A project funded by the European Commission within the aegis of the Lifelong Learning Programme provides some interesting resources in the field of adult education and lifelong learning.

European InfoNet Adult Education, co-ordinated by Catholic Federal Association for Adult Education (Katholische Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Erwachsenenbildung), Germany provides information about some current developments in adult education in European countries and at the EU level.

It aims to:

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced today a 5.9 million dollar grant to the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater for a multi-year, collaborative initiative that will support innovation and entrepreneurship in a six-county region in Wisconsin and Illinois.

The initiative builds on strong collaborations that have emerged among six colleges and universities, regional economic development agencies, local authorities, and both state governments.