Welcoming speech. Educational policies and paths of interaction

In the upcoming decades the European Union will most likely remain an important immigrants’ intended destination. Eurostat projections indicate that approximately 40 million people will emigrate to the European Union by 2050. The processes of educating and making the adults literate represent, therefore, a commitment which must be a priority and cannot be avoided for the years to come. This is because Europe and the Euro-Afro- Mediterranean Basin face changes that will have a noteworthy impact both on society and the economy of the future and, consequently, on needs in education and training materials.