UNESCO recently launched its Futures of Education initiative to reimagine knowledge and learning in an increasingly complex world. The use of the plural, futures, is deliberate to acknowledge a rich diversity of ways of knowing and being...
On 6 May 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on open distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Presentations were provided on open and online learning for...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on mental health, health and well-being in the time of coronavirus on 29 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). An overview of the impact that the COVID-19...
The right to education is particularly important in the prison environment, as inmates often come from disadvantaged socio-economic and educational backgrounds. To support UNESCO Member States in addressing the realization of this human right, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on francophone learning cities’ responses to COVID-19 on 23 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) and interested non-members. A global overview of priority...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has begun preparations for the fifth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education ( GRALE 5 ) to be published in 2022. On 12 May, the editorial meeting will take place virtually to prepare for data collection and processing on...
On 22 April, as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar to highlight the measures cities are developing to address the needs of migrants and refugees amid the COVID-19...
The editorial team of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) is preparing a double special issue on Literacy and Numeracy: Global and Comparative Perspectives (working title), scheduled for completion in June 2020 ( IRE 66:2–3).
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On World Book Day 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) launches the German translation of the publication Books beyond Bars . It argues that the human right to education is particularly important in...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on higher education institutions’ support for local communities on 15 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. A global...
