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2022 was a year of highlights for UIL. The Institute organized the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), leading to a commitment by 149 UNESCO Member States to translate the vision of a right to lifelong learning into reality, increase financial investment and enhance...
The present compilation brings together a selection of case studies showcasing how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be integrated both innovatively and effectively into literacy and education to improve the lives of refugees, migrants and IDPs. The case studies in this...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), initiated this review of the literature and practices of innovative technologies for literacy learning and education for youth and adult refugees,...
Lifelong learning has become the overarching concept and vision for education, as reflected in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which, SDG 4, explicitly petitions countries to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality...
The Marrakech Framework for Action sets out key areas for action required to achieve this vision over the next decade. UNESCO Member States will work to realize a right to lifelong learning, enhancing governance and quality of adult learning and education, backed by increased investment. They...
The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 enjoins countries to ‘promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ (UN DESA, 2022). It thereby establishes lifelong learning (LLL) as central to a sustainable future. Transforming higher education institutions (HEIs) into lifelong learning...