Governing Board
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning - Governing Board
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has a Governing Board consisting of twelve members who are nominated intuitu personae by the Director-General of UNESCO. The Governing Board is made up of outstanding education experts from different regions of the world who meet once a year to review the progress of the Institute's work and plan future policy.
Composition of the UIL Governing Board
Full Member | Alternate |
|---|---|
| UIL GB Chairperson Ms Malak ZAALOUK * ** Professor of Practice and Director of the Middle East Institute for Higher Education University in Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt | Ms Laila ISKANDER KAMEL Former Minister of State for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements Arab Republic of Egypt |
| UIL GB Vice-Chairperson Ms Eeva-Inkeri SIRELIUS* Former Secretary-General of the Finnish Adult Education Association Republic of Finland | Mr Reijo Olavi AHOLAINEN Counsellor of Education, Higher Education and Science Policy Department Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Finland |
| Mr Faisal BIN ABDULRAHMAN BIN MUAAMMAR Secretary-General of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Mr Fahad SULTAN MOHAMMAD AL-SULTAN Deputy Secretary-General of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Mr Hamidou BOUKARY* Independent Consultant Republic of the Niger | Mr Kadir Abdelkader GALY General Director Training Institute for Literacy and Non-Formal Education Republic of the Niger |
| Ms Angela BROWN-BURKE Mayor of Kingston Senator Councillor and Chairman of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Jamaica | |
| Ms Un Shil CHOI ** Former President of the National Institute for Lifelong Education (NILE) Professor at Ajou University Republic of Korea | Mr Insub PARK Executive Director of the Department of Lifelong Vocational, Educational Facilitation National Institute for Lifelong Education (NILE) Republic of Korea |
| Ms Sylvia ORTEGA SALAZAR ** Director General Colegio de Bachilleres United Mexican States | Ms Sylvia SCHMELKES del VALLE President Councillor and President of the Governing Board of the National Institute for the Evaluation of Education in Mexico United Mexican States |
| Mr Thomas Boni YAYI Former President of the Republic of Benin Republic of Benin | |
| Mr Minxuan ZHANG ** Former President of the Shanghai Normal University People's Republic of China | Mr Han MIN Deputy Director-General of the National Center for Education Development Research Ministry of Education People's Republic of China |
* Member of the Standing Committee of the UIL Governing Board
** Member of the IRE Editorial Board
