Thursday 2 November 2023
10:00 Welcome and address by Dean, Faculty of Education, Prof. Colin Calleja
10:20 Address by Prof. Peter Mayo, seminar convenor and UNESCO Chair, on the UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education: The annual seminar and the Chair work package
10:40 Coffee break
11:00 Prof. Elizabeth Lange, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, Sydney, Australia; Athabasca University, Canada, presents The transformative power of relationality. Old Stories, New Stories and Adult Education Futures
11:40 Discussion
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Resumption - Dr Agnes A. Andollo, University of Nairobi, Kenya, presents Acquisition of skills to navigate digital technologies for sustainable development among informal adult learners in rural communities in Kenya
14:40 Discussion
15:00 Ms Rose Kando, Dar al Kalima University, Betlehem, Palestinian Authority (Zoom connection because of current travel impediment), presents Strengthening the Marginalized Communities in Palestine through Civic Education Approaches
15:40 Online interactive exchange (Discussion)
16:00 General discussion and synopsis, plus points for future directions in ALE.
17:00 End of first day
19:30 Dinner for all presenters at Urban Valley Hotel
Friday 3 November 2023
10:00 Start of second day with Prof. Marcella Milana, University of Verona, Italy. Editor, International Journal of Lifelong Education, who will present Global Challenges for Adult Learnings
10:40 Discussion
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Prof. Angel Marzo Guarino, University of Barcelona, Spain (with a translation by Prof. David Abril, University of Ballearic Islands. Palma de Mallorca, Spain) presents Trajectories, retos y Esperanzas de la educacion a lo largo de La vida en el contexto global (Trajectories, networks and hope for lifelong education in a global context)
12:00 Discussion
12:15 Break for lunch
14:00 Final session. Brainstorming. Option for future work and collaboration. Direction to publish written versions of the presentation in Convergence. An International Adult Education Journal.
15:00 End of First Malta Global Adult Educación a lo largo de la vida
15:30 - 19:00 Walking tour of Valletta Minivan leaves campus at 15:30.
19:30 Dinner at Urban Valley Hotel for all presenters and accompnaying partners