The eucen ULLL Awards recognise and celebrate excellence and outstanding contributions to University Lifelong Learning within the eucen network. Through these awards, eucen highlights impactful practices, innovative projects, and institutional or individual commitment that strengthen lifelong learning in higher education and across society.
The awards aim to showcase inspiring work carried out within the eucen network, promote the exchange of good practices among members, and reinforce the shared values of collaboration, innovation, and social engagement that underpin this network.
Each year, a minimum of five ULLL Awards are granted following an open call for nominations and evaluation by an external board. The awardees are publicly announced and celebrated during the eucen Annual Conference, where their contribution and engagement with the network are publicly recognised.
The official launch of the eucen ULLL Awards programme will take place in June at the 56th eucen Annual Conference (2026). During this event, the public Call for Candidates for the 2027 edition will be announced, opening the first cycle under the new framework.
During eucen‘s 56th Conference in Cagliari, eucen issued the following awards in 3 different categories.
Members who attended eucen‘s very first meeting, became members immediately and have never left the association, with continuous engagement and promotion of ULLL.
University of Granada
Spain
Members who attended eucen‘s very first meeting, left the association for some years but are back in the association now.
University of Galway
Ireland
Université de Liege
Belgium
Universidade do Porto
Portugal
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Universidad de Valladolid
Spain
Members who, although they did not attend eucen‘s very first meeting, they joined the Association in the first years and have never left.
Vienna University of Technology
Austria
KU Leuven
Belgium
Université catholique de Louvain
Belgium
Université libre de Bruxelles
Belgium
Universität Bern
Switzerland
Université de Fribourg
Switzerland
Université de Genève
Switzerland
Université de Lausanne
Switzerland
Universitat de Barcelona
Spain
Universitat Politècnica de Valencia
Spain
University of Jyväskylä
Finland
University of Oulu
Finland
University College Cork
Ireland
Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norway
Universidade de Aveiro
Portugal
Note: As part of the programme’s establishment phase and celebrating eucen’s 35 year anniversary, the 2026 beneficiaries have been selected directly by the eucen Steering Committee to celebrate the engagement of our members. From 2027 onwards, beneficiaries will be chosen through the public annual open call procedure.
