Posts tagged with "sustainable development"

  • Links to EU and international policy in Switzerland 2019

    In Switzerland the Strategy for Sustainable Development (2016-2019) has been brought in which specifically relates to all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to this there are a number of initiatives designed specifically to imple...

  • Links to EU and international policy in Sweden

    The basic rules regarding compulsory education in Sweden are set out in the Education Act, adopted in 2010. The Act states that all Swedish citizens are entitled to a quality education, and that their access to education must not be affected by th...

  • Links to EU and international policy in Turkey

    In Turkey, sustainable development policies have been incorporated into numerous laws, legislations, regulations, policy documents and action plans in a variety of policy fields and sectors. The National Development Plan (NDP), the highest-level n...

  • Links to EU and international policy in the Ukraine

    Even though the political situation in the country makes it rather challenging to implement sustainable social changes, the Ukraine does address SDGs to some extent. Integration in the European Area is on the...

  • Links to EU and international policy in Austria

    The Sustainable Development Goals are at the core of many Austrian national political strategies concerning inclusive and quality education for all. Sustainability is the main theme within the nation-wide programme for adult education centres. Whi...

  • Adult education trends in 2019

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    Based on the country reports, what are the current trends and policies of European adult education? In the 2019 country report survey, EAEA asked members to reply to questions about several European policies.
  • Developments: Ambitious new program for adult education

    In Austria two of the members have responded to this year’s survey: The Association of Austrian Adult Education Centers (VöV) is the coordination center for the federal and regional associations with over 270 adult education centers, while...

  • Developments: Emergency corona policies for educators

    In 2019 a political agreement on upskilling the labor force was published. The agreement includes basic skills, English language and digital learning as key elements. A major change was that the program was made accessible to unemployed people. Th...

  • Developments: New reform for continuous learning

    In the fall 2019 the Finnish government launched a policy reform on continuous learning, which focuses on the skills development of working age people and seeks new solutions to combine work and study. The new policies will be published by the end of...
  • Developments: Few changes in adult education in Belarus

    In 2019 there were no major changes to the adult education sector in Belarus. According to EAEA’s member, International public association (IPA), adult education has not seen any new innovations or policy changes and the funding has stayed the sam...