UNESCO Institute for Lifelong LearningFeldbrunnenstrasse 5820148 HamburgGermanyTel.: +49 40 448 04 10Fax: +49 40 410 77 23
Work environnement
UIL’s activities are geared towards achieving the Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) along with the objectives of the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) series, the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD), the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), and the UNESCO Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE).
UIL answers to the concerns of UNESCO Member States, giving priority to Africa, Least Developed Countries and E-9 countries. Although UIL’s main focus is on Africa and the developing countries, the Institute was among the first organisations to examine the issue of adult literacy in Europe.
Currently, UIL is addressing the thematic area of literacy in Europe through advocacy, networking and collaborative research activities. UIL’s goal for its literacy-related activities is to further literacy as a foundation for lifelong learning.
UIL provides technical support to Member States, including the development of institutional and organizational capacity for policy design, and programme planning, management, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. UIL enhances literacy and non-formal education, and adult and lifelong learning through advocacy and networking, research and capacity building.
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Aims, Missions and goals
UIL promotes lifelong learning policy and practice with a focus on adult and continuing education, especially literacy and non-formal education and alternative learning opportunities for marginalized and disadvantaged groups.
Structure of the institution
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is one of six educational institutes of UNESCO and works internationally. UIL works in close cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters and UNESCO’s regional and field offices.
Current lines of work
- Lifelong Learning
- Literacy
- Adult Education (Organisation, monitoring and follow-up of the sixth International Conference on Adult Education/CONFINTEA VI)
- Priority focus on Africa
- Networking and knowledge sharing
Examples of achievements
- Pilot Workshop on Developing Capacity for Establishing Lifelong Learning Systems in UNESCO Member States (November-December 2010)
- Coordination of UNESCO Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE – 2006-2015)
- Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) in Belém, Brazil, in December 2009
- Policy guide for the Integration of African Languages and Cultures into the Education System (January 2010)
Publications
Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE), 2009
