Germany promotes youth and adult education in North Africa and the Middle East

Against the background of recent developments in the Arab region, a series of UIL activities is under way to promote learning opportunities and the improvement of skills for young people and adults with financial support from Germany. Special attention is given to North Africa.  The concept of lifelong learning is seen as an effective contribution to supporting the democratisation of societies through strengthening civil society, in particular in the fields of non-formal and informal learning. The strategic aim is to support sustainable development through strengthening capacities to improve educational provision and learning opportunities especially for disadvantaged and marginalised populations.

These objectives were among a number of topics discussed on the occasion of a visit of Germany’s Minister of State in the Foreign Office, Ms Cornelia Pieper at UIL on 14 September 2011.