LIFELONG LEARNING CULTURE A PARTNERSHIP FOR RETHINKING EDUCATION

Vienna, 5-6 July 2018

Survival Guide WORDS OF WELCOMING

“I am delighted to welcome members, partners and stakeholders from different levels to this cornerstone event in the field of lifelong learning and education. The current European agenda commands us to tackle these topics as broadly as possible, and a civil society input is mostly needed. Hence, the Lifelong Learning Platform dedicates the 2018 Annual Conference to the ties between education and culture. Those two worlds are often close to each other, and yet there are little structures in place to build a true partnership. Within these few days, we would like to address the real question behind this phenomenon: how to create lifelong learning societies through synergies between education and culture? We will be drawing from our experience, building on our members’ expertise, pooling resources and fighting for what we stand for: to build more inclusive societies based on education.”

David López President of the Lifelong Learning Platform

rue de l’Industrie, 10 - 1000 Bruxelles tel: +32 (0)2 893 25 15 e-mail: [email protected] DOWNTOWN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS Greater Vienna

Inner city VENUES

Star Inn Premium Hotel Hauptbahnhof Gerhard-Bronner-Straße 5, 1100 Wien,

Technische Universität Wien Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Austria

Rathauskeller Rathauspl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Das Columbus Columbuspl. 6, 1100 Wien, Austria

Did you know? Viktor Kaplan (1876-1934), famous Austrian engineer, studied civil engineering with a specialisation in diesel engines at the Technical University of Wien from 1895 to 1900. Twelve years later he created the first Kaplan turbine, a hydraulic turbine which is now worldwide used. ACCESS From the Vienna’s International Airport to the main station

How? Where? When? How long? Once at 2 possible train At the railway station on From 4 to 7 15 minutes for a the Main companies: level -1 of the airport. trains per hour. direct ride Station? 30 minutes with ÖBB: 4.10€ (2nd class) You can easily Find ÖBB/CAT ticket counters one transfer walk to the 16€ (1st class) and ticket machines in the at «Wien hotel. Click here CAT: 11€ airport’s arrival hall and on Rennweg». the railway platforms.

Vienna’s public transport network map TU Wien Rathauskeller U4 U2 Karlsplatz Rathaus Metro: U1, U2, U4 U1 Metro: U2 Tramway: 1 Tramway: 2 Bus: 4A, 59A (Oper/Karlsplatz) Rathausplatz/ Inner city Burgtheater Resselgasse Tramway: 1, 71, D Tramway: 1, 62

Star Inn Hotel Das Columbus Wien Hauptbahnhof Ost Columbusplatz Hauptbahnhof Main station Tramway: D Tramway: O Metro: U1 Tramway: 18, O Bus: 13A, 69A

Ticket prices 1-way ticket 1-day ticket 24-hour ticket 48-hour ticket 72-hour ticket 2.40€ 5.80€ 8.00€ 14.10€ 17.10€ Seniors (valid on the (+63 years old) choosen day These tickets allow passengers to travel within Vienna’s 1.50€ until 1am) core zone. For more info on ticket prices, clickhere

Most lines start running around 5am and end around midnight. To get the precise timetables, click here ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Venue: Technische Universität + Rathauskeller (Restaurant in the city hall)

16.00 - Welcoming words - David Lopez, President of the Lifelong Learning Platform

16.00 - Plenary: Conference launch with representatives of the Bulgarian and Austrian presidencies of the council of the EU Denitsa Sacheva, Bulgaria Presidency Stefan Zotti, OeAD Stefaan Hermans, DG EAC David Lopez, LLLP

17.00 - Plenary: Keynote speech LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIETIES AS PRODUCTS OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Prof Dr Kim Shinil, Seoul National University

19.00 - Dinner Reception at the Rathauskeller EUROPEAN YEAR OF CULTURAL HERITAGE NETWORKING COCKTAIL Dr Anna Steiner, European Year of Cultural Heritage Dr Claire Giraud-Labalte, European Heritage Alliance 3.3

Venue: Technische Universität, Wien 8.30: Registrations with «QUESTION BOX»

