eucen Highlights | DECEMBER 2025
| December 2025 eucen Highlights |
Welcome to eucen‘s monthly bulletin! Season’s Greetings from eucen As 2025 comes to a close, we celebrate a year of collaboration, innovation, and lifelong learning across Europe and beyond. The latest issue of the eucen Journal of University Lifelong Learning (EJULL, Vol. 9, Issue 2) is now available! Emerging from the 2025 eucen Conference in Lille, it features 12 insightful papers from 9 different countries. Our gratitude goes to the authors and reviewers for their dedication and contributions. Looking ahead, the 56th eucen Annual Conference in Cagliari, Italy (03–05 June 2026) will explore “Empowering Futures: Lifelong Learning, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Changing World.” Book the dates and join us to share innovations, discuss emerging trends, and strengthen connections across Europe. Programme and registration details coming soon! The MESHE project has officially launched in December, aiming to build a European micro-credentials exchange system. By enabling flexible and collaboration between HEIs, MESHE will enhance mobility, cooperation, and innovation in higher education. Two deadlines for 15 January: The INCLUDE ME+ survey to contribute to the creation of a safer, more inclusive digital spaces closes on this date. The Call for Papers for the EDEN 2026 conference in Porto “Beyond Technology: Human–AI Collaboration for Learning and Teaching” will be launched on 15 Januaryoii. Do not mis the deadlines! From all of us at eucen, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year 2026—may it be full of learning, collaboration, and innovation! Note: the eucen Barcelona office will be closed until 07 January 2026. If you receive this message, it is because you have registered on our website or because you have requested to receive our newsletters. We offer you a selection of articles here that we think might be of interest to you. We hope you enjoy them! |
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| Season Greetings and all the best for 2026! The eucen Steering Committee and staff wish to all our members and friends a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year 2026! Next year we’ll celebrate eucen’s 35th Anniversary during our events: Global Seminar (Apr), Annual Conference in Cagliari (Jun), and Autumn Seminar in Barcelona (Nov). Please, note that we will be on holidays until 07 January 2026. |
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| The new eucen EJULL (vol 9 issue 2) has been published! Our Christmas present: the new EJULL journal emerging from the eucen Conference in Lille in 2025 has been published! Do not miss the opportunity to read the 12 pieces of work that are included in this edition, with papers from BE, CH, DE, FR, IE, IT, NL, UK and Singapore! Thanks to all the authors and the external reviewers for their work. |
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| Empowering Futures: LLL, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in a Changing World Get ready for the 56th eucen Annual Conference in Cagliari (IT), 03–05 June 2026! Join educators, researchers, and policymakers to explore the future of lifelong learning across Europe. Engage in cutting-edge sessions, share innovations and build connections. Stay tuned—registration and programme details coming soon. |
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| MESHE: Shaping a European Micro-Credentials Exchange The MESHE project has just officially launched this month! Its goal is to design a European micro-credentials exchange system, enabling HEIs to share and recognise short, flexible learning achievements across borders. MESHE will strengthen mobility, cooperation, and innovation in HE, paving the way for a truly interconnected European learning ecosystem. |
 IncludeME+ wants your feedback on building inclusive digital spacesINCLUDE ME+ invites you to shape safer, more inclusive digital spaces. Discover new European research on digital media, inclusion, and peacebuilding and help refine it with your feedback. Share your voice by 15 January 2026. Influence future inclusive digital practices through participating in this collaborative survey. |
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| EDEN Porto AC 2026 – Call for Papers EDEN 2026 goes to Porto to explore “Beyond Technology: Human–AI Collaboration for Learning and Teaching.” Join educators and researchers to examine inclusive, ethical, and relational approaches to AI in education, from wellbeing and pedagogy to assessment and institutional transformation. Registrations and submissions open 15 January 2026. OTHER RECENT EUCEN PUBLICATIONS: EJULL 9(1) Position Paper 10 – ULLL and Social Rights FORTHCOMING EUCEN EVENTS  Mark in your calendars the dates for the 2026 eucen events!6th eucen Global Seminar. Investing in LLL: New Paths to Sustainable Funding. Online, Wed 29 Apr 2026 at 14:00CET 56th eucen Annual Conference. Empowering Futures: LLL, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in a Changing World. Cagliari, Wed 03-Fri 05 June 2026. 14th eucen Autumn Seminar. Two faces of ULLL: Balancing Employability and Social Mission in a Changing Europe. Barcelona, Thu 19-Fri 20 November 2026 |
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