With the adoption of the Yeonsu Declaration at the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC), UNESCO learning cities from around the world pledged to place lifelong learning for health and the...

Ten cities with outstanding achievements in the implementation of the learning city...

From 27 to 30 October 2021, representatives from UNESCO learning cities and further experts from around the world will come together for the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC), hosted by the UNESCO learning city of Yeonsu, Republic of Korea. Under the theme ‘From emergency...

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (UNESCO Bangkok) and the UNESCO Almaty Office have jointly published the issue note Promoting technology-enabled education and skills development in rural and remote areas of Central Asia...

The Asia and Pacific region needs a strengthened ecosystem conducive to adult learning and education (ALE). This was one of the key messages that emerged from the Asia and Pacific regional consultation hosted by the UNESCO Bangkok Office in cooperation with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong...

Close to 50 years after UNESCO’s publication of Learning to be: The world of education today and tomorrow , Gert Biesta provides an assessment of this seminal report, known as ‘the Faure report’, in an article ...

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have just published Guidelines on open and distance learning for youth and adult literacy. These guidelines will support literacy providers around the world in planning, implementing, monitoring and...

UNESCO learning cities from around the world celebrated World Teachers’ Day on 5 October 2021 by thanking teachers for their outstanding dedication and efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period.

In pursuit of effective education responses, many learning cities have...

Many women from the rural villages in Kangulumira, Uganda, never learned how to read or write. They never had the opportunity to attend school past primary level 2. When money was tight, sons were sent to school and daughters worked the fields and were married off as soon as possible.

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Leveraging technological innovation is critical to enhancing lifelong learning opportunities for all youth and adults. That was the key message of the policy sessions organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with the Korea Education Frontier Association (KEFA),...