The project aimed at developing and implementing concepts and instruments that focus on orientation towards learners’ actual life situations and characteristics of the labour market. The overall objective was integrating groups facing particular challenges at the labour market into education, training and employment.  Partners include BBB Germany, BEST Germany, Folkuniversitetet Kristianstad, Papilot – Instiute Zavod za vzpodbujanje in razvijanje kvalitete ž ivljenja, Wyzsza Szkola Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Lodzi and IRFA Sud. PI: Ralf St Clair

LLL Programme - GRUNDTVIG Multilateral project - Partners as follows: p&w praxis und wissenschaft projekt gmbh (co-ordinator); Lernende Regionen Deutschland e.V.; CITY Conversity AB (Sweden); University of Pecs; Kaunas University of Technology; Observator pentru Dezvoltarea Invatari (Romania); Nexus Europe (IRL) Ltd. (Ireland) 

The project capitalised on good practice found in Learning Regions, and further developed a common set of quality methods and instruments to ensure the development, assurance and improvement of quality of learning networks in compliance with the Common Quality Assurance Framework. From the project results the partners derived a handbook, best practice guide and training module for managers and stakeholders of learning regions, which allows for the effective planning, implementation, evaluation and review of co-operation among educational providers within Learning regions. GU Staff: Mike Osborne and Muir Houston

This project addresses the international development and the indigenous learning needs of the Palestinian people.  LLIP therefore involves:

• Learning throughout the lifespan – learning that is from cradle to grave, starting at any age and in any circumstances;
• Learning that has no boundaries, stretching right across the vocational and academic divide to include all types of formal and informal learning.

It has intention and planning as collaborative exercises mediated through all sorts of learning organizations, which includes schools, colleges and universities with different sorts of learning organization and employment constituting both regional and global partners.  The aim of Lifelong Learning in Palestine is to facilitate Palestine’s emergence as a learning society where tradition and culture come together in a dynamic knowledge-based society.

The project seeks to develop Lifelong Learning as a collaborative project in Palestine.  It aims to develop Lifelong Learning provision in formal and informal networks across the West Bank and Gaza, linking the work of universities to centres outside of the university in civil society.  Seminars and workshops will develop pedagogic partnerships in different settings, facilitating a wide arrangement of adult learning right across Palestinian society.  Palestinian institutions will link innovative work in Lifelong Learning to different regions in Europe and the Arab world. PI: Keith Hammond, Co-PIs Alison Phipps, Rebecca Kay and Mike Osborne)

Partners: University of Malta, St Mary’s University College London, University of Maynooth, University of Birzeit, University of Al Quds, Bethlehem University and The Islamic University of Gaza.

A PASCAL International Observatory project, but with synergies with CRADALL work. The Universities of Auckland, Glasgow and Melbourne have been funded to establish an interest group of academics within the fields of Lifelong Learning, Regional Development and cognate disciplines to share strategic vision, best practice and engage in benchmarking activities. The focus is on effective knowledge transfer, 3^rd mission activities, and other engagements that contribute to regional development and to the success of our institutions.

This work builds on the work of PURE above. In addition to the proposing universities, interest in involvement has already been expressed by a number of other U21 universities and other HEIs. The most recent event was a workshop in Glasgow on 14/15 May 2012. PIs: Mike Osborne and Susan Geerthuis (Auckland)