Center for Lifelong Learning Aruba

🌏𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🧠

Energy security is a key element of a successful energy transition. In the long run, the energy transition should improve energy security. However, the transition to a low-carbon economy will expose several new risks to energy security that are fundamentally different from the traditional risks around supply, demand, and system stability. These risks are specifically associated with the use of renewable energy and can occur in the areas of geopolitics, decentralization of energy production, digitalization, physical climate events, and critical minerals supply. Unsurprisingly, the risks to energy security faced by the rest of the world apply to Aruba as well. This presentation focuses on the dimensions of energy security risks during the energy transition for Aruba and provides recommendations on managing and/or mitigating these risks.

📆9 June 2026
📍Aula LSB, University of Aruba
🕛6.30 - 8.00 P.M.

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Lifelong Learning Caribbean has been officially launched🤓 A collaboration between four educational institutions to strengthen governance throughout the kingdom❗Are you interested in Lifelong Learning and Development? We are too!😁Check out our courses on www.llo-caribbean.org and sign up today! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

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Lifelong Learning Caribbean, een samenwerking tussen vier onderwijsinstellingen om bestuurskracht in het hele Koninkrijk te versterken, is nu officieel gelanceerd🤩. Ben je ook geïnteresseerd in Leven Lang Ontwikkelen? Bekijk dan onze cursussen op www.llo-caribean.org en schrijf je vandaag nog in❗Als je vragen hebt, neem dan gerust contact met ons op.

📚Boek Presentaties✨

We nodigen u van harte uit voor een inspirerende bijeenkomst waarin we de balans opmaken tussen vrouwelijk leiderschap en de technologische toekomst van de Dutch Caribbean. Dit boek geeft een persoonlijk en openhartig inkijkje in het professionele leven van zeventien vrouwen die leidinggeven in de Dutch Caribbean, in zorg, onderwijs, rechtspraak, bedrijfsleven, cultuur en maatschappelijke organisaties. Niet als portrettengalerij van formele macht, maar als eerbetoon aan de vrouwen die een dragende, veerkrachtige en vaak onderschatte kern vormen van de capaciteitsopbouw van de small island states in het Caribisch deel van het Koninkrijk. De verhalen gaan over ambitie en twijfel, over doorzetten en bijsturen, over vallen en opstaan. Ze laten zien dat succes zelden een rechte lijn is, maar het resultaat van volharding, reflectie en steun van anderen. Hun verhalen staan centraal in de presentatie op deze avond. Een deel van de geïnterviewde vrouwen komt uit Aruba.

“𝑾𝒊𝒋 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒘𝒆𝒏 𝒛𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒆𝒍 𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆, 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆 𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒂𝒂𝒌 𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒘 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒕 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒓𝒊𝒋𝒌.”
— Uit het voorwoord

📆1 juni 2026
🕛6.30 - 8.00 P.M.
📍Aula LSB, UA

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𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧🧠
This presentation draws on doctoral research on reparatory justice in Ecuador and Jamaica, exploring how demands for reparation are articulated both from below, by grassroots movements and communities, and from above, by states, regional institutions, and international actors, considering how different claims for reparatory justice travel across local, national, regional and supranational spaces, and how they reshape debates about rights, history, memory, and justice. In doing so, asking what counts as reparation, who gets to define repair, and how reparatory claims challenge conventional understandings of human rights and responsibility. This presentation invites reflection on how these debates resonate in the Dutch Caribbean, including Aruba and the wider Kingdom of the Netherlands. Drawing on recent discussions in the Netherlands and the Caribbean, including work connected to the UNESCO Task Force on Reparatory Justice and conversations at the 2025 Caribbean Studies Association Conference in Sint Maarten, the lecture will open space to consider the possibilities and boundaries of reparatory justice across different colonial and postcolonial contexts.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫📢
Shodona Kettle is a doctoral candidate at the University College London; her research focus is on demands for reparatory justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. She was a Fellow at the Reparations Finance Lab, the Centre for Reparation Research, and at the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus in Jamaica. She is a member of UNESCO’s Reparatory Justice Dialogues.

📆26 May 2026
📍LSB Aula, University of Aruba

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𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲🎥

Francisca Candida & Eugenio Candido Ecury is a poignant short documentary commissioned by the National Archaeological Museum of Aruba (MANA). This film serves as a vital genealogical excavation, meticulously tracing the Ecury family lineage back to the era of colonial enslavement. By highlighting the lives of Francisca Candida and Eugenio Candido, the project seeks to bridge the gap between archival records and the lived human experience, offering a deeper understanding of Aruban social history. (© 2024 MANA)

To provide context for this screening, Rebecca will be discussing the extensive research and development phase of the project—exploring how she navigated historical archives to reconstruct a narrative that had been obscured for generations.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 & 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫:
In 1998 Rebecca Roos started her own production company through which she produces and directs documentaries, PSA's, corporate and institutional videos, as well as feature and short films. Besides producing her own projects, she also functions as local producer, fixer and/or production manager on international commercial campaigns, films, reality TV shows and photoshoots. Between 2011 and 2016 she was actively involved with the organization of the Aruba International Film Festival. Between 2014 and 2018 Roos taught the class “The moving image as a medium in art” for the preparatory course at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Aruba and between 2018 and 2022 she was one of the guest lecturers of international workshops and higher studies at the renowned EICTV film school in Cuba, including providing a workshop in Rwanda in 2018, and online workshops for the UNESCO Transcultura Program.

