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Overview

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is a non-profit, policy-driven, international research, training, information, documentation and publishing centre of UNESCO. One of six educational... more

History

It was UNESCO’s commitment to post-war Germany, expressed during its 5^th General Conference held in Florence in June 1950, which led to the creation of the UNESCO Institute for Education... more

Mission

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UIL's mission is to see to that all forms of education and learning – formal, non-formal and informal– are recognized, valued and available for meeting the demands of individuals and communities... more

Governing Board

Governing Board

The Institute has a Governing Board consisting of 12 members, nominated 'intuiti personae' by the Director-General of UNESCO. The Board is made up of outstanding specialists in the educational field... more