SPES Zukunftsakademie (Future Academy)

SPES Zukunftsakademie (SPES future academy) is a non-profit / non-governmental organization and adult education center.
SPES activities are aiming to the benefit of today’s and future generations. Four SPES project teams are working on potential areas of conflict in our society and want to guarantee a good quality of life:

1) Family and generation academy
• Target groups: children, youths, families, migrants, elderly people

2) Rural and municipality development
• Target groups: municipals, regions, citizens, decision makers

3) Sustainable business and management
• Target groups: companies, employees, personnel development

4) Labour foundation
• Target groups: companies, unemployed, jobseekers

Skills & activities:
• all kinds of citizen participation processes; regional and local processes; process guidance
• project development and coaching
• good expertise and methodical skills in moderation and consultation
• develop and apply curricula / teaching materials
• organizing and hosting stakeholder events

SPES develop, test and spread new and innovative models and methods for a positive and sustainable future, concerning the following topics:
• Adult, family and generation education
• Circular Economy
• Citizens participation / Empowerment
• Cultural heritage / Tourism
• Democracy / Active citizenship / European citizenship
• Entrepreneurship
• Environment / Sustainable development
• Innovation / Social Innovation
• Integration / Intercultural dialogue
• Life quality / Neighborly help
• New concepts of work and economy / Social economy
• Regional/rural development
• Short supply chains / Regional added value
• Volunteering / Time accounts

EU project experience:
• Lead partner / project partner in Erasmus+ KA2
• Project partner in COSME
• Lead partner in EIF
• Lead partner and project partner in Lifelong Learning Programs Grundtvig and Leonardo

SPES would like to work on new ideas, initiate and lead projects, as well as being
partner in other projects.