Higher Education Networking, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

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• Higher Education Networking, Lifelong Learning
  and Adult Education
• Dr. Anikó Kálmán, Senior Lecturer
• Director
• University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning Centre

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Adult Education in Hungary

• The following diagram shows the strategic
  importance of Adult Education for Hungary. The
  participation of adults in education and training
  will have to be doubled by 2010.

of adults in education and training
EU target 12.5 by 2010
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Adult Education in Hungary
In 2002 7807 trainings were organised for adults,
6723 were recognised by the state.
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Number of Adult Learners
In 2002 149.473 learners participated in adult
education programmes, 125.296 in trainings
recognised by the state
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Data on Adult Learners
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Data in non-formal education of enrolled
students according to age groups
Data on Adult Learners
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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre

• Main tasks
• Effective coordination
• Marketing of education service
• Organization of networks and national/internationa
  l programmes
• Management of education
• Priorities
• Projects for RD
• Development of e-learning
• Improvement of human resources of learning
• Resource plan development and up-dating

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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre

• Activities
• EDUCATION planning, development, implementation,
  assessment (prior learning, learning potentials,
  competences)
• EDUCATIONAL SERVICES assessment of prior
  learning, carrier guidance and orientation,
  assessment of training needs, counselling,
  teaching for employment search, non-formal and
  informal learning
• KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES systematic
  evaluation of competences and curriculum design
• ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF ANDRAGOGY development
  of human resources for adult education and
  methodological support (including distance
  education)

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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre
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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre
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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre
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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND NETWORKS
TheNUCE Thematic Network in University
Continuing Education EUPECO European
Pedagogic College in Adult Education and
Training TEACh Teaching European Active
Citizenship ALPINE Adults Learning and
Participating in Education EQUIPE European
Quality in Individualized Pathways in
Education EULLearN European University
Lifelong Learning Network
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The University of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND NETWORKS
DE LLK
THENUCE I. (1996-2000)
THENUCE II. (2000-2003)
ALPINE (2001-2004)
EUPECO (2001-2004)
EQUIPE (2002-2005)
EULLEARN (2003-2006)
-2007
TEACH (2004-2006)
NETTLE (2004-2007)
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EUPECO

• The project aimed to design a European
  educational system for the adults, be able to
  deliver a diploma in the field of Adult
  Education Pedagogy, and develop a study
  programme integrated in this system.
• This was to be a semi-independent educational
  structure able to assure a proper high-level
  qualification in Adult Pedagogy for those who are
  already working in the field of Adult Education,
  but without having the appropriate skills and
  knowledge.
• It is the case for the employees of the adult
  education providers (adult education agencies,
  folk schools, popular universities, etc).

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TEACh

• The partners from Cyprus, Denmark, Finland,
  France, Hungary, Italy and the United Kingdom)
  develop a Grundtvig 3 Course aimed at improving
  the training of persons involved in formal and
  non-formal adult education in the area of
  teaching active citizenship.
• The project set up a team of tutors who pool
  together expertise and devise the content, the
  teaching approach and the evaluation/certification
  methodology to be used within the course.
• The package thus created will be included in the
  Comenius/Grundtvig Catalogue and offered to a
  wide European audience.

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ALPINE

• 35 partners from 20 countries
• To examine existing provision for adults in
  European Universities identifying barriers to
  learning examples of good practice
• To find ways of improving and developing existing
  practices
• To strengthen learning opportunities for adult
  learners by increasing widening access

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ALPINE

• KEY ISSUES
• Situational- e.g. lack of money/ time
• Institutional- e.g. programmes not adapted to
  adults needs
• Attitudinal- e.g. negative attitudes to adult
  students

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ALPINE

• Adult teaching and learning methods must replace
  those used with younger adults
• Programmes must be flexible and respond to the
  demands of the market
• Course should provide new knowledge and skills
• Assessment should help identify progress and
  areas of weakness
• The direct experience of the learner should be
  recognized

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EQUIPE

• The overall purpose of this project network is to
  enhance the quality of the individualised
  learning pathways for adults into and through
  higher education.
• As universities become lifelong learning
  institutions, arrangements for quality assurance
  and enhancement need to take account of a much
  more diverse range of learners' needs and of new
  practices.
• Together the 32 partners develop a web-based
  toolkit to support quality projects in university
  adult learning particularly focussing on new
  forms of practice.

