Adult education is at the heart of a regional conference in Tunis from 5 to 7 January, organized by UNESCO and the Government of Tunisia. The conference is intended to provide an overview of the situation in Arab states and to draw up new lines for action.

Adult learning and education in Europe, North America and Israel are the focus of a conference to be held in Budapest from 3 to 5 December 2008. Hosted by Hungary and coorganized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, the conference will bring together education ministers and other...

UIL’s Director Adama Ouane is among eleven exemplary educators to be honoured with one of the most coveted awards in the field of adult and continuing education: induction into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. The special induction ceremony was held on 4 December in...

Adult learning and education in the African region is the focus of a UNESCO conference that will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 5 to 7 November 2008. Hosted by the Government of Kenya and organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the UNESCO office in Nairobi, the UNESCO...

In preparation of the 6th Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) in 2009, a workshop on benchmarks for adult education and learning is organized by UIL in Hamburg from July 11-13, 2007. A core group with participants from all world regions will discuss appropriate strategies and develop a...

Preparations for the 6th International Conference on Adult Educaton (CONFINTEA VI) have been started. A first meeting of the Consultative Committee took place in Helsingor, Denmark (March 1-2, 2007).

In November 2006, the Executive Board of UNESCO requested the Director-General of UNESCO...