The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) held its Third Think-Tank Meeting on Lifelong Learning on 27 and 28 September 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. The meeting’s theme was ‘Lifelong Learning in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Implications for Policy and Practice’. Leading experts from governments, non-governmental organizations, universities and international organizations like the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and UNESCO discussed the concept of lifelong learning and its key components, gathering ideas for implementation and evaluation measures that will support the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More...

The Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL), a UNESCO led initiative aiming to advance the global literacy agenda, has elected its Executive Management Bureau. The Bureau comprises seven representatives of various world regions. More...

The recently published Policy Brief 5 of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), entitled Making Large-Scale Literacy Campaigns and Programmes Work is now available in two additional languages:

• Arabic: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002451/245161A.pdf
• Portuguese: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002451/245161POR.pdf. More...

The number of learning cities in the Republic of Korea is growing, with another thirteen cities joining the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) initiative. Eight Korean cities initially joined the GNLC in Spring 2016; the following thirteen cities have now also enrolled: Daedeok, Dangjin, Dongducheon, Goyang, Gwanak-Gu, Gwangmyeong, Icheon, Sangju, Seodaemun-Gu, Siheung, Suncheon, Suseong-Gu and Yeonje-Gu. These cities have all implemented plans and addressed various issues with a view to promoting lifelong learning on a local level. More...