Higher education supporting the development of adult learning and education: Examples, experiences, expectations.

The article looks at global, regional, national and local dimensions in a diverse setting of the interplay of governmental, university and civil society partners. Higher education (HE) is called to support the recent discussions on the importance of adult learning and education (ALE) within lifelong learning. Therefore, during the Adult Education Academy (AEA) on international and comparative studies which met in 2024 at University of Würzburg for the 11th year as a study opportunity for PhD and Master students as well as practitioners, the authors agreed to contribute this paper to examine thematic areas related to global policy recommendations that strengthen the relationship between HE and ALE in different forms. Findings should lead to a better understanding of ALE enabling the acquisition of skills for personal fulfilment and social enlightenment.