Under the broad perspective of lifelong learning UIL builds capacities to promote the recognition of the right to education and learning by:

• supporting the implementation of holistic EFA action plans that incorporate principles and recommendations of Dakar, the UN Literacy Decade and CONFINTEA;
• contributing to specific capacity building activities undertaken in the framework of LIFE in co-operation with UNESCO Offices
• organizing workshops and seminars for policy makers, researchers and practitioners on specific topics in UIL's fields of expertise
• promoting policy development, positive legislation on lifelong learning and the creation of environments conducive to lifelong learning;
• offering tailor-made training courses in its work areas to educational experts from member states.

In the framework of its Fellowship Programme senior experts from developing countries have the opportunity to spend a specified time-span (usually up to three months) at UIL to pursue concrete research projects.

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