16.00 - 18.00      

• Group No 1: Visit of Koda Adult Education Centre                  
• Group No 22: Excursion to Old Tbilisi   

10.00

Opening Ceremony

Welcome by:

• Christoph Jost, DVV International, Germany 
• Monika Lenhard, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Georgia 
• Aleksandre Jejelava, Vice Premier of Georgia, Minister of Education and Science 
• Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, former president of the German parliament, Germany (Video message)

Key messages on adult education centres

• Christoph Jost, DVV International, Germany 
• Prof.(H) Dr. Heribert Hinzen

11.00

Coffee Break                                        

11.30 

Thematic block 1: Public responsibility in adult education

Moderation: Matthias Klingenberg, DVV International, Georgia

Key speaker

• Silas Zuma, National Forum for Community Colleges, South Africa
• David Handley, Millenium Challenge Accout Georgia, Great Britain
• Prayut Lakkum, Office of Non-formal and Informal Education, Thailand
• Bernd Müller, VHS Neukölln /District Government Neukölln, Germany
• Oliver Deasy, VET expert, Ireland

Speaker 

• Quiyomiddin Miraliyon, Member of Parliament, Tajikistan
• Karlo Jamburia, Head o Lagodekhi Municipality,  Local Self-government, Georgia
• Biljana Mojsovska – Lifelong Learning Center, Macedonia
• Pavle Tvaliashvili,  Education and Management Team, Georgia
• Vutha, Lay, UNESCO, Cambodia
• Volker Ludwig, Grips Theatre Berlin, Germany

14.30

Lunch

Excursion   (2 groups)

• Group No. 1: Visit of Koda Adult Education Centre                    
• Group No. 2: Excursion to Old Tbilisi        

9.30                

Welcome

9.40

Thematic Block 2: Adult Education Centers as key structures

Moderation: Esther Hirsch, DVV International, Germany

Key Input

Characteristics and particular challenges of Adult Educaton Centres

Prof. Dr. Regina Egetenmeyer, University of Würzurg, Germany 

Panel

• Azar Zahi, Arab Network for Popular Education, Lebanon
• Mouhamadou Diagne, DVV International, Mali
• Gladys Roxana Fernàndez Bravo, Ministry of Education, Peru
• Prof. Dr. Lejla Turcilo, University of Sarajevo, Bosnien Herzegowina 
• Lee Huy Lam, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Lifelong Learning, Vietnam 

11.00

Coffee Break

11.30

Parallel Working Groups

a) Tackling social challenges - The role of adult education centres

Moderation:  Sonja Belete, DVV International, Ethiopia

• Jawad Al Gousous, DVV International, Jordan
• Dr. Gerhard Bisovsky, Austrian Association for Adult Education Centres, Austria
• Oleg Smirnov DVV International, Ukraine

b) Leave no one behind - How to assure access for all?

Moderation: Uwe Gartenschlaeger, DVV International,Laos  

• Itayosara Rojas, Red de Educación Popular entre Mujeres, Peru
• Regina Eichen, DVV, Germany
• Mamadou Oury Popodara Diallo,Union Guinéenne des Volontaires du Développement (UGVD), Guinea 

c) Between power and limits - National networks of adult education centers

Moderation: Galina Veramejchik, DVV International, Belarus 

• Abdul Bashir Kahliqi, General Manager Afghan National Association for Adult Education  (ANAFAE), Afghanistan
• Prof. Dr. Mohammed Belghazi,  Country Director DVV International, Morocco
• Kent Johansson, Nordic Folk High School Council, Sweden
• Lika Kutelia, Project Cordinator Georgian Adult Education Network (GAEN), Georgia

d) Global standards and global needs - Adult education centres worldwide

Moderation Katrin Denys, DVV International, Germany

• Yuri Petrushenko, Association for Adult Education, Ukraine
• Eshetu Abate, DVV International, Ethiopia
• Ingrid Schöll, VHS Bonn, Germany (tbc)

12.45 

Feedback to plenary

13.45

Thematic block 3:  Impact and wider benefits of adult education centres 

Moderation: Maja Avramovska and Thekla Kelbert, DVV International, Germany

Panel discussion and presentation of research studies and surveys

• Research on Wider Benefits of Community Learning Centres, Heribert Hinzen, Germany
• Local communities and CLCs as drivers of sustainable development, Rika Yorozu, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong learning, Germany
• Questions from audience and discussion

Coffee Break

Promoting adult education in future - key messages

Moderation: Christoph Jost, DVV International, Germany 

• Katarina Popovic, International Council of Adult Education, Serbia
• Per Hansen, European Association for the Education of Adults, Denmark
• Nani Zulminarni, Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education

16.30

End of the Conference

20.00

Reception 15 Years of DVV International in Georgia