English

Faculty of Education and Psychology
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
Lublin City Office
Sempre a Frente Foundation
in cooperation with the Art Pedagogy Section of the Committee on Pedagogical Sciences
of the Polish Academy of Sciences

invite you to

I International Non-Formal Education Congress in Lublin
„Life-long CreActivity”

The congress will take place on 12 - 14 June 2023
at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin
(ul Głęboka 43 - 45)
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Sir or Madam,

You are cordially invited to participate in the First International Congress of Non-Formal Education: "Life-long CreActivity", which will take place in Lublin on 12-14 June 2023. The Congress is being held as part of the initiatives related to the prestigious title of the European Youth Capital 2023 awarded to the City of Lublin. It is addressed to a wide range of professionals involved in the theory and practice of non-formal education, including representatives of non-governmental organisations, learners, teachers, academics and members of other research establishments or representatives of cultural institutions.
The congress will be held in a hybrid format (some sessions will be streamed online). The main events will be translated into English and into Polish Sign Language.

The key objectives of the Congress are:

cross-sectoral debate on the scope, forms, and functions of non-formal education in Poland and worldwide;
creation of a platform for cooperation between actors in non-formal education (youth, universities, NGOs, educational establishments, local government, cultural institutions) on an international and local level;
developing recommendations for education policy;
popularisation of non-formal education methods and their use in educational practice;
presentation of good practices in the field of non-formal education implemented in Poland and abroad.

The programme of the Congress will include, among others, workshops and NGO stands, presentations of good practices, study visits and the book stands.
The event is held under the honorary patronage of Dr Krzysztof Żuk, Mayor of the City of Lublin and His Magnificence Rector of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Prof. dr hab. Radosław Dobrowolski.
The Congress will include an International Conference on the 'Socio-cultural dimension of non-formal education' under the auspices of the Committee of Pedagogical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The introductory lecture, entitled. "Youth, multiculturalism, non-formal education - local and global contexts" will be delivered by Prof. dr hab. Zbyszko Melosik. The plenary session will also feature lectures delivered by: Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik; Dr hab. Sylwia Słowińska, prof. UZ and Prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert.

The proceedings will take place in three thematic sections:

IDENTITY - INTERCULTURALISM - INTEGRATION – English language section (Section Chair: Prof. Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik);
ANIMATION - LOCALISM - LIFELONG LEARNING (Section Chair: Professor Sylwia Słowińska);
EDUCATION - YOUTH - SOCIAL MEDIA (Section Chair: Professor Roman Leppert).

Sections’ proceedings are intended to serve the exchange of experiences in the field of theory and practice of non-formal education in the context of substantive examples of community activation in Poland and abroad.

Proposed subject areas:

young people as recipients and creators of non-formal education;
the intercultural context of non-formal education;
non-formal education as a tool for social inclusion;
social networks as a place for informal/non-formal education;
cultural institutions as spaces for informal education;
the relationships between formal and non-formal education;
non-formal education practices in Poland, Europe and worldwide;
trends in non-formal education (e.g., Outdoor education, Youth work, social animation);
the future of non-formal education.

FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF THE CONGRESS:

12 June (Monday): Study visits, NGO Fair
12.00 – 14.00 – Registration
14.00 – 15.00 – Lunch
15.00 – 18.00 – Study visits to institutions and organisations dealing with non-formal education (incl. outdoor education, civic education, socio-cultural animation, intercultural integration, youth activities)
18.30 – "Informal" opening of the Congress
19.30 – Dinner
13 June (Tuesday): International Conference on the “Socio-cultural dimension of non-formal education”
9.00 – Opening
9.15 – 11.00 – Plenary session
11.00 – 11.30 – Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00 – Discussion panels in sections
13.00 – 14.00 – Lunch
14.00 – 15.00 - Workshop: Good practices in non-formal education - methods and tools (specific thematic proposals will be presented in a subsequent announcement)
15.00 – 17.00 - Discussion panels in sections
18.00 – 19.00 - Workshop: Good practices in non-formal education
20.00 – A Gala-dinner

14 June (Wednesday): Good practice fair
9.00 – 11.00 – Project fair
11.00 – 11.30 – Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00 – Summary debate

CONFERENCE FEE:
Registration fee: 50 PLN
The organisers provide: conference materials, catering (coffee breaks, lunch on the first and second day, dinner on the first and second day), free public transport. The fee does not include the cost of travel, accommodation, and breakfasts. Learners and students are free of charge.

