Do Higher Education Institutions have the right structures to support mobile trainees? Looking at the implementation of the Erasmus+ traineeships across Europe
It is April 2026 and Split, Croatia, is the setting of the biggest get together of Erasmus Students, the Erasmus Generation Meeting. Young people from all over Europe come together to celebrate the achievements of the Erasmus+ programme on learning mobility and to join forces to further improve its implementation in the future. One detail quickly stands out, Erasmus+ trainees are a lot less represented and the level of awareness of participants about this opportunity appears low. Another...
23 Jun 2026
ANNUAL THEME
The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) addresses forward-looking issues in the field of education and training on an annual basis. This year’s theme will be explored during different events and meetings at the crossroads between the Cypriot and Irish Presidencies of the Council of the EU, while ensuring that the 2026 Annual Theme provides a new vision for one of the salient issues in education and training, which has been slightly overlooked in recent years: Reimagining validation and...
LATEST NEWS
22 Jun 2026
On 11 June, the Lifelong Learning Platform was delighted to be invited by the European Commission Executive Vice-President (EVP) Roxana Mînzatu to the Implementation Dialogue on the upcoming EU Teachers and Trainers Agenda. The Dialogues are highly appreciated and showcase her willingness to engage with all relevant stakeholders prior to the preparation of crucial files. LLLPlatform welcomes the Commission’s initiative to launch an Agenda for the practitioners in the education and training...
Civil Society Europe —the European coordination of civil society organisations— has started the social media series ‘The Power of Many’. This series showcases impactful stories of civil society organisations at the national level, bringing their voices to the forefront. Every two weeks, a new civil society organisation becomes the protagonist: providing their perspective on how they improve people’s daily lives, how their tasks bridge citizens and the EU, and how being part of an EU network...
9 Jun 2026
The EVBB EU Policy Camp 2025, held at the VET House in Brussels, from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October showed how the open school philosophy is radically transforming VET across Europe. Bringing together educators, policymakers, and VET experts, the three-day event focused not only on policy, but also on practical, community-driven innovation to promote inclusion and sustainability. The central message was clear: VET institutions must become open ecosystems integrated within their...
28 Oct 2025
Podcast
LLLTalk - S05E01 - Research Meets Practice #1
LLLTalk - S02E03 - The Conference on the Future of Europe
There is a new podcast in town! "LLLTalk - EU Education Made Simple" is the new podcast by the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) that tries to better communicate education to European citizens. The gap between decision-makers and citizens should be bridge, and who better than civil society organisations ought to do it? With short episodes, LLLP will discuss the main issues with the European political agenda in education, training and lifelong learning.
