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“I aim to deepen our partnerships with stakeholders, researchers and policymakers. Ultimately, we all face the same challenges, and only together can we create solutions,” says Raffaela Kihrer, the new Secretary General of EAEA.

EAEA’s Kihrer: Strengthening the links between policy, practice and research

Raffaela Kihrer became the new Secretary General of the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) in January 2025. What are her main objectives in this role? What brings her the most joy? And what worries keep her up at night?

21.05.2025 Katriina Palo-Närhinen

“The global is not ‘out there’. Global is perspective, not location.” In June, Robbie Guevara led a workshop on Global Perspectives on Adult Learning and Education at the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) Conference in Helsinki.

Policy perspectives

ICAE’s Guevara: Flexibility and partnering needed in adult education policy

“Given the diverse nature of post-schooling education, we need flexibility in adult education policy, not rigid structures,” argues Robbie Guevara, President of International Council for Adult Education and Associate Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne.

01.11.2024 Wif Stenger

Policy perspectives

Uwe Gartenschlaeger: Adult education is essential to tackle societal challenges

“If we want to live in peace and democracy, if we want to give everybody a fair chance not to be left behind, we need lifelong learning and adult learning,” says Uwe Gartenschlaeger, President of the EAEA.

04.10.2024 Wif Stenger