EU Travels Blog Series 2022 – Ljubljana, Slovenia
“Through international cooperation, this project empowers older adults to overcome obstacles that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, through increasing digital literacy, strengthening psychosocial support for individuals and communities, and highlighting how storytelling can help promote positive wellbeing, creativity, and cultural exchange” – Giuliana Peña, AONTAS Project Officer
EU Travels Blog Series 2022 – Bergen, Norway
“As Norway is a country with a social democratic history, I was keen to learn about methods used by the Norwegian councils and municipalities engage in and promote adult education” – Aisling Meyler, Research Officer at AONTAS
Community Education – Working Together to Address Educational Inequality
“The power of adult learning, especially community education, cannot be underestimated in its potential to transform people’s lives” – Minister Simon Harris TD speaking at the AONTAS Policy Event as part of the annual national Adult Learners’ Festival.
Equity and Flexibility in Lifelong Learning
Ecem Akarca, EU Projects Officer, explores the issues of educational equity, flexibility in adult learning and overcoming the challenges of COVID-19.
Tackling Social Exclusion through Adult Education
Ecem Akarca, EU Projects Officer, examines social exclusion and shares the experiences of adult learners who have faced social exclusion, as well as outlining how adult learning can tackle this issue.
Peer Learning and Capacity Building in Europe
Ecem Akara, AONTAS EU Projects Officer, shares her experience participating in a European Agenda Peer Learning Activity (PLA) as part of the European Agenda for Adult Learning.
Zooming in with our Finnish Colleagues for an Online Study Visit
Ecem Akarca, EU Projects Officer, shares her experience participating in the recent AONTAS study visit with Kvs Finland.
€430 million New Capital Investment Announced for the Further and Higher Education Sectors
On 14th February 2022, a new investment of €430 million in capital programmes for further and higher education sectors was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills Niall Collins TD.
AONTAS Launches the Adult Learner Journal 2021
On 8th December 2021, over 100 participants gathered online to celebrate the launch of the 35th issue of The Adult Learner Journal, the only peer-reviewed journal focused on adult, community and further education in Ireland.
Adult Education in Ulster – Reconnect, Reflect and Reimagine
On Tuesday, 30th November 2021, AONTAS hosted a meeting to bring together adult learning organisations from across the Ulster region. The goal of the meeting was to provide a space on how collectively we can improve the quality of learning experiences for all adult learners, and to build a supportive culture of lifelong learning.