Higher education institutions are key players in promoting lifelong learning. By offering a variety of educational programmes in different modalities, they address the diverse needs and interests of learners. By establishing flexible learning pathways, they help ensure continuity of learning...

In the context of fast-paced technological developments, the climate crisis, persistent social inequalities and demographic shifts, there is a need to rethink learning for people of all ages and to transform education systems. Higher education institutions (HEIs) have a vital role to play in...

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...