The August issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) explores the development of adult education in the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia between gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and their accession to the...
The fourth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE 4) is in preparation and is scheduled for publication in 2019. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the GRALE 4 authors and editors defined the outline of the report and...
On 28 June 2018, a delegation from Suwon City, Republic of Korea, including the Vice Mayor, Mr Han Kyu Lee and the Head of the Department of Education and Youth, Yong Deok Kim, paid a visit to the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) to discuss how the city can engage in strengthening...
Twelve Professors from four European universities gathered at UIL on 20 June 2018 for a discussion on joint activities with the Comparative Studies on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (COMPALL) Programme, which is coordinated by the university of Würzburg, Germany.
UIL recently...
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.
Since the 2030...
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...
