ForAge International Conference, Budapest 30 Sept - 1 Oct 2013

The Future of Learning for Older People in Europe

Learning from Experience    

30 September – 1 October 2013

Budapest, Hungary

http://www.foragenetwork.eu/en/database/item/140-forage-2nd-international-conference/

To coincide with the United Nations International Day of Older People on 1 October, the ForAge Grundtvig Multilateral Network is holding a Pan-European Conference to examine trends and developments in learning in later-life and what can be learned from the experience of European initiatives in this field. The programme includes the following topics:

• The context for later-life learning in 21st Century Europe and the role of ForAge
• Improving the quality of training of those trying to reach potential older learners
• The benefits of later-life learning and the supporting evidence
• Experiences of other European networks as information sources and influencers as well as providing expert opinion about future actions
• Perspectives from international adult education organisations
• Emerging issues and the further development of later-life learning
• Older learners’ perspectives
• Oral and poster presentations of European Projects on later-life learning

Keynote speakers include:

• Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources, Department of Social Affairs 
• Professor Dr László Iván, President of the Hungarian Academy of Elder People
• Dr Alan Tuckett OBE, President of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
• Dr Michael Sommer, Infonet coordinator, Akademie Klausenhof, Germany
• Professor Franz Kolland, University of Vienna, Austria

More details.