Programme

ESREA 11th Triennial Conference: Dialogue in and through Adult Education and Learning

Faculty of Arts, Charles University

24th–27th September 2025

General programme of the conference

Note: Rooms and Aula refer to the main building of the FoA of Charles University at Náměstí Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1.

Day 1Wednesday 24th September
10:00-16:00
room 104
Ph.D. pre-conference
from 15:30
room 104
Registration
17:00-18:15
aula (131)
Opening
Eva Lehečková – Dean of Faculty of Arts, Charles University
Martin Kopecký – Head of Department of Adult Education
and Personnel Management
Marcella Milana – Chair of ESREA
Susanne Latke – Secretary of ESREA
ESREA award for the best PhD paper
18:15-19:15Keynote Laura Formenti “Unthinking conformity: dialoguing as questioning”
19:30
Ovocný
trh 3
Welcome reception in the historical part of the Charles University
Day 2Thursday 25th September
9:00-10:00
aula (131)
Keynote Tomáš Samek “Dialogue and Democracy: Can Education
Deepen the Connection?”
10:00-10:30Break
10:30-12:25Parallel sessions 1 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
12:30-14:00
Restaurant
Turquoise,
Široká 1
Lunch
14:05-16:00Parallel sessions 2 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
16:00-16:30Break
16:30–18:30Parallel sessions 3 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
Day 3Friday 26th September
9:00-10:00
aula (131)
Keynote Tetyana Hoggan-Kloubert “Carrying Loss and Finding Home: Migration Dialogues in Adult Education”
10:00-10:30Break
10:30-12:30Parallel sessions 4 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
12:25-14:05Lunch + Poster session
14:00-16:00Parallel sessions 5 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
16:00-16:30Break
16:30-18:30Parallel sessions 6 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
20:00-22:30
Art Restaurant Mánes,
Masarykovo nábřeží 1
Social dinner (optional)
Day 4Saturday 27th September
9:00-11:00Parallel sessions 7 – individual papers, symposia, workshops
11:00-11:30Break
11:30-12:50Parallel sessions 8 – individual papers
13:00-13:30
aula (131)
Closing of the conference
13:30-15:00
Restaurant
Turquoise,
Široká 1
Lunch
15:00-17:00
room 104
ESREA networks’ convenors meeting
15:00-17:00Cultural programme – Prague walks (optional)

Programme of Parallel sessions

The detailed programme of Parallel sessions is available here.

The Book of Abstracts

The PDF Book of Abstracts (284 pages; 2,44 MB) with all individual papers, symposia, workshops, and posters is available for reading and download here.

Cultural Programme – Saturday 15:00-17:00 – PRAGUE WALKS

For those staying in Prague for the weekend, we are offering three types of walks / guided tours through the city centre.

  1. An authentic experience of homeless people tour – will be prepared for you by the Pragulic NGO. The tour guide is a person with extensive personal homeless experience in Prague.
  2. Historical-architectural tour through the city centre will show you buildings that span from 12th Century to pre-WW2 era, and introduce you to the rich history of Prague and Czechia. (Guide: Martin Kopecký)
  3. A queer and feminist historical tour will show you the sights connected to Czech feminist and LGBTQ movements, as well as important personalities from the 19th and 20th Centuries. (Guide: Zdeněk Sloboda)