May 14 2024

STREAM Online Research Symposium Update
Since January 2024, 150 people registered to the online Research Symposium Series titled "Spaces and Times of Transitions - Recalibrating the Multiple Scales of Change in Adult Education" organized by the ESREA STREAM Network (Spaces, Times and the Rhythms of the Education of Adults and its Movements) with the support…
Apr 08 2024

AI in higher education, training and adult education – an international survey
Research collaboration between the HSU (Professorship for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning) and the Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore (Lead) The International survey on artificial intelligence in higher education, training and adult learning led by the IAL (Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore) examines how technological innovations are changing our educational…
Jun 20 2023

New Publication: “Comparative Research in Adult Education”
Lisa Breitschwerdt, Jörg Schwarz, Sabine Schmidt-Lauff (Eds.): Comparative Research in Adult Education: Global Perspectives on Participation, Sustainability and Digitalisation. Bielefeld: wbv. https://doi.org/10.3278/9783763971336 The volume presents research that emerges from the 9th International Adult Education Academy (2022), which brings together researchers, students and practitioners from around the world to share perspectives…
Feb 23 2023

Guest Sabbatical of Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Jean-Francois (Ohio University, US)
Since January 2023, Dr. Emmanuel Jean-Francois, Associate Professor at the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education at Ohio University (US), is spending a research sabbatical at the Professorship for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning. During this time, he researches and teaches at Helmut Schmidt University on various topics…
Feb 21 2022

Adult Education Academy 2022
Between Feb 7th and Feb 18th the team from the Professorship for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning contributed again as teachers/moderators as well as participants to the Würzburg International Adult Education Academy (online). Over 80 master cycle and PhD students and practinioners from around the world studied and practiced comparative…
May 26 2021

Adult Education Academy 2021 scores excellent in evaluation
With participation from the Professorshop for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning / Prof. Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, the AEA2021 took place virtually in February. Evaluation results from this year's participants prove again the excellent quality of the programme. With an overall mean rating of 4.68/5, the AEA 2021 received one of the…
May 12 2021

Welcome Marie Rathmann, Therese Rosemann
The team of the Professorship for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning / Sabine Schmidt-Lauff grows further. We heartly welcome Marie Rathmann and Therese Rosemann, who will work primarily in the DigiTaKS* project.
Apr 29 2021

INTALL online conference “Re-thinking adult education”
Titling "Beyond the Pandemic. Towards the INTALL Project Results", the ERASMUS+ strategic partner Florence University holds an online conference on the future of adult education research in post-pandemic times on June 7th and 8th. With contribution of the Professorship for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning/Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, international experts discuss different…
Nov 10 2020

New publication from Wuerzburg winter school 2019
The volume "International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education" (Kröner, Boffo & Egetenmeyer (2020)) presents results from the 2019 ERASMUS+ INTALL 'Winter School'. It provides insights into comparative adult education in Southern Europe and Germany but also into partnerships with other international universities. It comprises three thematic foci:…