Accommodation suggestions are available on the Congress website: Hotels and accommodation: https://www.umcs.pl/pl/hotele-i-miejsca-noclegowe,26137.htm

PUBLICATIONS:
The aftermath of the Congress will include scientific and methodological publications:

for practitioners: "Toolbox of non-formal education" - a book publication presenting good practices in the field of non-formal education;
for teachers: a special issue of the journal „Studia Kulturowo-Edukacyjne” (Cultural and Educational Studies) on reflections on non-formal education;
for research and teaching staff: thematic sections in peer-reviewed scientific journals (70-pointed).

Details of the publications will be provided subsequently.

Registration:
Applications for participation in the Congress are accepted in an online format until 10 May 2023.

Application form:
- for representatives of research centres, schools, cultural institutions, NGOs: https://www.umcs.pl/pl/formularz-zgloszeniowy,25912.htm
- for learners and students:
https://www.umcs.pl/pl/formularz-zgloszeniowy-dla-studentow-i-mlodziezy,26135.htm
Deadline for payment of registration fee: 10 May 2023.
Congress website: www.edukacja-pozaformalna.umcs.pl
Payment details:
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
Pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin
Account number: 03 1140 1094 0000 2905 1600 1136
payment for: Life-long CreActivity (full name)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CONTACT DATA:
Dr Urszula Lewartowicz – tel. 501497695; e-mail: urszula.lewartowicz@mail.umcs.pl
Dr Renata Krawczyk – tel. 506275161; e-mail: renata.krawczyk@mail.umcs.pl
English: Dr Alicja Lisiecka - e-mail: alicja.lisiecka@mail.umcs.pl
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Prof. dr hab. Zbyszko Melosik (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)
Prof. dr hab. Roman Leppert (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz)
Prof. dr hab. Dariusz Kubinowski (Pomeranian University in Słupsk)
Dr hab. Sylwia Słowińska, prof. UZ (The University of Zielona Góra)
Prof. Sebastian Kurtenbach (FH Münster: University of Applied Sciences)
Prof. Francesco Pira (University of Messina)
Prof. Frode Barkved (Rudolf Steiner University College)
Prof. Zenobia Tkanko (Lviv National Academy of Arts)
Dr Marta García-Sampedro Fernández Canteli (University of Oviedo)
Dr hab. Beata Cyboran (Pedagogical University of Krakow)
Dr hab. Maciej Tanaś, prof. APS (The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw)
Dr hab. Andrzej Różański, prof. UMCS (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr hab. Jarosław Krajka, prof. UMCS (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr hab. Ewa Sarzyńska-Mazurek, prof. UMCS (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr hab. Marta Czechowska-Bieluga, prof. UMCS (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr hab. Mirosław Grusiewicz, prof. UMCS (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr hab. Krzysztof Stachyra, prof. UMCS (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Alicja Lisiecka (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Urszula Lewartowicz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Dr hab. Andrzej Różański, prof. UMCS (Dean of the Faculty of Education and Psychology, UMCS)
Dr Urszula Lewartowicz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin) – Chairperson of the Committee
Dr Renata Krawczyk (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Alicja Lisiecka (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Agata Świdzińska (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Monika Baczewska-Ciupak (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Marcin Cabak (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Wojciech Bobrowicz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Dr Zbigniew Pakuła (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin)
Monika Król (Lublin City Office)
Agata Cholewa (Lublin City Office)
Aleksandra Kulik (Sempre a Frente Foundation)
Paweł Oleszek (Sempre a Frente Foundation)