19 - 21 September, 1999
Turku
Sunday, 19 September
12.00 p.m. Lunch
1.30 p.m. Opening of the Conference
- Music performance, Näppäripelimannit
- Address of Welcome
- Ms Maija Rask, Minister of Education, Finland
- Mr Irving Mitchell, Director f.f.,European Commission, DG XXII, Dir. A
- Mr Armas Lahoniitty, Mayor of Turku, Finland
2.45 p.m. Coffee break
3.15 p.m. Possibilities of a Civil Society in the Present-day Europe
- Mr Oskar Negt, Professor, University of Hannover, Germany
Invited comments
- Mr Gregory Wurzburg, Principal Administrator, OECD
- Ms Heidi Hautala, Member of the European Parliament
5.00 p.m. End of session
5.30 p.m. Transportation from Spa & Congress Hotel Caribia to Köysitehdas Gallery
6.00 p.m. Entertainment and Dinner at the Köysitehdas Gallery (hosted by the Ministry of Education)
Monday, 20 September
8.30 a.m. The Development and Essential Features of Liberal Adult Education in the Nordic Countries and Its Influence on European Policies – from N.F.S. Grundtvig to the Socrates II Programme
- Mr Arne Carlsen, Researcher, The Danish National Institute for Educational Research, Denmark
9.00 a.m. Grundtvig Action in the New Socrates Programme
- Ms Patrizia Baralli, European Commission, Deputy Administrator, DG XXII, A4
Invited comments
- Mr István Vadász, President of the Jasz-Nagy Folk High School Association, Hungary
- Ms Susanna Huovinen, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Finland
10.00 a.m. Democracy and Civil Society in the Future of Europe
- Mr Martti Ahtisaari, President of the Republic
10.30 a.m. Lifelong Learning: Objectives and Practice (an introduction to the workshops)
- Mr Paul Bélanger, Director, The UNESCO Institute for Education
- Ms Marita Savola, Head of the Division for Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Finland
11.00 a.m. Workshops
A Personal Development (intellectual): Languages, Information Technology etc.
- Ms Vida Mohorcic Spolar, Professor, Adult Education Centre of Slovenia, Slovenia (chair)
- Ms Aleksandra Arceusz, MA, Institute of Foreign Languages in Elblag, Poland (invited comment)
- Mr Eric Rousselle, Project Manager, Continuing Education Centre at the University of Oulu, Finland (invited comment)
- Ms Anneli Bauters, Secretary General, Green Cultural Centre, Finland (rapporteur)
Excursion to the adult education centre and public library of Raisio.
- Mr Erich Mistrik, Assoc. Professor, Head of Department of Ethic and Civic Education Faculty of Education, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic (chair)
- Ms Marketta Luutonen, Managing Director, The Finnish Crafts Organization, Finland (invited comment)
- Mr Timo Toiviainen, Secretary General, Finnish Adult Education Association, Finland (rapporteur)
Excursion to the adult education centre of Turku.
C (Value-based) Views of the World: Ideological, Ethical, Religious, Political
- Mr Gunther Dohmen, Professor, KAW, Germany (chair)
- Mr Kari Kinnunen, Principal, Workers’ Academy, Finland (invited comment)
- Mr Alan Tuckett, Professor, NIACE, Great Britain (rapporteur)
Excursion to the Turku Christian Institute (Folk High School).
D Local and Regional Development
- Ms Magda Trantallidi-Papadimitriou, Head of Division, Ministry of Education, Greece (chair)
- Mr Jack O'Herlihy, Head of Development, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland (invited comment)
- Mr Peter Krug, Head of Division, Ministry of Education, Science and Further Education Rhineland-Palatinate/Germany (invited comment)
- Ms Carina Abréu Fardby, Headmaster of the Nordic Folk Academy, Sweden (rapporteur)
Excursion: the Swedish-speaking Archipelago project.
E Democracy and Organizational Education
- Mr Ruud Veldhuis, Professor, Foundation for People and Politics, The Netherlands (chair)
- Ms Rosario Caraballo Román, Lecturer, University of Seville, Spain (invited comment)
- Ms Britten Månsson-Wallin, Secretary General, Folkbildningsrådet, Sweden (invited comment)
- Mr Herman Baert, Professor, University of Louvain, Belgium (rapporteur)
Excursion to the Paasikivi College (Folk High School).
F Liberal Adult Education: Preventing Marginalization and Promoting Employment
- Ms Bernadette Brady, Director, National Association of Adult Education AONTAS, Ireland (chair)
- Mr Barry J Hake, Professor, University of Leiden, The Netherlands (invited comment)
- Ms Zina Bianca, Headmaster, Scuola "A Manzoni", Italy (invited comment)
- Mr Jari Valtari, Head of Development, Workers´ Educational Association, Finland (rapporteur)
Excursion to Masina project centre.
- Ms Prue Pullen, Co-ordinator, 2nd Chance to Learn, Edinburgh University Settlement, Great Britain (chair)
- Ms Marika Kaasik, Deputy of Adult Gymnasium of Tartu, Estonia (invited comment)
- Mr Jan-Kåre Breivik, Social Anthropologist, University of Oslo, Norway (rapporteur)
Excursion to Turku Upper Secondary School for Adults and Turku Public Library.
H "The Third Age" and Learning
- Ms Carmen Stadelhofer, Academic Director, Centre for General Scientific Continuing Education, University of Ulm, Germany (chair)
- Mr Jorma K. Miettinen, Professor, University of the Elderly in Helsinki, Finland (invited comment)
- Mr Kalervo Väänänen, Professor, University of Turku, Finland (invited comment)
- Mr Peter Jarvis, Professor, University of Surrey, Great Britain (rapporteur)
Excursion to "Lieto Vanhalinna" (University activities for the elderly and pensioners organised by the Summer University of Turku)
12.30 p.m. Lunch
2.30 p.m. Excursions
Transportation from Spa & Congress Hotel Caribia to excursion sites
ca. 6.00 p.m. Back at the hotels
7.00 p.m. Transportation from Spa & Congress Hotel Caribia to Turku City Hall
7.30 p.m. Evening Programme and Buffet (hosted by City of Turku)
Tuesday, 21 September
9.00 a.m. Workshops continue
10.00 a.m. Coffee break
10.30 a.m. The workshops present their findings - Panel
- Chair Mr Ismo Silvo, Controller of Strategic Planning, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finland
12.00 a.m. The Future of Liberal Adult Education in Europe
- Mr Paolo Federighi, Professor, University of Florence, European Association for the Education of Adults EAEA, Italy
- Mr Jorma Turunen, President of The Finnish Adult Education Association, Finland
1.00 p.m. Closing of the Conference
Finnish tango presented by Petri Hervanto, who was awarded the title of the Tango King of Finland 1999
Lunch
Chairpersons during the plenary sessions:
- Ms Marita Savola, Director of Adult Education and Training, Ministry of Education
- Mr Jorma Turunen, President of The Finnish Adult Education Association, Finland
- Ms Arja Mäkeläinen, Counsellor of Education, Ministry of Education
- Mr Jorma Ahola, Counsellor of Education, Ministry of Education
