Rethinking Lifelong Learning in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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...