The application process for the UNESCO Learning City Award 2019 is now open. This award recognizes the commitment and efforts made at local level to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 4 on education and lifelong learning.
Just published: the June issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE). This special issue provides exciting insights into how learning cities approach governance and partnerships.
On 15 May 2018, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) joined the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to take part in the Hamburg-wide ‘Long Night of the Consulates’, and present...
Since its endorsement by the UNESCO General Conference in 2013 as a follow-up to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, the Global Action Plan (GAP) has implemented actions in five key areas: advancing policy, transforming learning and training environments, building capacities...
Participants in the Pan-African High-Level Conference on Education (PACE 2018) made an important commitment to promoting lifelong learning for all, particularly for those excluded from education and training.
The event, which took place in Nairobi Kenya from 25 to 27 April 2018, aimed to...
David Atchoarena has been appointed Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in Hamburg. Before his appointment, Mr Atchoarena was Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems at UNESCO in Paris. Mr Atchoarena has rich experience in the field of...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has just revamped its global Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network (ALADIN) web platform. Since 1997, this cooperative initiative has facilitated networking, information sharing and capacity-building...
The International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) has just released a special issue on massive open online courses (MOOCs). Edited by...
Throughout April 2018, all International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) special issues published in 2017 are available in open access.
‘Learning to live sustainably in cities: Implementing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in learning cities’ was the theme of a regional conference held in Aswan, Egypt, from 5 to 7 March 2018. Around 50 participants from more than 15 countries, including city leaders and other...
