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| 21-02-2006 | International Mother Language
Day 2006: Optimizing Education in Sub-Saharan Africa through Mother
Tongue and Bilingual Education The UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) commemorate today’s International Mother Language Day with a new study on multilingual education entitled “Optimizing Learning and Education in Africa - The Language Factor”. The study aims at supporting policy-makers and educators to make informed decisions with respect to language use in education and language policies. More |
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| 25-01-2006 | Cross-national Training Workshop on Evaluating NFE and Literacy Programmes for Youth and Adults (20 - 23 February 2006, Hamburg, Germany) More | ||
| 04-01-2006 | European Masters in Liefelong Learning: Policy and Management Programme Launched by Three Universities in the Context of the EU's Co-operation and Mobility Programme More | ||
| 30-11-2005 | Taking Stock of Non-Formal Education Contribution to HIV Prevention Education: African Regional Workshop, December 5-9, 2005, Kampala, Uganda More | ||
| 11-11-2005 | International Adult Learners Week IALW 2005 – Education for All in an Era of Increasing Mobility: The Implications for Adult Learning (Oslo, Norway, 24 – 26 October 2005) Beautiful sunshine glistening on snow-white trees welcomed the 150 participants, representing more than forty countries from all world regions, to the 2005 International Adult Learners Week (IALW) in October in Oslo More | ||
| 11-11-2005 | International Award for Literacy Research 2004/2005 – Winning Studies Awarded! The Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) finally selected the winners of the 2004–2006 UIE International Award for Literacy Research. Out of the manuscripts presented in 2004, the Board considered two studies as being much stronger in comparison with all others. More | ||
| 4-11-2005 | “QualiFLY”: European Project on the Quality in Family Literacy. The UNESCO Institute for Education is coordinating a learning partnership on the topic of Family Literacy. The project is supported by the European Union in the framework of the Socrates/Grundtvig programme. 7 institutions from 6 countries are part of the project. More | ||
| 17-10-2005 | Conference on the Launching of the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (UN DESD) in Northern Germany (Lübeck, November 23-24, 2005). The UNESCO Institute for Education is collaborating in a conference held by an initiative of five German federal states as a contribution to the UN DESD. More | ||
| 30-09-2005 | New issue of UIE Nexus, the electronic newsletter of the UNESCO Institute for Education now available. It includes reports on activities such as a Regional Conference on Bilingual Education and the Use of Local Languages, a workshop on Strengthening Capacities in Literacy Research through a Gender Perspective and a seminar on Non-Formal Education in Prison. More | ||
| 26-08-2005 | ADEA Biennial 2006: High level policy and resource allocation meeting – an invitation to join the Internet Forum More | ||
| 15-08-2005 | International Adult Learners Week 2005 – Education for All in an Era of Increasing Mobility: The Implications for Adult Learning (Oslo, Norway, 24 – 26 October 2005) Following the tradition established by Brazil in 2002 and South Africa in 2004, International Adult Learners Week this year will be hosted by Norway, in conjunction with the national Norwegian Adult Learners Week. More | ||
| 08-07-2005 | Support Agencies for Resource Centres and Libraries added to ALADIN Website More | ||
| 28-06-2005 | Key issues and implications for the Global Monitoring Report on EFA 2006 (special theme: literacy) resulting from the online consultation which was held in March 2005 have been summarized in a report which is now available in PDF. More | ||
| 17-06-2005 | "Why Literacy in Europe" - an advocacy document summarizing the main issues raised in the European Regional Meeting on Literacy held 2−5 April 2005 in Lyon (France) now available in PDF More | ||
| 24-05-2005 | Training seminar on non-formal education in prison (7 –10 September 2005). More | ||
| 16-06-2005 | The Dimensions of Education in Prison (International Conference Under the Auspices of the Minister of Justice of Romania, Bucharest, 21 - 24 September 2005) More | ||
