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Lifelong Learning Revisited: Can Universities and Alliances Become New Hubs for Reskilling and Upskilling?

20. 4. 2025

Lifelong Learning Revisited: Can Universities and Alliances Become New Hubs for Reskilling and Upskilling?

Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (CEST)

Organised by: 4EU+ Alliance & UNICA


Registration

Registration is open until Sunday, 1 June 2025.

REGISTER HERE


Background

As highlighted in the European Commission's Union of Skills initiative, universities are expected to play a key role in upskilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning. Universities and European Universities alliances are now stepping up to offer more flexible, high-quality programmes for working professionals and adult learners, moving beyond the traditional approach where employers primarily drove workforce training.

This webinar, the third one in the EduLAB – 4EU+ Alliance Joint Education Webinar Series, aims to showcase successful strategies, case studies, and best practices from universities, university alliances and their business partners that have developed effective lifelong learning initiatives. Through concrete examples, speakers will share insights into collaboration with industry, digital learning innovations, micro-credentials, and cross-institutional cooperation, highlighting how universities can remain competitive in the lifelong learning landscape.


Why attend?

The event will offer participants an opportunity to:

  • Gain insights into how universities and alliances have successfully designed and implemented lifelong learning initiatives that meet the needs of diverse learners

  • Learn how higher education institutions are collaborating with business and industry to provide lifelong learning opportunities to enable upskilling and reskilling and align with real-world skills demands and workforce trends

  • Hear how universities are positioning themselves within broader educational and labour market ecosystems and how policy frameworks and strategies boost this transformation


Further details about the programme and speakers will be announced soon.


Who should join?

Anyone interested is welcome to participate, but we particularly encourage particular groups to attend:

  • University representatives (academic leaders, programme directors, heads of continuing education departments)

  • Lifelong learning and training providers

  • Policymakers and educational stakeholders

  • Members of university alliances and networks

  • Students and PhD candidates

  • Professionals and adult learners

  • Researchers in higher education policy and innovation


Contact to organisers

For questions and more information about the webinar, please contact: katarzyna.scieranska@adm.uw.edu.pl or laura.colo@4euplus.eu.