9.00 -

9.00 - Plenary: Panel discussion TOWARDS A LIFELONG CULTURE: WHERE IS EDUCATION IN EUROPE GOING? Gerhard Bisovsky, Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen and Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research of Austria Agnès Roman, ETUC and ETUCE Gina Ebner, LLLP Senior Representative of the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education Lars Ebert, Culture Action Europe

10.00 - Plenary: Double keynote and quiz session THE SOCIAL AND CULTURE DIMENSION ON LIFELONG LEARNING: ENABLERS AND BARRIERS? Prof. Rineke Smilde, Prince Claus Conservatoire and University of Music and Performing Arts Prof. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University 11.30 - Round of talks THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: Experts animate break-out sessions

13.00 - «Gallery Walk» at the Lunch Break AN INSIGHTFUL WALK ACROSS EUROPE INTO LLL CULTURE: INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS

14.30 - GongBath session

15.00 - CULTURAL FISHBOWL

16.45 - Conference takeaways FUTURE PERSPECTIVES WITH THE AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

17.30- Departures for social and cultural activities Visit to adult education centre with Verband Österreichischer Volkshochschulen City Foto Tour with ESN Austria Helping hands, with ÖH

19.30 - Optional Networking Dinner at Das Columbus traditional restaurant

LLLP General Assembly Venue: ÖH - Bundesvertretung 8.30: Registrations open

9.00 - Words of welcome, David Lopez

9.10 - Evidence based policy making training - skills strategy by OECD

10.20 - Learn to make & take actions that serve yourself, others and environments - Energiser training

11.10 - Parallel Working Group Meetings - Setting objectives

12.10 - Lunch

13.10 - Statutory decisions and reports

15.15 - Adoption of the Work Plan 2018-2020

16.00 - Forward-looking discussions on the current and future strategies of the LLLPlatform

17.15 - Closing words GALLERY WALK

In order to efficiently share good practices and build knowledge The Walk will give the altogether, the centre of opportunity to showcase the venue will be set up best practices during as to host a ‘Gallery Walk’ the main day and a dedicated session and will allow all participants to interact with LLLP’s members and partners. What’s more, a blank canvas will be available for all to write on and to imagine the future of education and culture together in Europe.

Here are the good practices you will see in the Gallery Walk: Patrick Doodt Himself EfVET ICARO - Innovative EFIL Curriculum on Soft Skills for Intercultural learning Adult Learners for pupils and teachers CITÉS DES MÉTIERS Organisation presentation EfVET VET_GPS - EVTA - SOLITY Guiding tools for SIRIUS - Alfirk Professional Skills VET Social Utility Monitor, EUROCLIO Involving migrant development in VET Measuring VET providers Historiana impacts and performances eLearning parents in the to enhance education of their ICC - EUROLTA teaching methods children LAI-MOMO European Certificate in ESN COMPASS Language Teaching to Adults University of Vienna Social Erasmus Recognition of prior BFI Wien - RefuSkills Empowering learning (RPL) in the HEIs youth citizenship Qualification assessment for refugee during mobility training and employment MAIN SIGHTSEEINGS Here is a very restrictive glimpse of Vienna’s architectural wonders!

Town hall - Rathaus Votiv Church - Votivkirche

St Charles Church -

Hofburg

Did you know? Austria has a very strong cafe house culture. Cafe Central is one of the most famous examples of Vienna where Viennese philosophers, psychiatrists and politicians came to discuss and drink a typical Wiener Melange (coffee). Among famous regular clients of the cafe were Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud, Adolf Loos, Arthur Schnitzler, Franz Kafka... Rumours say that Leon Trotsky’s will for a Russian revolution was born in Cafe Central. More fun facts in the annex! SPEAKING LIKE A LOCAL

German basics Good morning Good night Hello Please Excuse me Guten Morgen Gute Nacht Hallo Bitte Entschuldigung

Thank you My name is... Bon appétit! (very much) Mein Name ist... / Ich Guten Appetit! Danke (schön) heiße... (ß = ss)

How are you? Sorry, I don’t Wissen Sie wo die Wie geht es Ihnen? (formal) speak German Technische Universität ist? Wie geht es dir? (informal) Es tut mir leid, Do you know where ich spreche kein Deutsch the Technical University is?