| 13-06-2005 | International Workshop on Life Skills Learning (Baoding and Beijing, China, 13-18 June 2005) More | ||
| 06-06-2005 | Recognition, Validation and Certification of Informal and Non-formal Learning: Draft Synthesis Report now available in PDF More | ||
| 03-06-2005 | South-South Policy Dialogue on Quality Education for Adults and Young People. International Meeting to be held in Mexico City from 15-17 June 2005 More | ||
| 24-05-2005 | Van loaded with computers and sewing machines donated to centre for environmental education in Chad. More | ||
| 24-05-2005 | New publication: Strengthening the Training of Adult Educators. Learning from an Inter-regional Exchange of Experience. More | ||
| 18-04-2005 | European
Regional Meeting on Literacy held 2−5 April 2005 in Lyon About 150 participants from 38 countries attended the European Regional Meeting on Literacy held 2-5 April 2005 in Lyon, France. The participants included policy-makers and high-level representatives of research institutes, universities, and public and private providers of literacy. More (for Spanish version click here) |
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| 01-04-2005 | The new
issue of UIE's Newsletter
"UIE Nexus" informs, among other things, about the European Regional
Meeting
on Literacy to be held in April 2005, a workshop on HIV/AIDS education
in Asia and a German Conference on Education for Sustainable
Development. More |
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| 10-03-2005 | Education
For All Global
Monitoring Report Online Consultation The Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR) is organising an online consultation based on the outline (in English, French and Spanish) of the 2006 report on literacy. The consultation begins today 10 March for a two-week period. It will be moderated by Dr Agneta Lind, literacy expert and special adviser to 2006 report. Join us today to participate in the consultation! www.efareport.unesco.org/consultation/welcome The GMR Team |
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| 8-03-2005 | UIE's Annual Report 2004 now available in PDF | ||
| 1-03-2005 | Launch of the United
Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura will launch the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) at UN headquarters in New York on March 1. The Decade encourages countries to integrate the concept of sustainable development into their education policies and into all aspects of learning. The aim is to bring about behavioural changes that will usher in a more viable and just society. More |
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| 28-02-2005 | E-consultation on literacy for 2006 EFA Global Monitoring Report For the first time, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report is organizing an online consultation. It will focus on literacy, the theme of the Report’s 2006 edition. The e-consultation runs from March 10-25. The objective of the consultation is to capture the range of views, concerns and expertise surrounding this "forgotten goal" of fundamental importance for development. Contributions will inform the Report scheduled for release in late 2005. More | ||
| 3-12-2004 | Online Discussion About the Present and Future of Non-Formal Education in Africa More | ||
| 2-12-2004 | European Meeting on „Family Literacy“ (10 - 11 January 2005, UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg) More | ||
| 10-11-2004 | European Regional Meeting on Literacy, April 2 - 5, 2005, Lyon, France More | ||
| 8-11-2004 | EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 on line! Education for all cannot be achieved without dramatic improvements in the quality of learning, according to the 2005 Education for All Global Monitoring Report launched today in Brasilia (Brazil). To find out more and read the report, summary and press release, please visit www.efareport.unesco.org | ||
| 17-09-2004 | African Perspectives on Adult Learning: Call for Book Proposals (September 2004) More | ||
| 12-07-2004 | "People without written language". The renowned German actor Christian Quadflieg reads texts written by adult neo-literates in the Hamburg Literaturhaus on 1 September, 2004. More | ||
| 28-06-2004 | Brochure presenting the textbook series on African Perspectives on Adult Learning (PDF 428 kB) now available | ||
| 25-05-2004 | Issue No 62 of UIE's Lifelong Education Bibliography and the latest List of New Acquisitions of its Documentation Centre and Library now available | ||
