Rethinking the Concept of Lifelong Learning -seminaariohjelma

Torstai 4.3.2010 klo 16:21

                                       SEMINAR PROGRAMME        

   “Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it” - Albert Einstein

9.00-9.15 Welcome and Introduction: A New Era of Lifelong Learning in Päijät-Häme Region – Challenges and Possibilities. Ms Jaana Simola, Senior Advisor, Regional Council of Päijät-Häme

9.15-9.30 Innovation Systems in LLL - User-based Approach. Ms Tuija Oikarinen, Senior Researcher, Lappeenranta University of Technology

9.30-10.00 New Skills for Old Jobs or Old Skills for New Jobs? Mr Sebastian Stetter, Policy Coordinator, DG Employment

10.00-11.00 Panel discussion: Is There a Bridge Between Strategies and Practices? EU, National Governments, Regions, Local Actors - One Common Goal? Moderator Ms Tuula Loikkanen, Head of Office, South Finland EU Office

1. Mr Hannu Takkula, MEP and Member of the Committee on Culture and Education (European Parliament)
2. Mr Sebastian Stetter, Policy Coordinator, DG Employment
3. Mr Jens Bjornavold, CEDEFOP (tbc)
4. Ms Pauliina Porkka, Councellor, Social Policy, Labour and Employment, Finland's Permanent Representation to the EU

11.00-11.30 Coffee

11.30-11.45 Education at Glance 2009 – Which Way to Go? Mr Pasi Reinikainen, OECD Directorate for Education

11.45-12.00 ICT – Is It for All of Us? Mr André Richier, Principal Administrator, DG Enterprise and Industry

12.00-12.55 Panel discussion: What Kind of Future We Want to Live in – The New Ways of Thinking and Acting? Moderator Ms Tuula Loikkanen, Head of Office, South Finland EU Office

1. Mr Pasi Reinikainen, OECD
2. Mr Lauri Kuukasjärvi, Project Manager, Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
3. Mr André Richier, DG Enterprise and Industry
4. Mr Peter-Paul Knops-Gerrits, Liaison Officer, Liaison Agency Flanders-Europe (tbc)

12.55-13.00 Summary: Ms Jaana Simola, Senior Advisor, Regional Council of Päijät-Häme

13.00 Sandwich lunch on site

15.00 Project session in the South Finland EU Office