Issue 05/2026 May 2026 Welcome to eucen’s monthly bulletin!
May ends full of new opportunities to connect across the LLL community. As we approach the start of the 56th eucen Conference 2026 in Cagliari, we are excited to welcome participants from across Europe and beyond to celebrate eucen’s 35th anniversary together. The conference will be a special moment to reflect on our shared achievements, strengthen partnerships and continue shaping the future of ULLL. This month, we would like to highlight new voices and resources from across our network. A new episode of the podcast series Voices of Lifelong Learning explores the work of eucen’s SAMUELE project together with Copenhagen Business School and the UNESCO Institute for LLL. You will also find updates from the SAMUELE project workshop in Copenhagen, a short overview of the online consultation organised within the MESHE project, insights from the recent eucen Global Seminar on sustainable funding for LLL, and reflections on key European initiatives connecting inclusion and ULLL. We are also pleased to share the first E-zine of the VISUALITY Project and the latest resources developed by the INCLUDE ME+ Project to support inclusive digital media practices across Europe. And while we look forward to meeting in Cagliari, preparations are already underway for the 2026 eucen Autumn Seminar in Barcelona, where we will explore together the balance between employability and social mission in a changing Europe.We hope you enjoy this month’s edition and thank you, as always, for being part of the eucen community. If you receive this messages it is because you have registered on our website or because you have requested to receive our newsletters. We offer you a selection of acticles here that we think might be of interest to you. We hope you enjoy them. The eucen conference in Cagliari starts next week!Everything is ready and we are only waiting for you to arrive to Cagliari. Keynote speakers, presenters, panelists, moderators and participants. Thrilled to celebrate with you eucen’s 35th anniversary! We hope you do not miss it!  
Voices of Lifelong Learning, episode #3 eucen’s third episode of the podcast series, Voices of Lifelong Learning, hosted by eucen and moderated by Matthew Weait is out!In this episode we talk about eucen’s project SAMUELE with one of its partners and one of its external evaluators. Do not miss it!  
Any plans for November? Join us in Barcelona! The website of the 2026 eucen Autumn Seminar is open now! Follow the link to read about it and to register. Join us in November and explore with us the two faces of ULLL: employability and social mission.
 
Presentation of the first results of MESHE to stakeholders eucen’s project MESHE was formally presented to key stakeholders during a project consultation online. With around 30 participants, the session shown the data collected from the survey, the questionnaire and the focus discussion sessions. 
SAMUELE workshop in Copenhagen On 6 May 2026, the SAMUELE consortium gathered in Copenhagen for a workshop dedicated to University Lifelong Learning (ULLL) policy, hosted by Station and Copenhagen Business School.
 
eucen Global Seminar 2026: Investing in LLL – new paths to sustainable funding You can now download the presentations from the 6th eucen Global Seminar, that brought together over 50 participants, including 7 presenters from Europe, North America and Asia exploring sustainable funding.  |
International Journal of Lifelong Education