Now, would you like to sound like a true local? Try these: English German Austrian German Good day Guten Tag Grüss Gott Potato die Kartoffel der Erdapfel Tomato die Tomate der Paradeiser Plastic bag die Tüte das Sackerl Letterbox der Briefkasten Postkastl

Did you know? Austrians enjoy challenging non-Austrians to pronounce a word that they barely use themselves. If you are able to pronounce Oachkatzlschwoaf (squirrel’s tail), congratulations, you probably have Austrian roots! LLLP TEAM

Brikena Xhomaqi Director [email protected] +32 489 092 083

Ulla-Alexandra Mattl, Programme & Partnership Manager [email protected] +32 477 09 46 16

Andrea Lapegna Communication & Campaigning Officer [email protected] +32 495 56 19 03

Andrew Todd Policy & Advocacy Officer [email protected] +32 494 93 52 90

Maria Farruggia Administrative Assistant [email protected] +32 485 68 10 90

Pauline Boivin Project & Policy Officer [email protected] +32 488 26 15 70

Elsa Prédour Project & Communication Assistant [email protected] +33 6 85 99 96 51 PARTNERS ANNEX City Tour with ESN

On Friday late afternoon, a volunteer of ESN Austria will kindly give us atour of the city for us to catch some of the most beautiful places of the capital.

In case you don’t get the chance to visit the city, don’t worry and find here the path that the tour will follow as well as the historical origins of the buildings on the way. This tour is designed to be accomplished within 2 hours. The schedule does not al- low us to enter all buildings except Stephansdom. Please bear this in mind during the tour and while pictures

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN We start our tour at the location of the conference: the Technical University of Vienna, one of the major universities of Vienna and Austria. Founded in 1815, it has a high international reputation and currently has about 26,200 students spread over multiple locations.

KARLSKIRCHE - St Charles Church Right next to the TU, we can see the Karlskirche (St. Charles Church), dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, one of the great counter-reformers of the sixteenth century. Among the hundreds of Viennese churches, this one, built in 1737, stands out with its very unique baroque style; the architect tried to imitate the famous Hagia Sophia in combination with the Roman Trajan Column.

STEPHANSDOM - St Stephen Cathedral We head our way to the Opera House and then follow the street Kärtnerstraß. From there, you can already see the big Cathedral, Vienna’s landmark. Originally built in 1137 it was rebuilt and extended a couple of times. The cathedral holds a special place in the heart of Austrian people; it is considered as the national sanctuary. At ’s Eve, the , called Pummerin, is broadcas via radio all over the country. Take a closer look at the facade - you can see the great age of this building through the designed through many curiosities such as the broad measure scale at the left side of the main entrance or the strange statue of the Lord of toothache (“Zahnwehherrgott”).

CAFE CENTRAL Our next destination is an old coffee house at the end of the Wallnerstraße, Cafe Central. Vienna has a very rich coffee house culture: we don’t just drink coffee, we celebrate it. Cafe Central is a good example of these old and beautiful coffee houses; people say that Leon Trotsky, who wasa frequent visitor, had the idea of a Russian revolution here. Other famous coffee drinkers are Sigmund Freud, Arthur Schnitzler or Franz Kafka. VOTIVKIRCHE - Votiv Church We pass by the Cafe Central and follow the street Schottengasse until we reach the Ring Street and the Votivchurch which is the second biggest church in Vienna, dating back to 1853. However, it looks older, doesn’t it? The reason for this is that his architects decided to go with the style of Historicism, which means, that they copied and combined old traditional styles. It therefore looks older than it actually is.

UNIVERSITÄT WIEN - University of Vienna On the left side of the Church we can see the University of Vienna. The main building dates back to 1873, but the university itself dates back to 1365. It is the biggest and oldest university in the German-speaking area and one of the biggest of Europe with over 94.000 students, 9.700 staff persons and 187 study programs and is associated with at least 15 Nobel prize winners.

