The SAMUELE consortium has conducted a national survey across 18 EU countries and collected an extensive questionnaire from +100 HEIs. Currently it is identifying case studies that show different ways to implement LLL at HE level. The findings serve as the foundation for a comparative matrix and a good practices report on ULLL.
SAMUELE has designed and run a national survey to collect details on national frameworks of ULLL in 18 European countries. This helps to identify and compare from a national perspective how ULLL is legally regulated and implemented on country levels.
Read the full National Survey here!
SAMUELE also considers the institutional level of HEIs as crucial for the successful provision of ULLL. The consortium has run a HEIs questionnaire and collected responses from 100+ HEIs. Responses give details on institutions’ organisation and management of ULLL.
Read the full Mapping of the HEIs Questionnaire here!
The SAMUELE comparative matrix is based on data collected through the project's national survey. The key points have been mapped into a downloadable comparative matrix covering 18 countries, offering an overview of ULLL across Europe.
View the Comparative Matrix here!
The SAMUELE project has identified 36 case studies that are inspiring practices in ULLL. These cases will opt to one of the SAMUELE ULLL Awards 2026 that will be given to authors during the eucen conference in Cagliari (IT), 03-05 June 2026.
Read the Compendium - ULLL cases that inspire
Your Case Study could still compete for one of the SAMUELE ULLL Awards 2027 that will be presented during the final event of SAMUELE in Barcelona on 18-19 November 2027.
If you have a case that you want to submit, please, download the template below and do so. You have time until 31 July 2027.
What enables some institutions to integrate University Lifelong Learning (ULLL) strategically, while others remain operational or peripheral?
The SAMUELE Global Analysis Report (2026) provides a cross-level overview of ULLL in Europe, drawing on data from 18 countries, 102 higher education institutions, and 36 case studies from 17 different countries. The findings show strong policy recognition of lifelong learning, but uneven structural integration. Governance embedding, quality assurance alignment and sustainable funding emerge as key factors for long-term success. The report offers an evidence-based foundation for strengthening ULLL as a core institutional function in European higher education.
Download this Global Analysis here!
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Click on the image to access the Webinar on the SAMUELE Data Analysis on ULLL with Lyndsey El Amoud (University College Cork) and Sandrine Bonnet (University of Lille) presenting the results of the data gathered by the project.