| 18-05-2004 | International Adult Learners Week 2004 Commemoration to take place in South Africa in this coming September. More | ||
| 07-05-2004 | UNESCO/UIE International Award for Literacy Research 2004 More | ||
| 16-04-2004 | UIE and the Hamburg Metropolis Cinema Showing Historical Films of the United Nations. More | ||
| UIE Annual Report 2003 now available | |||
| Report on the External Evaluation of UIE now available in PDF (304 kB) | |||
| Capacity-Building for Community-based Literacy and Life Skills Education Programmes for Disadvantaged Young Adults (CABLE4Y Project): International Planning Meeting in Hamburg, Germany, 23-26 March 2004 More | |||
| Learning
and Empowerment:
Key Issues in Strategies for HIV/AIDS Prevention International Workshop/Seminar March 1-5, 2004, Chiangmai, Thailand More |
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| Assessing achievements in adult education and learning: The CONFINTEA V Midterm Review Conference. More | |||
| New Head of Publications and Information at UIE. More | |||
| Conference Announcement: The Right to Education for All - Human Rights Education and the Relevance of Paulo Freire's Educational Approach. (November 27-29, 2003, University of Oldenburg, Germany) More | |||
| Five ALADIN members completed successfully a certificate programme on 'Managing NGO Resource Centres' thanks to ALADIN scholarships. The five candidates, who have received a full ALADIN scholarship to attend the 'Managing NGO Resource Centres' course which run May 12 - June 6, 2003 at the Coady International Institute in Canada, have successfully attended and completed the course. More | |||
| Literacy and Nonformal Education Strategy of the World Bank: Consultation Meeting at the UNESCO Institute for Education, 18-20 June 2003. More | |||
| Just published: Towards a Multilingual Culture of Education | |||
| The Documentation Centre catalogue, listing more than 13.000 holdings since 1991, can be accessed online. The catalogue of the Special Literacy Collection of more than 8.000 sample learning materials can be accessed online. | |||
 Gender
& HIV/AIDS. A Report of the International Workshop on the
Development
of Empowering Educational HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies and Gender
Sensitive
Materials (Nairobi Kenya, 9-13 July 2001) now
available in pdf |
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 CONFINTEA
Mid-term Review 2003: Overview on the entire review process,
including
a general introduction, a detailed description of the different
elements
of the review and the common grid for analysis and reporting addressed
to cooperating partners, institutions, organisations and networks. More |
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| Now available: UIE Annual Report 2002 (in English and French) | |||
| Now available: the mid-term strategy of the UNESCO Institute for Education 2002 - 2007 | |||
| Expert meeting on the Potential of Distance and Open Learning in the Training of Adult Educators and Grassroots Workers Involved in Literacy and Non-formal Education (Pretoria, South Africa, 7-9 January, 2003) More | |||
| New Publications on Citizenship, Democracy and Lifelong Learning and on Institutionalising Lifelong Learning in the Asian context | |||
| CONFINTEA
Mid-Term Review Meeting (September 2003, Thailand)
Summary in English, French, Spanish |
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| Connecting Generations - A Global Perspective. The report of the first ICIP International Intergenerational Conference (Keele University, UK, April 2-4, 2002) is now available in pdf (169 kB) | |||
| “Adult
Learning Links” are added to Aladin Website Nearly 200 annotated “Adult Learning Links” have been added to the website of the Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network (ALADIN). It is now possible to search for full-text materials, abstracts, reference material, online journals, databases, statistics etc. in the area of Adult Learning. Important sub-areas of Adult Learning are included with their own links such as literacy and popular education. More |
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| We
learned with deep sadness that Mahindra Ranaweera, senior programme
specialist
(from 1983 to 1992) and former Deputy Director of UIE passed away
on December 11, 2002 in his home country Sri Lanka.
