Turkey has made great strides in working towards its 2023 national development goals, including reducing gender inequality in education and enabling access to disadvantaged population groups. As non-formal education activities in particular are not adequately reflected in official statistics, a...
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, together with the National Institute for Adult Education in Mexico (INEA), the UNESCO office in Mexico, and the Organization of Ibero-American States’ (OEI) office in Mexico, took part in a working session in Mexico City on 14─16 November 2012 to prepare...
The EquNET project is an independent research and networking initiative which aims to map access to higher education for marginalised and non-traditional groups of learners based on the principle of equity. Funded by the European Commission, the initiative is led by the Brussels-based Menon...
An expert team presented the interim findings of its research study to the European Commission’s thematic working group on Financing Adult Learning, which includes representatives of UIL, on 7 November.
The expert team is still in the process of analysing the data and key findings, such...
The Erasmus Mundus Masters Programmes have been established by the European Commission as an equivalent to the American Fulbright Programme, with a focus on programmes of excellence, designed to attract talented students in a number of subject areas. The Erasmus Mundus Programme European Masters...
UIL was invited to present its programme on literacy and life skills education for vulnerable youth at the “2012 Regional Workshop on Enhancing Delivery Capacities of Youth Employment Schemes in African countries”. Following the call of the...
The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture invited two literacy specialists from the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, together with two other specialists from UNESCO Headquarters and the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, as resource persons for an International seminar on improving...
Equity and equality in education were key themes in Deputy Director Medel-Anonuevo's Julius Nyerere Lecture, held at the University of Western Cape (UWC), South Africa on 10 October. The talk served as a catalyst for opening a discussion on the role of universities in lifelong learning among...
Every year, an edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR) is published, focusing on a specific area of education. Each new report is an occasion for reflecting on progress made while also deepening understanding on the focus area. Results of the findings are then...
The Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment – CAPLA – organised an important conference “Recognizing Learning, Skills and Competencies: Strengthening Today’s Workplace for a Better Tomorrow” on 22-24 October in Halifax, Canada. The conference was attended...
