Partners

The Lifelong Learning Center of the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) is a structural unit for ensuring the availability, offer and management of lifelong learning. The competitive conditions of the modern labour market require continuing education of specialists, upgrading their qualifications and supplementing their knowledge throughout their lifetime, even after completing a vocational or higher education. Continuing education programs at LBTU are implemented by the Lifelong Learning Centre. Its purpose is to promote the availability, offer and development of lifelong learning at the university, ensuring the quality of continuing education for everyone who is studying, working, looking for a job or planning further education and career in order to promote personal development in accordance with the requirements of the labour market, as well as their own needs and interests. The centre offers both continuing education courses in the fields studied at LBTU, as well as preparation courses for high school students for admission to university, and the opportunity to listen to individual study program courses as a study listener. The erudition of the teaching staff of the Lifelong Learning Center, the ability to methodically and psychologically freely, and content-wise deeply work with people who want to gain knowledge there, has received an appropriate evaluation and helps to attract students and others interested in continuing education programs.

ESIE is a European centre of studies and initiatives established in 2001, inspired by the work and theories of sociologist Danilo Dolci (1924-1997). CESIE breaks with an ethnocentric global drive and focuses on individuals and diversity. Doing so, we apply the teaching of Danilo Dolci who developed innovative educational nonviolent methods (such as the “strike in reverse” – working without pay- through which individuals initiated unauthorised public works projects, by and for the grass-roots in the ‘50 in Sicily). Building on our experience and coherently to our story, we experience the possibility to overturn dynamics and approaches, aiming at a smarter and more sustainable worldwide future educational cooperation. Moreover, CESIE benefits from a broad network of partners with more than 3000 civil society organisations, universities, schools, research centres, public authorities and private entities, youth centres, companies and entrepreneurs in the world.

Along with other institutions and organisations, CESIE is currently implementing over 120 projects in more than 80 countries.

CESIE is accredited by the Region of Sicily for Orientation of Vocational Education and Training, with macro-typology of Higher Education and lifelong learning (LLL) for “development, introduction and implementation of reforms in education and training to increase integration and develop employability”, and therefore eligible as accreditation, certification and/or qualification body.

– Volkshochschule im Landkreis Cham e.V. (Adult Education Centre in Cham District) is a non-state non-profit institution providing educational services to adult population in Cham District.
– The mission of the organisation is to ensure the right to education, access to lifelong learning services and equal opportunities by equipping citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to be an active member of society. To do so, the institution provides a wide range of services on vocational (e.g., IT, accounting, marketing) and non-vocational subjects (healthy and “green” lifestyle, sports, culture).

We endeavour to create learning communities which empower people from every background to develop their skills, overcome barriers to inclusion and realise their full potential.we have taken part in a wide range of activities that empower individuals and communities.

Diopter open university is a private institution for adult education and training. The school has been founded in 1995, and since then it had more than 20 000 students. Diopter is one of the largest educational institutions in the region of Istria, in Croatia, and it has more than 30 educational training programs. We have high school programs and numerous training programs in fields of economy, tourism, health and agriculture, all verified by National Ministry of Education and science.

The school has six permanent employees and more than 40 associates (teachers, all experts on their area of education).

Diopter has also been coordinator or partner on various EU projects (IPA, ESF, ERASMUS+).