EUCEN 2010 - Introduction

The European Association for

University Lifelong Learning

http://[email protected]

CR - April 2010

What is EUCEN?

EUCEN is an international non-governmental non-profit making organisation registered inBelgium. • Founded by 15 universities in Bristol, 4-5 May 1991• First Statutes were discussed and approved in Liege,

16 May 1992• First members were accepted at the General

Assembly in Barcelona, 16 May 1993• Four Presidents from Germany, Belgium, Portugal and

FranceEUCEN has currently over 200 members in 40

different countries

Structure

EUCEN’s organisation is comprised by:

• A General Assembly of members that meet twice a year

• A Steering Committee with A President A Vice-President A Secretary General A Treasurer Other members (up to 6 more)

• The Executive Secretary An Administrative Unit A Financial Unit A Projects Unit

Steering Committee

• Michel FEUTRIE (University of Lille, FR) - President• Alison HUGHES (University of Liverpool, UK) - Vice-President• Valeria PAVLUSKA (University of Pecs, HU) - Secretary

General• Agustí TEN (University of Barcelona, ES) - Treasurer• Rob MARK (Queen’s University Belfast, UK)• Jean-Marie Dujardin (University of Liege, BE)• Toril E EIDE (University of Bergen, NO)• Esko PAAKKOLA (University of Eastern Finland, FI)• Françoise DE VIRON (Catholic University of Louvain, BE) -

Co-opted member

MICHEL ALISON VALERIA AGUSTÍ ROB JEAN-MARIE TORIL ESKO FRANÇOISE

Executive Office

The Association is directed by an Executive Secretary who is based in Barcelona. The offices are located in the IDEC building(the Institute forContinuing Educationof the Pompeu Fabra University), inBarcelona’s elegantbusiness district of ‘Eixample’.

EUCEN’s Staff

EUCEN has a team of nine professional members of staff working for the Association.Questions, comments, requests are welcomed both from members and non-members.

CHRISTIANE GEMMA PAULA SILVIA

CARME EVA OLIVER PAT TINA

Main Aims and Objectives

VISION• Make LLL to play a central part in University policy

and provision• Aid Universities to serve most effectively the

people of Europe

MISSION• Exchange experiences and information• Harmonise levels of Quality for ULLL amongst

members• Validation of prior learning through development

of University Credit Transfer and accumulation• Influence European policy on ULLL

Jönköping | Leuven/Louvain

Tallinn | Edinburgh | Hanover

Ljubljana | Paris | Gdynia

Roma | Bergen | Kaunas

Limerick | Aveiro | Brno

Vienne | Pécs |

Chieti .Barcelona | London |

Bergen Joensuu | Reykjavik

Warszawa |Örebro | Dublin

Lausanne | Catania |

Nantes ..Kortrijk/Lille |

Glasgow Olympia | Helsinki |

Porto Barcelona | Leiden |

Liège Hanover | Bristol

Past Conferences

Future Conferences

• Rovaniemi (FI), 27-29 May 2010Lifelong Learning for the New DecadeRestorative education in the context of Socio-economic, Educational and Environmental relationships

• Lille (FR), 18-20 November 2010From Rhetoric to Reality – The European Universities’ Charter on LLL two years after

• Granada (ES), May 2011Celebration of EUCEN’s 20th AnniversaryHuman Rights: ULLL for All!

And also: Genoa (IT), Graz (AT), Msida (MT), Lisbon (PT), etc

EUCEN Projects since 2000

ROLE OFEUCEN

BOLOGNA FOR LLL

/ CHARTER LLLEQF

VALIDATION OF NON-FORMAL

ANDINFORMALLEARNING

ELEARNING/ ON-LINE

EDUCATIONADULT

EDUCATION

CONTRACTOR● ALLUME● COMPASS

● EQF PRO ● OBSERVAL ● DOLCETA (4)

PARTNER ● SIRUS (Ex) ● VALUE (D)

CURRENT PROJECTS:

ROLE OFEUCEN

BOLOGNAFOR LLL

QUALITY

VALIDATION OF NON-FORMAL

ANDINFORMALLEARNING

ELEARNING/ ON-LINE

EDUCATION

ADULTEDUCATION

CONTRACTOR● BeFlex Plus● BeFlex

● EQUIPE Plus

● DOLCETA● DOLCETA Plus● DOLCETA

MAINT.

PARTNER● EQUIPE

(C)● TRANSFINE (C)● REFINE (C)

● DISCO (Ev)● UNFOLD (D)● ICETEL (D)● ODELUCE (D)● ELISC (Ev)

● TULIP (D)● ADD LIFE!

(Ex)● ELLPROFT

(D)● CEPROFS

(D)

PAST PROJECTS:

KEY: (C) - Coordinator; (Ev) - Evaluator; (Ex) - Expert; (D) - Dissemination role mainly.

Link to National Networks

• Access to EUCEN’s resources on-line and link to Network’s web pages.

• Facilitating meetings of Networks at EUCEN events• Participation of EUCEN experts in Networks’

conferences• Organisation of Study Visits• Consultation in policy making process• Involvement in EUCEN projects• Support for regional/national groups to create a

Network• Support for project development and lobbying at

national and European level• Poster sessions at EUCEN conferences

Main Benefits

The main benefits of joining EUCEN are:• Access to people, expertise and information

across Europe• Representation in European policy making

process• Institutional membership – all staff can

benefit• EUCEN conferences discount• Opportunity to join projects• Support for your own projects• Web sites, newsletter and market place• Channel for dissemination of your activities