Towards equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030

The World Education Forum 2015, which is being held from 19 to 22 May 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, assembles 1,700 global leaders in education, including 130 ministers. Policy-makers, experts, teachers and representatives of civil society and the private sector are taking stock of achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the EFA goals. The forum will conclude with comments on the draft Education 2030 Framework for Action and adoption of the Incheon Declaration.

The provision of lifelong learning opportunities for all is one of the key themes during the forum, next to the right to education, equity in education, inclusive education and quality in education.

Mr Arne Carlsen, Director of the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning, has organised the group session on Expanding the vision: youth and adult literacy within a lifelong learning perspective, in which he will also be a speaker, as well as the group session on Operationalising Lifelong Learning, which he will chair. The session will analyse countries’ progress, trends and challenges towards the achievement of lifelong learning for all and share their best practices in formulating and implementing policies and strategies for the development of lifelong learning systems and societies. It will conclude with a consideration of an operational definition of lifelong learning and a reflection on ways of monitoring and measuring progress.

Conference website: http://en.unesco.org/world-education-forum-2015/

Live streams: https://en.unesco.org/world-education-forum-2015/livestream