From 25 to 27 October 2017, the Korean cities of Suwon and Osan will host a landmark global event on adult learning and education , the Mid-Term Review of the Sixth International Conference on Adult...

Ministers of education, representatives of related ministries, education specialists and civil society representatives from seventeen countries in the Caribbean came together in Montego...

The Belém Framework for Action (BFA) included guidelines and a range of commitments concerning the further development of adult learning and education (ALE) on international, regional and national...

In 2015, six education specialists participated in the CONFINTEA Fellowship Programme offered by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). The one-month fellowships are given to governmental and non-governmental education specialists from UNESCO Members States to allow them to develop...

Four education professionals were granted one-month CONFINTEA research scholarships by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in September 2015. These scholarships offer researchers and education professionals from UNESCO Member States an opportunity to conduct in-depth research in the...

Insufficient literacy skills, low educational attainments and low participation in youth and adult education continue to challenge development in many Arab States. It is currently estimated that more than 50 million adults, 60% of whom are women, lack basic literacy skills. Millions of young...

During his stay at UIL, Mr Peter Björkman drafted a case study for LitBase, the UIL database of effective literacy and numeracy practices. For this case study, he collected best practice examples from members of Literacy for All, a European library...

Ms Lily Asamoah (Institute of Continuing and Distance Education, Ministry of Education, Ghana) drafted the first non-formal education policy for Ghana. Upon her return to Ghana she shared the draft with her supervisors for their comments and feedbacks. Additionally, she shared her improved...

In September 2014, four education professionals from Asia and Africa spent four weeks conducting research at the UIL Library, as part of the UIL CONFINTEA Scholarship programme. This programme is funded by donations from the Nomura Center for Lifelong Integrated Education in Japan, Professor...

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) and UIL have launched Zankey Faba, an innovative network to focus on the specific needs of vulnerable young people in Africa in the fields of literacy and...