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Our Latest Blog - Celebrating 20 Years of CEFA Ireland: A Journey of Strengthening Community Education
Community Education Facilitators (CEFs), representing all 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland, gathered in Athlone on the 11th and 12th of October for our annual two-day Networking Event. The event marked the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Community Education Facilitators’ Association (CEFA) in Ireland.
Date: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Certificate Adult Guidance, Theory and Practice Class of 2024
The Department of Adult & Community Education welcomes the new Certificate Adult Guidance, Theory and Practice students.
Date: Friday, 20 October 2023
10th of October Blog - Digital Entrepreneurship For Women (DEW)
DEW brings a gender perspective to the issue of digital entrepreneurship and the barriers facing female entrepreneurs. It creates a European-wide Community of Practice on the issue and combines the learning and results into a format that can enhance and strengthen new policy initiatives in the area of female entrepreneurship.
Date: Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Join us at Critical-Feminist dialogues in the emancipatory potential of education with Sara Tolbert
Join us at Critical-Feminist dialogues in the emancipatory potential of education with Sara Tolbert on Wed 25th Oct 2023. This is the first fireside chat of the Critical and Feminist (C&F) Research Policy Analysis ESAI Special Interest Group
Date: Tuesday, 03 October 2023
TUTOR project publishes its first research report on inclusive education
The first research report from the TUTOR inclusive education project has been published, giving insights into both the national and EU policies, frameworks and research in relation to inclusive education.
Date: Friday, 29 September 2023
Launch of Critical and Feminist (C&F) Research Policy Analysis ESAI Special Interest Group
Launch of Critical and Feminist (C&F) Research Policy Analysis ESAI Special Interest Group
Date: Friday, 29 September 2023
22nd of September Blog - Lifelong Learning and the Older Learner (and Teacher)
In memory of our dear colleague, the late Anne Roundtree. The current understanding of Lifelong Learning has become conflated with work related skills and employment opportunities. It’s part of a wider ‘education to service the economy’ discourse. This way of thinking fails to take into account adult students at all life stages who return to learning for any number of reasons that have nothing to do with employability or future skills.
Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
St Francis Hospice Coffee Morning – Wed 20th Sept
Coffee Morning – Wed 20th Sept, in aid of St Francis Hospice which also marked the retirement of our dear friend and colleague Michael Kenny.
Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Ireland's #1 Young university congratulates 86-year-old graduate
Maynooth University awards 86-year-old lifelong learner Phil Devitt with BA degree
Date: Thursday, 07 September 2023
Online Webinar: ‘Women in Leadership in Higher Education - stories from across Europe; much done, much to be done’.
Professor Ester Cois and Dr. Camilla Fitzsimons were facilitated in a discussions where they spoke about their personal experiences as women in leadership in HE, the happenings in their countries and their contribution to widening participation of women in Higher Education.
Date: Monday, 31 July 2023