion of adult learners with fewer opportunities and contribute to more equal access to European mobility within the context of flexible learning pathways. While Erasmus+ offers powerful tools to empower individuals and strengthen institutions, mobility in adult education continues to face major challenges—particularly in reaching and engaging disadvantaged learners. Together with participants from across Europe, we will explore common obstacles to inclusive mobility and share insights into how different countries are addressing these challenges. What strategies help ensure that flexible learning pathways such as tailored mobility formats are truly accessible for all learners? How can adult education providers use Erasmus+ to support more diverse and learner-centred mobility approaches? The workshop aims to foster dialogue, exchange practical experiences, and inspire new approaches to building inclusive and flexible mobility opportunities through Erasmus+, benefiting both learners and institutions.

Facilitator:

• Joachim Schwarz, CSA Academy

Your strategic leadership is essential to the success of organisations, especially in such a turbulent time.

In this session, we start by reflecting on your strategic leadership skills, such as anticipating contextual changes and making strategic decisions during rapid change. To understand the emerging future, we explore the signals and drivers of change most critical to your organisation's future. Based on those drivers of change, we use McKinsey's Three Horizon Model for strategic planning to ideate options for your organisation to prepare you for an impactful future.

Facilitators: 

• Gustav Fridolin, Stockholm City Mission Folk High School and EAEA Board, former Minister of Education of Sweden

• Angeliki Giannakopoulou, Senior Policy and Projects Coordinator, EAEA

In this workshop we will explore and debate on the two faces of transitions, asking whether current societal shifts are truly advancing sustainability or simply reinforcing competitiveness. As we navigate ecological, digital, and economic change, we will critically examine who shapes these transitions—and who benefits or is left behind. The session will investigate the connections between the Just Transition, social justice, and the structural inequalities embedded in dominant development models. We will also reflect on the role of adult learning and flexible learning pathways in equipping individuals and communities to engage with and shape these transitions. Can education foster agency, critical thinking, and alternatives—or is it being co-opted? Through the lens of alternative economic models, grassroots activism, and ecological responsibility, we will challenge assumptions about growth, progress, and inclusion. Participants will debate and examine flexible learning pathways not only as tools for upskilling, but as mechanisms for empowerment, democratic participation, and systemic change. 

Facilitators:

• John Evers, VOEV
• Kira Preckel, VHS Wien
• Stefan Jagsch, VHS Wien
• Balázs Németh, University of Pecs

Good political communication is essential for the work of adult learning and education organisations. In our workshop, we will share successful examples from our practice. And we will discuss what priorities we would like to see from the future EAEA Board.

Facilitator:

• Sylvia Liuti, FORMA.Azione

What do we really mean when we talk about flexibility in adult education? Do we all envision the same thing? This interactive workshop invites participants to explore and question their understanding of flexible learning pathways, through a Gender and Intersectional Lens.
The workshop will start by engaging participants in reflecting on flexible learning pathways they are familiar with or want to further ensure to their beneficiaries.
Building on this, participants are invited to broaden their understanding of flexibility, by examining how diverse needs, expectations, and life circumstances shape learning experiences—and how this calls for more personalized and responsive pathways.
A hands-on, collaborative activity will guide participants throughout a new perspective on how to design and craft effective and flexible learning pathways.