Ireland takes on coordination of the ASEM LL Hub
In 2020, responsibility for coordination of the ASEM (Asia Europe Ministerial Meeting) Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning (ASEM LLL Hub) moved from Denmark to Ireland.
The ASEM LLL Hub, established in 2005, is an official network of Asian and European higher education institutions, working and learning together to achieve excellence in comparative research on lifelong learning, to offer research-based education policy recommendation, and to develop mutual understanding between Asia and Europe. It also facilitates researcher and student mobility and exchange within and between the two world regions.
The ASEM LLL Hub provides a platform for dialogue between researchers, practitioners and policy makers in order to contribute to evidence-based educational reform and innovation. Its five research networks exchange knowledge, conduct comparative research and produce coordinated publications and reports. In parallel with five active research networks, the Hub has a Hub University Council composed of senior representatives from its partner universities.
In cooperation with partner universities and ASEM governments, the ASEM LLL Hub together with its five research networks organizes every year seminars and conferences, publishes books and disseminates policy orientated information.
The Irish hosting of the ASEM LL Hub was launched at a conference in October 2020 organised by UCC on the theme Future Directions in Lifelong Learning: Creating a vision for Lifelong Learning Research, Policy & Practice in Asia & Europe. Professor Slowey, Director of HERC was invited to give the keynote speech at the event, which was opened by the Taoiseach and Professor O'Halloran, President of UCC.