This report summarises the key insights that arose from the two-part conference on ‘Informal Language Learning and Media for Migrants’, which took place on 20 May 2022 and 9 December 2022, in Copenhagen and Oslo respectively. The conference was organized in collaboration withthe UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and Språkkraft, a Swedish NGO that focuses on helping migrants integrate into Swedish society through the facilitation of Swedish language learning through digital solutions. Both events were funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the official body for...

Participants of the Inclusive Lifelong Learning conference, called for the promotion of inclusive lifelong learning ecosystems that effectively cater to the needs of all learners, especially vulnerable and marginalized individuals and communities. Through the Bali Manifesto, the conference's outcome document, they called for the implementation of comprehensive lifelong learning policies, and the creation of...

The International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) is a UNESCO intergovernmental conference for policy dialogue on adult learning and education (ALE) and related research and advocacy, which has taken place every 12 to 13 years since 1949. The Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) was convened by the Director-General of UNESCO, following Resolution 7, adopted by UNESCO’s...

In the context of fast-paced technological developments, the climate crisis, persistent social inequalities and demographic shifts, there is a need to rethink learning for people of all ages and to transform education systems....

Higher education institutions are key players in promoting lifelong learning. By offering a variety of educational programmes in different modalities, they address the diverse needs and interests of learners. By establishing flexible learning pathways, they help ensure continuity of learning throughout life. And by maintaining close interaction with the private sector and local communities, they contribute to...

2022 was a year of highlights for UIL. The Institute organized the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), leading to a commitment by 149 UNESCO Member States to translate the vision of a right to lifelong learning into reality, increase financial investment and enhance adult participation in quality learning programmes....

The present compilation brings together a selection of case studies showcasing how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be integrated both innovatively and effectively into literacy and education to improve the lives of refugees, migrants and IDPs. The case studies in this compilation demonstrate the potential of technology to support learners’ acquisition of literacy skills through arts-based learning, integrated literacy programmes, entrepreneurship training or in combination with tertiary education opportunities.

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), initiated this review of the literature and practices of innovative technologies for literacy learning and education for youth and adult refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons. This review compiles literature on the challenges and needs of these vulnerable groups. It examines how 25 selected literacy and education programmes worldwide have put ICTs into practice to help these groups in their learning endeavours.

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Lifelong learning has become the overarching concept and vision for education, as reflected in the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which, SDG 4, explicitly petitions countries to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ (UNESCO, 2016). Lifelong learning (LLL) is rooted in the integration of learning and living, covering learning activities for people of all ages, in all life-wide contexts and through a variety of modalities that, together, meet a range...

The Marrakech Framework for Action sets out key areas for action required to achieve this vision over the next decade. UNESCO Member States will work to realize a right to lifelong learning, enhancing governance and quality of adult learning and education, backed by increased investment. They committed to placing inclusion at the heart of these endeavours to ensure that those most often left behind benefit from lifelong learning.

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