Forum 1: Education – key to the integration of people, cultures and social environments

Forum 2: VHS 21 – Citizen participation as a source of strength for a vibrant democracy

Forum 3: Education Gap and Age Trap? - Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age

Forum 4: Our recipe against the shortage of expert staff: General education and job training

Forum 5: After Kyoto and Cancun: How do we change our lifestyles?

Forum 6: Local Responsibility for Community Education

Opening Ceremony

Opening of the XIIIth German Adult Education Conference by Federal President Christian Wulff

Greetings from the State of Berlin by Senator Prof. Dr. E. Jürgen Zöllner, Senate for Education, Science and Research

Message from the President of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Culture, Minister Dr. Bernd Althusmann (in German)

Plenary Session: Education without Borders

Lecture by H.R.H. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, UNESCO Ambassador for Literacy, Chair of the High-Level Expert Group on Literacy, European Commission

Lecture by Dr. Rajesh Tandon, Chairman of PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia)

Closing ceremony: On to new horizons

Lecture by Prof. Paul Bélanger, President of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)