UIE's work in curriculum development and non-formal education were heavily influenced by Ranaweera. His competence and experience were unanimously recognized and his modest sense of humour was admired. UIE and its partners remember him as a wise, gentle, cordial and efficient colleague who always was ready to offer advice and helping shoulders. |
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| First
International Conference
on Adult Basic and Literacy Education in the Southern African
Development
Community (SADC) Region Adopted "Pietermaritzburg Declaration"
Adult educators and development practitioners from SADC countries express commitment to the revitalisation of adult basic and literacy education for democracy and sustainable development in the SADC region and in the African continent. 180 participants gathered at the first International Conference on Adult Basic and Literacy Education in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region held at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa from 3rd to 5th December 2002, adopted the "Pietermaritzburg Declaration" (available in HTML or PDF ). |
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| Lifelong
learning in Europe While applauding efforts to reach out to the school-aged population, two hundred delegates from Europe, North America and Central Asia highlighted during a recent international conference on Lifelong Learning in Europe, the inadequate attention being given to the learning needs of adults in many countries. The conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 6-9 November was attended by ministers, parliamentarians, government officials, development partners, civil society representatives, researchers and adult education practitioners. Participants agreed on a call of action stressing key issues of concern. Keynote
speech by UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Education
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| International Award for Literacy Research 2001/2002 | |||
| CONFINTEA V Mid-term Review - Summary and Guidelines | |||
| Diskussionsrunde „Alphabetisierung in Afrika“ am 4. November, 17.30 Uhr im UNESCO-Institut für Pädagogik (in German only) | |||
| European
Regional
Conference on LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE PURSUIT OF EFA GOALS AND CONFINTEA V AGENDA Sofia, Bulgaria, November 06 - 09, 2002 More |
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| Final Report on the Interagency Strategic Meeting on Lifelong Learning (Hamburg, 25-26 April 2002 ) now available in pdf | |||
| Apprendre
la démocratie A l’occasion du cinquantenaire de l’Institut de l’UNESCO pour l’Éducation des experts du monde entier se sont réunis à Hambourg du 17 au 19 juin 2002 afin d’examiner les moyens de promouvoir la démocratie par l’éducation tout au long de la vie. Pour en savoir plus |
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| Learning
Democracy On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO Institute for Education education specialists from throughout the world met from 17 to 19 June 2002 to promote the development of democracy through lifelong learning To know more |
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| The
UNESCO Institute
for Education Turns 50 To know more see Press Release Remarks by John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO (Speech given on the occasion of the reception of the Hamburg Senate at the Town Hall on June 14, 2002) |
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| On
14 June 2002 UIE
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. The
celebrations
will start with a press conference at 10.00 am, followed by a reception
held by the Hamburg Senate in the Town Hall at 11.00 am. Highlight of
the
celebrations will be a public lecture and debate on Lifelong Learning
to
be moderated by Rita Süssmuth, former President of the German
Federal
Parliament and Chair of the Independent Commission 'Migration'. Nobel
Prize
Winner Wole Soyinka from Nigeria, the Indian feminist activist and
researcher
Srilatha Batliwala and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Freimut Duve are the key speakers. The event will take place at the
Magna
Aula of the University of Hamburg on 14 June at 4 pm. On the occasion
of
the anniversary UIE will publish a special retrospective issue of its
periodical,
the International Review of Education. To know more: see Press Release (in English and French) or poster (in German) . The brochure "Towards an Open Learning World - 50 Years UNESCO Institute for Education" is now available in English , French and German . |
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| ON-LINE
FORUM: Adult
Basic Learning and Education in Developing Countries (ABLE)
SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) is organizing an on-line forum on the current situation and future prospects of adult learning and basic education in developing countries. It will be moderated and conducted in English and Spanish. It will run for five weeks.  The
forum is open for anyone to join in. Special efforts are being made to
encourage the participation of people from developing countries, in
Africa,
Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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| Improving
Policies
in Adult and Lifelong Learning in the Asian Region: new directions,
relevance
and sustainability/Release of the Hyderabad Statement on Adult and
