Integration begins with learning the language
Liberal adult education has an important role in integrating migrants in Finland.
Small things that make a difference
Celia Skaarup from the Danish Adult Education Association explains the findings of a study of the barriers and the good practice of integrating migrants and refugees into Danish adult education.
From Al-Shabaab Back Home
Joining a terrorist organisation is something done out of free will or in the lack of options. Leaving one can cost a life. The journey out of an extremist group does not end at home. That is where it begins.
Lifelong learning responds to Japan’s socio-economic change
Japan is slowly waking up to women’s importance in contributing to the country’s growth. Adult education can help support women’s careers as they seek better opportunities at workplace.
Learning Down Under: Adult education for the disadvantaged
Local learning centres have an important role in educating disadvantaged people in Victoria, Australia.
“Common standards for migrants’ skills needed in the EU”
Adult educators need to make the benefits of adult education in integration visible to decision-makers, says MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen.
Polarisation is the opposite of social inclusion
Sometimes the good efforts of starting a dialogue between opposing counterparts lead to the fact that more fuel is poured on an already inflamed situation. That is where the knowledge of the dynamics of polarisation come in handy.
Online guide helps to see the world behind news
Better awareness of global development issues encourage journalists and public to challenge their world view and be more critical towards news.
Where are you heading, EU?
Two Finnish EU experts debate about the state of the EU in 2017.
War shadows education in Somalia
How to get the basic education for everyone from school children to adult learners in a war torn society with little resources at hand? This is a challenge Ministry for Education and higher Education in Somalia is dealing with.
