LONG LIFE LEARNING – A PRIORITY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

Education, and especially continuing education, is at the forefront of the European Union’s (EU) policies for the first time. Due to the large number of countries that are part of the EU, due to social, cultural, political, and administrative differences, due to different needs from country to country, the progress in this field is different in the member countries. Lifelong learning or adult education refers to any form of formal, non-formal or informal learning after the adults have left the formal system of education. According to the Cambridge dictionary, "lifelong learning" is "the process of acquiring lifelong knowledge and skills, often to help you do your job properly" (Dictionary, 2022).