13th May 2011

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9:15 a.m.

Lecture

Education for All – No one should be lost!

Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Education and Research

10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

Three parallel forums

Forum 4

Our recipe against the shortage of expert staff: General education and job training
Profession and work are of paramount importance for the development and preservation of personal identity as well as social participation. Professional education should enable people to be prepared for future and current challenges in the labor market. More...

Jens Björnavold, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), Brussels
Dr. Regina Görner, Managing Director IG Metall (metal and engineering union)
Gabriele Sons, Director General of Gesamtmetall
Prof. Dr. Haci Halal Uslucan, Center for Studies on Turkey
Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel, President of the University Rectors Conference
Katharina Seewald, Chairperson of the VHS Region Kassel, member of the board of the DVV

Moderation: Dr. Ingrid Schöll, Chairperson of the VHS Bonn

Forum 5

After Kyoto and Cancun: How do we change our lifestyles?
The process of global warming and the resulting changes in climate have been strongly influenced/caused by human action. The consequences of global warming are many; they effect people and their environment and provoke global changes. More...

Daniela Kolbe, Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry "Growth, Affluence, Quality of Life"
Ralf Fuecks, board member of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Prof. Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Co-President International Resource Panel
Prof. Dr. Angelika Zahrnt, Member of the Council for Sustainability, Honorary Chairman of the Association for Environment and Nature Conservancy Germany
Karl Heinz Eisfeld, Manager of the VHS SüdOst, Deputy Chairman of the DVV

Moderation: Dr. Martin Lätzel, Manager of the State Association of Adult Education centres in Schleswig-Holstein

Forum 6

Local Responsibility for Community Education
In the cities, towns and districts of Germany, the Adult Education Centre is the best established central institution for continuing education in the community. The public mission of the Adult Education Centres is to offer widespread continuing education for all. More...

Antra Carlsen, Coordinator of the Nordic Network for Adult Learning
Dr. Christof Eichert, chairman of the board of the Herbert Quandt Foundation
Christina Emmrich, District Mayor of Berlin-Lichtenberg
Klaus Hebborn, Department Head for Education, Culture and Sport, German Association of Cities
Birgit Hesse, head of the district authority of Nordwestmecklenburg
Prof. Dr. Julia Lehner, Cultural Bureau representative for Nuremberg

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Klaus Meisel, Managing Director of the VHS Munich, and Dr. Wolfgang Eckart, Manager of Bildungszentrum Nuremberg

12:30 p.m.

Continuing Education fair and communication forum

1:30 – 3.00 p.m.

Closing ceremony: On to new horizons

New positioning: The Adult Education institute - Education as public responsibility

Social and institutional Challenges for Adult Education Centres (Statements):

Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, President of the DVV
Prof. Dr. Klaus Meisel, Managing Director of the VHS Munich

On the road with us - Why we need Adult Education Centres (Discussion):

Dr. Paul Bélanger, President of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Nuissl von Rein, scientific director of the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE)
Alan Smith, Acting head of Unit for Adult Education, DG Education and Culture, European Commission

Moderation: Constanze Abratzky, Deutsche Welle