From Learning to Living — Co-creating education quality across European regions

The Final Conference presents project’s results and features a Keynote by Prof. Gert Biesta (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom) and a European Roundtable with expert inputs by Prof. Nafsika Alexiadou (Umeå University, Sweden), Prof. Tanja Sturm (University of Hamburg, Germany) and Prof. Justin J. W. Powell (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) that aim at dis­cus­sing the policy impli­ca­ti­ons of the project’s findings.

The Conference takes place at the Fundação Cidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 380, 1700-097 Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 10:00 to 17:30 (UTC). The con­fe­rence language is English.

Conference Theme & Research Context

What are edu­ca­tio­nal achie­ve­ments? What insti­tu­tio­nal, struc­tu­ral, indi­vi­du­al, or spatial factors decide on edu­ca­tio­nal success? And how do they interact in the process of cons­truc­ting learning outcomes? CLEAR’s Final Conference addresses issues that young people face during their life courses. Since low achie­ve­ments, mainly reported among groups in multi-dis­ad­van­ta­ged positions, have a massive impact on life quality and prospects of learners, we examine how inter­sec­tion­al factors and issues of Spatial Justice interact at local/regional levels to produce different learning outcomes. Our analyses are also informed by the results of par­ti­ci­pa­to­ry actions that have provided us with expert knowledge of national/regional poli­cy­ma­kers and local prac­ti­tio­ners and helped us to develop a more holistic and reflexive approach to education.

The CLEAR Research Project

The European research project Constructing Learning Outcomes in Europe: a multi-level analysis of (under)achievement in the life course (CLEAR) is conducted with 13 partners in eight EU-member countries—Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain. Designed as a multi-level, mixed-method study with trans­ver­sal par­ti­ci­pa­to­ry elements, it seeks to examine the com­bi­na­ti­on of multiple factors that shape learning outcomes and affect their quality.

For more infor­ma­ti­on about the project, please visit our website: www.clear-horizon.eu. Registration for the Final Conference is open until August 31, 2025, at: https://clear-horizon.eu/registration-final-conference/