Education Policy Pill: Intersecting Pathways: Inclusive Education for Active Citizenship
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Education Policy Pill: Intersecting Pathways: Inclusive Education for Active Citizenship

This Policy Pill offers an interactive way to explore SOLIDAR Foundation’s Position Paper Intersecting Pathways: Inclusive Education for Active Citizenship. Inclusive education plays an important role in teaching fundamental values, promoting social inclusion and encouraging active democratic participation. The Pill defines what inclusive education is and which problems exist when it comes to its implementation….

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Just4All National Background Papers On Just Transition, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

ABF, Ligue de l’enseignement, CARDET and AONTAS, affiliated entities of the EU-funded Just4All project have produced 4 background papers about the contexts in Ireland, France, Cyprus and Sweden. The 4 national background papers illustrate the state of play of policies aimed at developing adequate adult learning schemes to support a just transition. The papers include…

Training of trainers on Artificial intelligence: Training Material
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Training of trainers on Artificial intelligence: Training Material

The Training of Trainers is an annual training opportunity offered by SOLIDAR Foundation for its members to increase their knowledge of and capacity to engagein policy themes connected to social affairs, inclusion and education at EU level. The training is based on an interactive methodology and is carried out by expertsin the relevant field. The…

Hands off the Erasmus+ budget! SOLIDAR Foundation opposes €295M cut to the Erasmus+ budget
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Hands off the Erasmus+ budget! SOLIDAR Foundation opposes €295M cut to the Erasmus+ budget

On September 13, 2024, the Council of the EU called for a decrease of €295 million to the Erasmus+ budget in its position on the 2025 European Union budget. Erasmus+ provides vital funding to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe. Millions of Europeans participate in the programme annually, with activities ranging from student…

Europe’s Next Chapter: Balancing Prosperity, Sustainability, and Social Justice
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Europe’s Next Chapter: Balancing Prosperity, Sustainability, and Social Justice

At the European Parliament’s constituent plenary session in July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected President of the European Commission. She then got to present her new Political Guidelines, a document based on the European Council’s Strategic Agenda that sets out the priority areas on which the Commission will focus and, in broad terms,…

AKA Active Citizens project – The Final Conference
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AKA Active Citizens project – The Final Conference

The Final AKA Conference took place on the 16 October 2024 at the EESC premises, with the AKA Active Citizens project partners and representatives participating from diverse Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders. The AKA Conference began with welcoming remarks and an introduction to the AKA Active Citizens project. Elisa Gambardella, Education and Lifelong…

CLADES: New Project kicks off!
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CLADES: New Project kicks off!

This month an exciting new project coordinated by the University of Groningen kicked off: CLADES! The Erasmus+ funded project titled Critical Language Awareness, Democratic Engagement and Sustainability (CLADES) was launched in Groningen on 8-10 October and will run until August 2027. The kick-off meeting brought together the project consortium composed of 5 partner organisations: SOLIDAR…

THE AKA BOOKLET: Methodologies for Fostering Social Action and Democratic Engagement
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THE AKA BOOKLET: Methodologies for Fostering Social Action and Democratic Engagement

The AKA (Awareness, Knowledge, Action) Active Citizens project has been two full years (2022-2024) of transformative and eye-opening experience. The aim of the project was to increase the democratic participation and engagement of young people with vulnerable backgrounds in eight different countries. Young people, particularly from marginalised communities are often the first to face barriers…