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Brussels Lifelong University: A Collaborative Think Tank for Urban Identity and Knowledge Sharing

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The Brussels Lifelong University initiative aims to unite individuals from various linguistic, social, and professional backgrounds to reflect on the identity and challenges of Brussels as a cosmopolitan city. By leveraging the knowledge of over 100,000 highly-educated civil servants and professionals in the region, we promote an inclusive environment for sharing skills and passions through diverse classes and lectures. Our target audience includes working individuals, students, the elderly, and professionals, fostering meaningful interactions and understanding among Brussels' residents.

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Brussels Lifelong University: A Collaborative Think Tank for Urban Identity and Knowledge Sharing

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  1. Aula MagnaA think tankregroupingBrusselers of all languages, origins, social orprofessional backgroundsaiming at reflecting and acting on all subjects relating tothe identity, the future, the challenges of Brusselsas an urban entity, a Belgian Region, a multiple capital and a cosmopolitan and multicultural world city

  2. The Brussels Lifelong University of Europe

  3. Context • The populations of Europeans and Brussels people live side by side with little interaction • There is mutual incomprehension about who we are and what we have to offer to each other

  4. Intuition • There are in or around Brussels : • 40.000 civil servants working for the EU • 60.000 additional Europeans working around the EU • These are mostly highly educated people • They represent an enormous reservoir of accumulated knowledge, skills and experience

  5. Goal • Why not have those people sharing their knowledge, their skills, their passion through teaching ?

  6. Existing models • There is in France the Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers • There is in Germany the Volkshochschulen • There is in Belgium and in Brussels... nothing, but the Brussels Master Classes (VUB - ULB)

  7. Content • Classes and lectures to be given on a vast array of subjects : • Languages, sciences and arts, professional skills, matters derived from EU competences, crafts, hobbies • Concept mixing ideas like : • Continuous formation, University for elderly people, Volksuniversität, Université de tous les savoirs

  8. Target audience • Working people • Students • Elderly people • Unemployed • Other European civil servants and professionals...

  9. Stakeholders • On the EU side • DG Education, Culture, Multilinguism and Youth • DG Translation • European Administrative School • Regional representations, trade associations, federations of nationals • On the Brussels side • Brussels Region and Communes • Universities • Regional agencies in charge of formation

  10. Next steps • Positioning note : ongoing • Coalition of the willing : ongoing • Proof of concept : to be done • Search for financing : to be done

  11. Action • Interested or willing to advise and help ? • Contact : deneef@skypro.be

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