1 March 2017
The UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL) has reviewed and updated its Global Observatory of Recognition, Validation and Accreditation (RVA) of Non-formal and Informal Learning . The online platform...
17 February 2017
The Slovak Republic is reforming its education system to give a more central role to lifelong learning . The Lifelong Learning Department of the Slovak Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport is an important member of the reform and planning working...
19 January 2017
Hamburg, 19 January 2017 – 16 cities from around the globe will receive the UNESCO Learning City Award this year. The award will be conferred on the cities during the third International Conference on Learning Cities in Cork, Ireland, which will take place from 18 to 20 September...
6 January 2017
National stakeholders from several ministries and centres responsible for non-formal learning, as well as civil society partners and international experts, came together on 15 and 16 December 2016, in Tashkent City, to share their expertise and consult on the draft of the new lifelong learning...
21 December 2016
Espoo, Finland, has taken the initiative in enhancing cooperation between learning cities in Europe. As part of the first-ever Espoo Learning City Festival, held from 21 to 23 September 2016, Espoo organized a conference inviting several learning cities from across Europe to join a discussion on...
21 December 2016
Three visiting scholars at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) spent June 2016 conducting research into learning cities and how the corresponding lifelong learning strategies work at local level. With the support of UIL’s comprehensive library and in consultation with experts...
14 December 2016
Regional meeting spearheaded by the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development
More than 50 experts and city representatives from Europe and North America gathered in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, from 12 to 14 December 2016, to further advance the...
22 November 2016
From Jordan to Denmark, the republic of Korea to Sint Maarten; world cities gathered in the culturally rich city of Hangzhou in China for the first ever Members’ Meeting of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). On 15 and 16 November, over 150 city representatives, including 22...
18 November 2016
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 758 million adults – two-thirds of whom are women – still lack basic reading and writing skills. The availability of recognition and validation processes could be a key strategy to re-engage them in learning and to achieve the targets in Sustainable Development Goal 4.
4 November 2016
‘Seeking Common Actions in a Period of Crisis’ was the title of the 2 nd Larissa International Learning City Conference held on 14 and 15 October 2016. Three hundred participants representing ten cities in Greece and Europe came together to discuss and share innovative ways of using...