RATHAUS - City Hall The next main building of the Ringstraße, next to the University, is the City Hall (“Rathaus”) constructed in 1872 in Neo-Gothic style and seat of the local government and major of Vienna. Among the many statues of the facade, try to catch the iconic Rathausmann at the top of the highest tower, proudly waving the flag of Vienna. The Emperor forbid the architect to build the City Hall higher than his beloved Votivchurch. The architect accordingly finished the middle tower 1 meter lower but added the statue on top of it as for it to be higher in the end but without neglecting the Emperor’s will.

BURGTHEATER - Imperial Court Theater In front of the Rathaus, we can see the Burgtheater, the imperial court theater, which opened in 1888 and is today one of the most important German language theatres. Austrians tend to say that no Austrian actors are allowed in there since the cast is usually dominated by German actors. Before this building, the theater company was located nearby and premiered a lot of famous pieces such as Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Le nozze di Figaro and Così fan tutte or Beethoven’s First Symphony. PARLAMENT - Parliament The next building is again right next to us: the Austrian parliament, seat of the two chambers, the National Council (Nationalrat) and the Federal Council (Bundesrat). Here the architects were inspired by old Greek democrac which justifies the Neo Greek style, dominated by the long row of columns at the front and the many Greek/Roman statue; we can see Herodot, Sallust and even the famous “democrat” Julius Caesar. It is dominated by the huge Pallas Athene Fountain, representing Wisdom surrounded by figures of Legislative and Executive.

Natural and Arts History Museum We follow again the Ring which leads to the right side of the Marie- Theresien-Platz, a big place with two identical buildings facing each other; the Natural and Art History Museums (NHM & KHM) with the statue of Empress Maria Theresia between them. Welcome to the center of art in Vienna! On the other side of the place, you can see the signs of the MQ, the MuseumsQuartier, containing various kind of modern art museums while on the other side of the ring at Hofburg there are several Royal Museums including the famous art museum Albertina. When standing in this place we are surrounded by at least 20 big museums in foot distance! All the museums’ collections are based on the extensive collection of the Habsburg family. Incredible, isn’t it?

HOFBURG - Winter Palace of the Habsburg Speaking about the Habsburg family, we finally arrive at their winter palace, old centre of the Imperial Austrian Empire. Before we talk about the Hofburg, let’s take a closer look at the Habsburg family. It was one of the most important families since the thirteenth century; they built the Holy German-Roman Empire. The space on this paper is not enough to set all their history, which is why we will keep it to the most important members: Emperor Franz Joseph I. and his wife Empress Elisabeth, better known as Sissi, and Empress Maria Theresia. Today, the title of Habsburg is now banned from all political functions. The Austrian president (Alexander Van der Bellen) now has his seat in Hofburg and during the renovation, at the Austria parliament as well. The palace is divided in old Hofburg (original palace) and new Hofburg (build for Ringstraße). It has been expanded over the centuries to include various residences important parts such as the imperial library (Hofbibliothek), the treasury (Schatzkammer) and the Spanish Riding School (Hofreitschule) The Place where you currently standing is called Heldenplatz (Heroes square), named as such because of the statues of the most important Austrian field marshals: Prince Eugene of Savoy (won against the Ottoman Turks at the Siege of Vienna) and Archduke Charles (opponent of Napoleon, defeated him in the battle of Wagram). Hitler proclaimed the “Anschluss” (annexation) here in front of 250.000 people.

WIENER STAATSOPER - State Opera House We go back to Ringstraße and head to the next and last building: the State Opera House. As you now have understood it, since it was built as part of the Ringstraße and its Historicism style, it also looks older than it is. The opening premiere was Don Giovanni by Mozart in 1869. Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth (Sissi) were present. One of the most famous conductors of the house was Gustav Mahler. The Vienna Philharmonic recruits musicians from this orchestra. Before the building was damaged in WW2, there was no heating/ cooling system due to construction problems. However, for the Emperor’s comfort, Austrian soldiers had to sit the whole day in the building to heat it up during winter (small drawback: their smell). Today, after the rebuilding of the house, there is a heating system, but there are still issues with cooling; it still closes during summer.