The current issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) explores how the practical value of lifelong learning is inseparable from its democratic, egalitarian and progressive values .

In recent decades, South-East Asia has undergone rapid economic growth and overall development. However, despite these positive macro trends, there are vast disparities between and within countries in terms of living standards and social and economic opportunities, resulting in a rise in...

Suwon, Republic of Korea 25 October 2017 – More than 300 international stakeholders from 95 countries gathered today in Suwon, Republic of Korea, to review the implementation of adult learning and education across the world. At a global meeting organized jointly by the UNESCO...

Intergenerational learning plays a fundamental role in fostering literacy, lifelong learning and sustainable development. In recognition of this, in 2016 the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) initiated a family literacy and learning project ...

CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review 2017

Cork, Ireland, 18 September 2017 - More than 700 local government representatives from more than 80 countries across the world will attend UNESCO’s third International Conference on Learning Cities , which opens...

Lifelong learning , family literacy , adult learning and education (ALE), rural development and regional trends in adult education policy – these are some of the work topics of the new...

Three programmes featured in UNESCO’s Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase) are among the projects recognized by the 2017 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes.

LitBase, an online platform...