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LLLPLATFORM - ACTIVITY REPORT 2016 EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURE (EFEC) EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING (EUNET) EFEC is a federation gathering non-religious educative associations from 8 European countries. It represents the European branch of the International Teaching, Education and Popular Culture League that gathers 20 organisations worldwide. EUNET, the European Network for Education and Training, is a network that brings together NGOs that inform and educate people of all ages about Europe or spread the European idea in any other way. EUNET unites, coordinates and pushes forward the several efforts of its members to encourage European integration and to especially involve Europe´s citizens into and inform them about this process . EUROPEAN FORUM FOR FREEDOM IN EDUCATION (EFFE) e ffe is an NGO in the field of education, it gathers people from more than 20 countries, from public and private schools and with various teaching method views. It was designed as a forum in which all current issues concerning education at primary and secondary level can be discussed. EUROPEAN FORUM OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (EfVET) Founded in 1991, EfVET is a unique European-wide professional association which has been created by and for providers of technical and vocational education and training. It consists of 1500 member associations and institutions. EUROPEAN PARENTS ASSOCIATION (EPA) EPA gathers the parents’ associations in Europe which together represent more than 150 million parents. EPA works in partnership both to represent and give parents, the primary educators of children a powerful voice in the development of education policies and decisions at European level. ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK (ESN) ESN is one of the biggest non-profit interdisciplinary student associations in Europe, founded in 1989 for supporting and developing student exchange. It brings together 13 500 members from 460 local sections in 37 countries. They offer services to 160 000 students. EUROPEAN STUDENTS UNION (ESU) ESU is an umbrella organisation of 47 National Un ion of Students from 39 countries. ESU acts in representing, defending and strengthening students’ educational, democratic and political and social rights in Europe. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION NETWORK (EUCEN) EURASHE represents Higher Education Institutions that offer professionally oriented programmes and are engaged in applied and profession-related research within the Bologna cycles. It gathers about 1.100 higher education institutions in 40 countries within and outside the European Higher Education Area. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF HISTORY EDUCATORS (EUROCLIO) EUROCLIO promotes a responsible and innovative teaching of history based on multi-perspectivity, critical thinking, mutual respect, and the inclusion of controversial issues. It represents a network of 44 member Associations and 15 associated members from 52 countries. EUROPEAN VOCATION AND TRAINING ASSOCIATION (EVTA) EVTA is a vocational training network which comprises 27 members from 14 European countries, representing thousands of national training centres and, in certain cases, national employment services. EUROPEAN FEDERATION EDUCATION (FEECA) FOR CATHOLIC ADULT FEECA represents Catholic adult education on a European level. FEECA aims to contribute in furthering both European integration and international cooperation, based on faith in freedom and a democratic order. It gathers 9 national umbrella-organsisations of catholic adult education. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF TRAINING CENTRES FOR THE PROMOTION OF NEW EDUCATION (FICEMEA) EUCEN is the largest European multidisciplinary Association in University Lifelong Learning. It is an international non-governmental non-profit making organisation which gathers 183 members from 35 countries. FICEMEA aims to federate the action of its member organisations in order to promote active training methods as widely as possible and to contribute to the evolution of educative and social practices all over the world. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION (EUCA) THE ORGANISING BUREAU OF EUROPEAN SCHOOL STUDENT UNIONS (OBESSU) EucA works to create an international network among university halls of residence, promote cultural exchanges and so to encourage active citizenship among young people. It represents around 30 000 students and 194 halls of residence in 10 countries. 28 EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF INSTITUTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (EURASHE) Founded in 1975, OBESSU is a platform for cooperation between national school student unions active in general secondary and secondary vocational education. It brings together 27 national associations in 22 European countries . 29