📆28 May 2026
📍LSB Aula, University of Aruba
🕛6.30 - 8.30 P.M.

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𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐚🤓🔢

Financial literacy is often associated with understanding money, but does knowledge always translate into better financial decisions? This lecture explores financial literacy among higher education students in Aruba, based on research using the OECD/INFE framework. The study examines financial attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge, and offers new insights into financial literacy among higher education students in Aruba. While the findings suggest that many students demonstrate responsible day-to-day financial habits and positive attitudes toward saving and planning, important gaps remain in areas such as informed financial decision-making and long-term financial engagement. The lecture will discuss the study’s key findings, including the relationship between financial knowledge and behavior, and reflect on how these insights can support financial education and policy development in Aruba.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫🧠
Elmelynn Croes is Deputy Manager of Research and Economic Policy at the Centrale Bank van Aruba. She holds an MSc in Finance and a BA in Economics from Florida International University. Her work has focused on financial literacy, financial
development and inclusion, and fiscal sustainability. She is particularly interested in how people make financial decisions and how research can support more effective financial education and policy. Her recent work examines financial literacy among higher education students in Aruba.

📆21 May 2026
📍LSB Aula, University of Aruba
🕛6.30 - 8.00 P.M.

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🧠On 4 November 2025, the European Convention on Human Rights celebrated its 75th year since it was first drafted and signed by the members of the Council of Europe. The ECHR is also applicable to the Caribbean overseas territories of some European States, namely France, the Netherlands and the UK. The ECHR’s applicability in the Caribbean territories has not drawn significant attention in the Court’s case law and in scholarship, raising important questions: Are the rights under the ECHR effectively accessible, invoked and enforced in the Caribbean territories? Do political choices, local constitutional arrangements, or governance structures influence when and how the ECHR is used? Is the ECHR integrated into local legal cultures, legal education, advocacy strategies, and public discourse? The University of Aruba is organizing a one-day multidisciplinary conference on 29 May 2026 exploring the influence of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in the Caribbean. We seek to bring together scholars, practitioners, and legal professionals to examine how the rights guaranteed in the ECHR are interpreted, contested, and realized in the courtrooms and communities of Caribbean territories.

𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫🤓
Jolien Schukking served as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights (2017–2026) and has sat on the Dutch bench since 2009. Her distinguished career includes serving as the Agent for the Netherlands before the ECtHR and UN bodies, and as Senior Legal Adviser for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A prominent lecturer on human rights law, she has chaired numerous international legal groups, including the Foundation Judges for Judges. She also served with the Permanent Court of Arbitration and holds a law degree specializing in Dutch and Aruban company law.

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World Press Freedom Day💡🤓

University of Aruba Center for Lifelong Learning Aruba

𝐀𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞🗝️

This upcoming lecture provides an in-depth exploration of Aruban Architecture and Heritage, tracing the evolution of the island's unique structural identity from traditional "cunucu" houses to iconic Dutch colonial influences. Beyond a mere history lesson, the session aims to address the cultural significance of these landmarks, framing them as the physical soul of the island’s collective memory.

A primary focus of the presentation will be deconstructing the persistent social myths and misconceptions that often hinder conservation efforts. We will tackle common fallacies regarding the complexities of private vs. public ownership and the widely held belief that restoring a monument is an insurmountable financial burden.

📆6 May, 2026
🕛6.30 - 8.00
📍LSB Aula, University of Aruba

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐚🧠

Inflation affects everyone in society, but not in the same way. This lecture elaborates on how inflation in Aruba affects income groups differently, focusing on different income quartiles during the 2016-2022 period. What the study finds is that because of their spending patterns, middle-income households often experience higher effective inflation than headline figures suggest. In contrast to other groups in society which may benefit from government support, or which may have more of a cushion to keep up with rising costs, the result is a middle class experiencing reduced purchasing power and increased financial pressure. Join us to uncover hidden patterns in how inflation affects different households, and why it matters more than you might think.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫:
Daniella van den Berg is an economist at the Centrale Bank van Aruba. She holds an MSc in Economic Policy from Utrecht University, and a BSc in Finance from the Florida State University. Her research focuses on the social dimensions of economics, with a particular interest in how economic policies affect communities. Her work has covered topics such as savings behavior, human development, the labor market, and the economic impact of heat. Prior to joining the Centrale Bank van Aruba, Daniella worked at a local commercial bank.

📆29 April
🕛6.30 - 8.00 P.M.
📍LSB Aula, University of Aruba

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