Day 1 – Wednesday 8th June

9.30 - 10.30
Coffee and Registration

 
10.30 -  12.00
Conference Welcome
- Professor Dr. Ahmet Acar, President, METU
Introduction to METU
 Professor Dr.  Hüseyin Vural, Director METU CEC

- Video welcome to the conference
  Marian Harkin, Member of the European Parliament

Video Transcript Available HERE

-  Introduction to Value
  Carol Stewart, VALUE Network Coordinator
-  Plenary:
The Bridge Between Europe and Asia: the Challenges of Adult Education in Turkey   
  Dr. Özlem Ünlühisarcıklı
   Department of Educational Sciences, Bogazici University, TR  

 
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch
 

 
13.30 - 15.15
Workshops Session A
 

A1
a) Employability Sub-Group
b) 10 Steps towards Recognition
Jo Peeters, Scouting Gelderland, (NL)

A2
a) Older Volunteers as Learners Sub-Group
b) Intergenerational Learning and Volunteering in Museums
Rajka Bračun Sova (SI)

 

A3
a)  Citizenship Sub-group
b) The Third Sector As A School Of Skills And Citizenship
Pau Vidal, OTS (ES)

A4
a) Intercultural Dialogue Sub-group
b) Promoting motivation in ICD & LLL
Dr. Gabriele Stöger, weReurope project (AT)

 
15.15 - 15.45
Refreshments

 
15.45  -16.30
Plenary
Volunteering: An international perspective
Donna Keher
Chief, Partnerships & Communications Division, United Nations Volunteers

 
16.30 - 17.30
Workshops Session B

B1
Grundtvig Opportunities
The TR Grundtvig Agency (TR)

B2
National Networks for ULLL
EUCEN (BE)

Ppt in EN and TR below

B3
Education & Volunteering in the  Health Sector
Annagret Verbeek & Professor Winrich Briepohl, German Red Cross (DE)

B4
Gender Issues in Volunteering and Learning
Irina Carmen Barbalata,
Pro-Women (RO)

Day 2 – Thursday 9th June

 
9.30 - 10.30
Plenary
Democracy, Citizenship and Lifelong Learning
Professor John Annette
Pro Vice Master for Lifelong Learning and Engagement and Professor of Citizenship and Lifelong Learning, Department of Social Policy and Education, Birkbeck, University of London

 
10.30 - 11.00
Refreshments

 
11.00 - 12.00
Workshops Session C

C1
The provision of lifelong learning to volunteers in turbulent and troubled times
Dr Mike Hemmings, University of Wales Trinity Saint David(UK)

C2
Cooperation of the Volunteer Centre and Matej Bel University
Dr Alžbeta Brozmanová Gregorová, Volunteer Centre, Banska Bystrica, (SK)

C3
ULLL- NGOs interaction in Romania.
 A bridge too far away?
Mihai Lisetchi, AID-ONG & Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEAA) (RO)

 
12.00 - 13.00
Workshops Session D

D1
Recognizing the prior learning of sports volunteers for advanced career opportunities
Ruud Duvekot & Margot Kouwenberg, INHolland University & NOC*NSF/Academie voor Sport Kader (NL)

D2
What kind of education and training is needed for volunteering?
Maria Paola Mostarda, Osservatorio Sul Volontariato – Universita’ Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Brescia (IT)

D3
Service Learning as Part of the Lifelong Learning University
Sonja Moissidis, Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)

 
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch

 
14.00 - 16.00
World Cafe Discussion
The Way Forward
Facilitator – Sue Cross

 
16.00 -16.15
Close of Conference and Farewell

 
16.15 - 17.00
Refreshments