EARLALL Working Groups meeting on Inclusion and Transborder Cooperation
18/09/2025
On 17 September, EARLALL held a joint working group session featuring a presentation by UP PAMINA VHS on transborder educational cooperation. The meeting highlighted initiatives supporting people with fewer opportunities, as well as upcoming autumn activities.
Connecting Across Borders
The session opened with insights from the external speaker, Irene Schäfer, from UP PAMINA VHS. By offering around 100 annual classes across disciplines to approximately 2,000 participants each year, UP PAMINA VHS has extensive experience in cross-border adult education between France and Germany. Irene emphasized how partnerships with local authorities and charities enable broad accessibility and ensure learning opportunities reach diverse communities.
The discussion explored ways to link UP PAMINA VHS initiatives with EARLALL working groups, including mobility programs, employment-related projects, and cross-border collaboration for people with fewer opportunities.
Nicholas Waller, from the Department of Working Life and co-chair of the Working Group on Mobility, shared updates on upcoming mobility exchanges and highlighted initiatives targeting people with fewer opportunities, including ongoing surveys of regional programs and matchmaking tools designed to facilitate the exchange of best practices.
Miriana Bucalossi, from the Tuscany region and chair of the Working Group on Youth Policies, presented findings from an ongoing survey on apprenticeships across EARLALL regions.
Andrea Bernert-Bürkle from Baden-Württemberg and Camilla Winter (Camilla Winter AB and EARLALL associate member) shared insights from the Lifelong Guidance and Ageing Societies Working Group, focusing on strategies to promote senior mobility and lifelong learning pathways.
Policy Updates and Shaping the 2026 Work Plan
The Secretariat provided updates on key EU policy developments. The meeting also discussed EARLALL’s 2026 Work Plan, inviting participants to share ideas and priorities that will guide upcoming initiatives.
