On 10 June 2021, UNESCO organized an online meeting with nine UNESCO Chairs and one observer prior to this year’s International Literacy Day (ILD), which will focus on “The right to literacy in times of COVID: the contribution of digital literacy and distance learning programmes”. Among the 31...
The latest issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning highlights some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and asks how, in the post-pandemic world, we...
On 3 June 2021, UNESCO organized an online consultation with UNESCO International Literacy Prizes ’ laureates from previous years to inform this year’s theme of International Literacy Day (ILD): “The right to literacy in times of COVID-...
The largest remote learning experiment in history has taught us many lessons, among them the need to embrace change and apply our new understanding of the benefits of blended learning to foster a more equitable future, writes Niamh O’Reilly. Emerging data from Ireland’s...
On 28 April 2021, the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean and the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC), in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), hosted online the regional preparatory...
Educators are key to quality adult learning and education. Yet, a lack of professional adult educators still hinders progress towards the provision of lifelong learning opportunities in many countries around the world. That is why, on 26 May 2021, the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE...
The UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to create a culture of sustainable living. But it will only be successful if we find better ways to support and strengthen adult learning and education for sustainable development, argues Christiana...
Celebrating cities’ innovation in lifelong learning
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is calling for applications for the UNESCO Learning City Award 2021. The award recognizes impactful, creative and innovative lifelong learning strategies and practices...
On 21 and 22 April 2021, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) brought together representatives of six UNESCO Member States – Cambodia, Kenya, Namibia, the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines and Viet Nam – to discuss the development of education systems from a lifelong...
UNESCO has opened its call for applications and encourages all champions in the field of literacy learning to apply for the prestigious UNESCO International Literacy Prizes . This is also a call for nomination entities to be ready to...
