The UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) and UIL have launched a research project on basic and non-formal education for ethnic minority groups living in communities along the Mekong River. The launch took place at the International Seminar on Education for Rural Community, in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, in August 2018. More...
An international team of specialists in the field of lifelong learning has been formed to jointly create a practice-oriented handbook that seeks to guide the planning and implementation of national lifelong learning policies. The handbook is scheduled for publication in 2019 and will serve as a guiding instrument for policy makers and relevant stakeholders who are in the process of developing and implementing policies for lifelong learning. More...
Country representatives from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria shared their experiences of implementing and developing adult learning and education practices and policies, in the context of the key international policy documents, the 2009 Belém Framework for Action (BFA) and the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education. Common challenges were identified by the 12 countries, including the lack of coordination mechanisms among ALE stakeholders, inadequate human resources, insufficient funding for ALE, the high drop-out rate of learners and the absence of mechanisms for assessment. More...
Since 1967, the United Nations, its Member States and partners celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September. Despite advancements in the global literacy agenda, much remains to be done: 750 million adults – two-thirds of whom are women – still lack basic reading and writing skills. More...
With this initiative, UIL intends to promote a dialogue on educational themes in its host city Hamburg. The new event series will tackle a variety of educational topics and stimulate a dialogue among a whole range of educational stakeholders and the general public. Being an international educational institute, UIL places particular emphasis on combining local and global perspectives. More...
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 its chapters during an expert meeting that took place from 2 to 3 July 2018 in Hamburg, Germany. Meanwhile, UNESCO Member States continue to collect data on adult learning and education (ALE). More...
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 European Union in 2004. More...
In July, Suwon will present their city case in a side event on Learning Cities in the UN High level political Forum 2018 and in August 2018, it will also host a conference on learning cities and the role of education in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, in which UIL will be engaged. More...
China's Software Schools Evolve
China is embraking on a plan to dramatically expand its software development capacity with a plan to build 35 new software colleges. The schools, whic focus on practical experience and internships, are being developed with the cooperation of major software companies. More...
Weak Online Economics Threaten Quality of All Journalism, Pew Study Finds
A new report asserts that changes in journalism caused by the internet constitute "an epochal transformation, as momentous probably as the invention of the telegraph or television." Readers are attracted to online news for three major reasons. More...
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