REAL DEAL | Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative Approaches and Learning
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REAL DEAL | Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative Approaches and Learning

WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? REAL DEAL- Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative Approaches and Learning is a 3-year research project funded by Horizon 2020. Its primary focus is on reshaping the participation of citizens and stakeholders in the context of the European Green Deal (EGD). WHY? Within this project, SOLIDAR is a…

Is observance all we can do? Support teachers & quality education for all! International Day of Education
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Is observance all we can do? Support teachers & quality education for all! International Day of Education

Is observance all we can do? Support teachers & quality education for all! International Day of Education With a shorter history that Teacher’s Day, the International Day of Education (24 January) was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as such in 2018. The reason was to celebrate the role of education in bringing global…

Commodifying education through assessment: LLLWeek21 workshop
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Commodifying education through assessment: LLLWeek21 workshop

On 2 December, SOLIDAR Foundation organised a workshop in the frame of the LLLWeek21, titled “Commodifying education through assessment”. The 11th edition of the LLLWeek has reaffirmed itself as one of the most important annual gatherings of education providers promoting lifelong learning in Europe, and has doubled down on the link between assessment used in education and wellbeing of learners and educators. The LLLWeek marked also the publication of the Lifelong Learning Platform’s (LLLP) annual position paper, which…

The First European Education for Climate Day!
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The First European Education for Climate Day!

Today, on 25 November 2021, the European Commission has launched the first Education for Climate Day, celebrating all education practitioners around Europe that work on education for environmental sustainability and its adjacent topics. The Day was marked by an online event organized by the European Commission to facilitate the sharing of good practices across education…

The Solidarity Labs keep spreading across Europe!
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The Solidarity Labs keep spreading across Europe!

The Solidarity Labs keep spreading across Europe! The project valUE – Solidarity Matters funded by Europe for Citizens keeps engaging the citizenry across Europe in a collective reflection on the importance of Solidarity! Over 200 people have been involved in the Solidarity Labs organised over the past few months in Greece, Cyprus and Romania, leading to over 10 definitions of Solidarity that started feeding…

Policy Paper – The Commodification of Education and the Prevalence of For-Profit Education Stakeholders: Education for all or education for profit?
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Policy Paper – The Commodification of Education and the Prevalence of For-Profit Education Stakeholders: Education for all or education for profit?

On World Teachers’ Day, SOLIDAR Foundation celebrates all those who are educating learners to adapt to their current society. The teaching profession is providing one of the most essential rights that all should have, one without which it is hard for any individual to reach self-determination and fully enjoy all inalienable rights. Though much is…

Briefing Note – Education for Environmental Sustainability
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Briefing Note – Education for Environmental Sustainability

SOLIDAR Foundation is launching its Briefing Note on Education for Environmental Sustainability which aims to highlight the connections between the several ongoing initiatives at the EU level regarding EES and GCE, to support our members and partners’ advocacy actions for improving the policy making around the topic. This occurs in the framework of SOLIDAR Foundation’s work on GCE, working on advocacy towards the mainstreaming of Education for Environmental Sustainability…

SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the state of the civic space in Europe
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SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the state of the civic space in Europe

SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the state of the civic space in Europe The second annual Study Visit of SOLIDAR Foundation (12 – 14 July) addressed the issue of the state of the civic space in Europe thanks to the interventions of external experts and the exchange of experiences, common challenges and lessons learned by members and partners across Europe.  SOLIDAR’s…

TRANSVAL – EU: Survey on innovative initiatives for the validation of transversal skills
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TRANSVAL – EU: Survey on innovative initiatives for the validation of transversal skills

TRANSVAL – EU: Survey on innovative initiatives for the validation of transversal skills The EU-funded project TRANSVAL-EU, in which SOLIDAR Foundation is a partner, is a European policy experimentation concerning innovative approaches for the validation of transversal skills obtained in non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL) contexts, including guidance services.  “Transversal skills and competences (TSCs) are learned and…