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Dear Reader, Welcome to the June 2024 edition of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) newsletter. In this issue, we highlight the launch of our new international research workshop on teachers as lifelong learners, our study on the benefits of lifelong learning for older adults, and a new course on recognizing prior learning for migrants and refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, you will find information on the newly published special issue of the International Review of Education and much more. I wish you an enjoyable read. Isabell Kempf Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning In focus: International research workshop ‘Teachers as Lifelong Learners’ ![]() The event brought together 30 distinguished experts from academia, national and regional governmental and non-governmental organizations, and international bodies. Together, they explored potential strategies to promote lifelong learning for teachers through both policy and practice. Learn more ► ![]() |
‘Teachers have an essential role in supporting the right to education. To achieve quality education and learning opportunities, every learner must have access to a qualified teacher. Therefore, teachers must engage in continuous professional development to adeptly navigate and respond to the evolving expectations and changes in societies across the globe.’ Isabell Kempf, Director, UIL |
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‘As a university specializing in teacher education, Shanghai Normal University hopes to promote the professional development of Chinese teachers and global teachers through the power of lifelong learning in collaboration with UIL. We aspire that future teachers would become practitioners and organizers of lifelong learning and, even more so, explorers of new paradigms in lifelong education.’ Yuan Wen, President, SHNU |
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![]() UIL is collaborating with the International Labour Organization’s Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (ILO-Cinterfor) to host a new capacity-building course, titled ‘Pathways to Opportunity: Making Recognition, Validation and Accreditation Inclusive for Migrants and Refugees’, in July. Through the UIL Learning Hub, participants will explore how to build systems for recognizing prior learning which are accessible to diverse groups of newcomers in Latin America and the Caribbean. Register here by 28 June 2024. |
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Join our webinar series ‘Building Green and Climate-Resilient Urban Communities – The Learning Cities Approach’! Cities are both drivers of climate change and particularly vulnerable to its effects. Under the theme ‘Learning Cities at the Forefront of Climate Action’, this year’s Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 6) is an opportunity for UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) stakeholders to discuss strategic approaches to confront the climate crisis. In preparation for the ICLC 6, UIL is hosting a webinar series titled ‘Building Green, Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Urban Communities – The Learning Cities Approach’. This series will serve as a platform to discuss the climate emergency and its impact on learning cities and the local communities most affected. |
Don’t miss the next webinar in this nine-part series! |
On Wednesday, 19 June, join the UNESCO GNLC webinar ‘How Digital Learning Can Promote Climate Education in Urban Communities’ to explore how digital tools can be employed to promote access to lifelong learning opportunities for climate action in learning cities and beyond. Register now. On Wednesday, 17 July, join the webinar ‘Charting a Lifelong Learning Strategy for Climate Action: Development, Implementation and Monitoring’ to explore how the synergy between local strategies and national or international policies supporting lifelong learning for climate action can ensure a sustainable approach. Register now. |
Publications |
IRE Editor’s Monthly Choice A design for democracy: Britain’s 1919 Report, the context of its creation and its relevance today Paul Stanistreet and Alan Tuckett Tracing the effects and impacts of the Memorandum on Lifelong Learning in the scholarly debate since its inception Ekkehard Nuissl and Simona Sava |
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Inspiring stories from the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities The power of lifelong learning at the urban level |
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