European Commission Expert Group on Lifelong Learning

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture held meetings of an invited external Expert Group on Lifelong Learning on February 5 and March 25, 2010 in Brussels.  Dr Paul Downes, Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, is a member of this group and attended both meetings.  Other members of the Expert Group are from: the University of Florence; Munich University; University of Lille and the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning; Roskilde University, Norway; the Slovenian Ministry of Education and Sport; the University of Nottingham; the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network; TARKI social research institute, Budapest; Danube University Krems, Austria, and the University of Malta.

A key focus of these meetings has been on identifying critical factors and good practice throughout the European Union with regard to implementation of Lifelong Learning Strategies to inform future developments for EU Commission policy in this area.

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: Tuesday April 13 2010