Lifelong
Learning To know more |
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| Report
on the meeting
of the Interagency Strategic Group on Lifelong Learning (Hamburg, 25-26
April 2002) This meeting brought together a group of experts and policy makers from countries, agencies and academia to share views on the role of lifelong learning in developed countries and its values for developing countries. However, the emphasis was on the relevance of lifelong learning to educational and development challenges in developing countries and to identify strategic steps that could help transform current policies. Another objective of the meeting was to identify policy measures/strategies to achieve the goals set by the Dakar Framework of Action and the Hamburg Declaration (CONFINTEA V) in order to realise basic education for all as a foundation for lifelong learning. To know more |
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| Meeting
of the Advisory
Group on the Mid-Term Review of CONFINTEA V 2003 (Hamburg, April
27-28, 2002) The CONTINTEA-Mid-Term Review will take stock of the implementation of adult learning policies and programmes on selected themes, issues and problems identified during CONFINTEA V and the Dakar World Education Forum, which countries, institutions and individuals are implementing in their adult learning, adult literacy, non-formal and lifelong learning programmes. To know more |
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| Interagency
Strategic
Group on Lifelong Learning (Hamburg, April 25-26 2002)
This meeting, organized by the UNESCO Institute for Education and UNESCO ED/BAS, will bring together a group of experts and policy makers from countries, agencies and academia to share views on the role of LLL in developed countries and its value for developing countries . The group will discuss the national situations and a concrete planning or reform cases. The emphasis will however be on the relevance of LLL to address the educational and development challenges in developing countries and concrete policy measures and strategies to address them To know more |
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| Policy
Dialogue on
Adult and Lifelong Learning: New Directions, Relevance and
Sustainability
(Hyderabad, India, 7 – 10 April 2002) Participants from 20 Asian countries will exchange ideas and information on adult and lifelong learning policies and effective programmes and practices in the region. Concrete examples of new and innovative approaches in literacy, post-literacy, non-formal adult and lifelong learning will be analyzed and factors identified that have contributed to successful or not so successful outcomes of these polices and programmes. To know more |
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| Workshop on
Intergenerational
Strategies for Sustainable Community Development In the context of the First ICIP International Intergenerational Conference on "Connecting Generations - a Global Perspective" (Keele University, UK, April 02-04, 2002), UIE will organize a workshop on "Intergenerational Strategies for Sustainable Community Development in Developing Countries" (April 04, 2002, 09-11 a.m). To know more |
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14-12-01
 Democratizing
Lifelong Learning: Tools and Strategies (European Regional Meeting,
Brussels,
3 - 5 December 2001) |
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| 26-11-01
Short
Report on the International Meeting 'The Making of Literate Societies
Revisited'
(Hamburg, 5 – 7 November 2001) |
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| 15-10-01
Textbook
series/Call for book proposals: African Perspectives on Adult
Learning |
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| 02-10-01
International
Meeting: The Making of Literate Societies Revisited (Hamburg, 5-9
November
2001) |
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| 17-09-01
International
Adult Learners' Week website set up |
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| 14-08-01
Annual
report 2000/2001 now available |
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| Rapport
annuel 2000/2001 disponible immédiatement |
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| 18-06-01
International
Workshop on the Development of Empowering Educational AIDS/HIV
Prevention
Strategies and Gender Sensitive Materials (Nairobi, Kenya, 09-13 July,
2001) |
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| 18-05-01 International
Award for Literacy Research: New Cycle 2001/2002 Opened! |
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| Prix
international de recherche en alphabétisation - Ouverture du
cycle
2001/2002! |
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| 11-04-01
Commemoration
for Ursula Giere on 08 May, 2001 |
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| 29-03-01
Creative
and Inclusive Strategies for Lifelong Learning: Report of International
Roundtable (27 - 29 November 2000) Complete final report now available in pdf (2474 kB) |
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| 20-03-01 International
Conference on Lifelong Learning: Global Perspectives in Education
Beijing, China (1-3 July 2001) |
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| 04-01-01 The
Cape TownStatement on Characteristic Elements of a Lifelong Learning
Higher
Education Institution |
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