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TheNUCE / EULLearN

• Between 1996 and 2003 a large Thematic Network,
  TheNUCE (Thematic Network in University
  Continuing Education) mobilised experts from some
  140 universities in 30 European Countries to
  identify several important transitions which are
  required for current university Lifelong Learning
  management.
• Since 2003 this TheNUCE activity has been
  continued and developed by EULLearN (European
  University Lifelong Learning Network), active in
  31 countries with 101 Higher Educational and
  Social/Economic partners

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TheNUCE / EULLearN

• The objectives are to enhance the quality of
  University Lifelong Learning (LLL) and to promote
  European-wide actions that would develop LLL in
  the society.
• The target groups are the managers/providers of
  LLL.
• The expected added value is the positioning of
  LLL in Europe as a normal activity of higher
  education institutions, recognised as such at
  both internal and external level.
• THENUCE / EULLearN aims to give a new wider
  European dimension and target to the network
  activities by developing Europe-wide actions and
  means of identifying and disseminating good
  practice.

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THENUCE Activities to 2003
THEG1 Handbook
ELLOBS European LLL Observatory proposal
THEG9 Adult Teaching Learning
THEG9 Adult Teaching Learning
ALPINE (Grundtvig Project)
THEG2 Observatory
THEG8 Quality Evaluation
THEG3 European UCE
THENUCE
ODELUCE (Minerva Project)
THEG5 Relay Centres
THEG7 National Networks
"virtual" THEG4" ODL ICT in UCE
THEG6 Accreditation ECTS
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EULLearN Targeted Thematic Groups
TTG A LLL Methods Environments, Common Core
References, Learning Materials Leaders Helka
Urponen, FI Lapin Yliopisto Frank Moe, NO
Universitetet i Bergen Danguole Rutkauskiene, LT
Kauno Technologijos Universitetas TTG
B National University Lifelong Learning Networks
and European Co-operation Leaders Anikó Kálmán,
HU Debreceni Egyetem Petras Barsauskas, LT
ISM Kaunas Victor de Kosinsky, BE
(consultant) TTG C Accreditation, TUNING, APEL
ECATS (European Credit Accumulation Transfer
System in LLL) Leaders Aune Valk, EE Tartu
Ülikool Arnaud Haeringer, FR Université de
Haute-Alsace
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EULLearN and Norway

• The EULLearN co-ordinator is the ISM in Kaunas,
  Lithuania a dynamic and modern European
  university of economics and management, serving
  the lifelong educational needs of society.
• Two of the main institutions which founded ISM in
  1999 were
• BI Norwegian School of Management in Sandvika
• The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development
  Fund (Innovasjon Norge) in Oslo
• The ISM Master Programme in International
  Management is supported and financed by the
  Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
  accredited by the BI Norwegian School of
  Management
• ISM also coordinates the project Transparency in
  Local Government, which is supported by the
  Norwegian Government

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MELLearN
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MELLearN was officially established on the 19
October 2002 by 13 Hungarian Higher Education
Institutions with the support of the European
Commission and the THENUCE European SOCRATES
Lifelong Learning Network The legally
registered MELLearN, having 22 member
institutions, initiate and co-ordinate
educational, learning, research and other
scientific activities of public interest
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Aims and objectives

• Cooperation in activities and agreement on the
  key issues
• define and implement the meaning of Lifelong
  Learning in Hungary
• build up an institutional LLL background
• establish communication channels
• to work and recruit students together
• research and develop opportunities in the field
  of LLL
• build a dissemination and counselling
  organisation
• assess the needs and expectations of society and
  the economic world
• establish a common interest group to share tasks

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MELLearN Working Groups

• Legal Advisory Group for LLL legislationWorking
  on the harmonization of the laws of Higher- and
  Adult Education
• LLL MethodologyPromoting the co-operation among
  the institutions of higher education
• Strategic DevelopmentDrawing up proposals for
  government institutions and non-educational
  bodies
• Quality Assurance in Distance LearningDeveloping
  an online database

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MELLearN is a EULLearN partner and contributes to
the National LLL Networks Targeted Thematic
Group TTG B
MELLearN
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1st Hungarian National and International
Lifelong Learning Conference organised by
MELLearN in Debrecen, Hungary -- 21-22 April 2005

• Main themes
• The Lifelong Learning concept today in Europe
• APEL Accreditation of prior experiential
  learning
• Co-operation between the Higher Education
  Institutionsand the non-educational sector in
  the field of the development of human resources
• MELLearN National LLL Network 2005 General
  Assembly

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1st Hungarian National and International
Lifelong Learning Conference

• Results and Lessons learned
• beginning of the co-operation between the
  Higher Education Institutions and the
  non-educational sector
• establish communication and co-operation
  channels
• launch the national awareness on APEL
• exchange of national and international
  experiences
• easier access to good practise
• creation of common strategies

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• Lifelong Learning and Competence
• The first book of the MELLearN Network
• by the Methodology Workgroup, 2005
• Main chapters
• - Blended learning
• - Competence and modern e-learning based
  education
• - Inconsistencies of adult education in Hungary
• - e-learning based distance learning

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THANK YOU!
Dr. Anikó Kálmán, Senior LecturerDirectorUnivers
ity of Debrecen Lifelong Learning
Centre kalmanak_at_lifelong.hu www.lifelong.hu