International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, European Chapter

The International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame honors outstanding leaders in the fields of adult learning and continuing education who are distinguished as a scholar, practitioner, or policy-maker.
The Hall serves as a record of inspiration for the next generation of adult and continuing education leaders.
To be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame, a person must be eminently distinguished in the profession, shall have brought honor or distinction, and shall have contributed to the heritage of adult and continuing education.

Annually, around ten adult and continuing education leaders from around the world are selected for induction into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. These individuals reflect the great diversity of adult and continuing education practice and scholarship and the increasingly global leadership community that constitutes the IACE Hall of Fame.

On this page we supply additional information about and for members of the Hall of Fame specificly in the European region.

HoFE-meeting March 2025

The 2024 International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
took place in Florence, Italy.

The new iductees

European inductees Class 2024: Don Luigi Ciotti Italy, Karen Evans UK, Francesc Pedró Garcia Spain, Timothy Denis Ireland UK, Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik Slovenia, Morten Flate Paulsen Norway. Andreas Schleicher Germany, Magdalini (Magda) Trantallidi Greece. Albert Tuijnman Netherlands+

The 2024 European Inductees:

Albert Tuijnman+, Netherlands	Andreas Schleicher, Germany	Don Luigi Ciotti, Italy

Francesc Pedró Garcia, Spain	Karen Evans, UK	Magda Trantallidi, Greece

Morten Flate Paulsen, Norway	Timothy Denis Ireland, UK	Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, Slovenia
Organisational Award: EAEA