Please find featured below the latest issue of Nexus, the quarterly newsletter of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). Aso featured is an easily-accessible copy of the "UIL in 2018" Annual Report.

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In Focus

UIL in 2018 – Annual Report

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) underwent some noteworthy changes in 2018, while continuing to focus on the key areas of its work. In April of last year, the Institute welcomed its new Director, David Atchoarena, sought out new and diverse partnerships, and worked hard on strengthening existing ones. UIL’s activities in the areas of policy advice, capacity development, research, monitoring, networking and advocacy have been combined, enhanced and, in some cases, redirected to facilitate meeting not only Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, but also all the SDGs – the achievement of which calls for investment in lifelong learning.

UIL AROUND THE WORLD

Learning Cities Award winners revealed

Developing lifelong learning practices is becoming more of a priority for cities around the world. Despite diverse backgrounds and various social, economic, environmental and political contexts, 10 cities from across the five UNESCO regions have been nominated to receive the 2019 UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) Award. The winners were chosen for making exemplary progress in and their unfailing commitment to promoting lifelong learning at the local level. Read more [9]

Reaching vulnerable populations with digital solutions

The joint UIL-Microsoft Advancing Mobile Literacy Learning initiative has provided valuable insights into the contribution information and communication technology (ICT) can make to the achievement of youth and adult literacy in the world’s poorest areas. ICT plays a key role in improving the well-being of vulnerable populations, contributing to employability and facilitating active participation in society. During the three-year project, which came to an end in December 2018, teaching and learning strategies that use digital solutions were developed for communities in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia and Mexico. Read more [10]

Evaluation framework for literacy assessment in Africa

Recent milestones for UIL’s RAMAA (Measuring Literacy Programme Participants’ Learning Outcomes) [11] project, which was piloted across 12 African countries, includes the development and validation of a harmonized evaluation framework and capacity-building of national experts on developing and using direct literacy assessment. These approaches provide a good alternative to existing large-scale literacy assessment, which requires considerable budgets. Read more [12]

International Women’s Day at UIL

Since 1975, the UN has celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March. This year, UIL used the occasion to raise awareness of the persistent gender disparity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, consequently, STEM careers. To this end, the Institute opened its doors to the Hamburg public for its latest Hamburg Education Talk, Let’s Talk: What puts women off STEM? [13], and published a blog post written by UIL’s Gender Focal Point [14].

LATEST UIL PUBLICATIONS

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UIL’s Annual Report 2018

UIL’s 2018 Annual Report shows how, last year, our work contributed to fulfilling our mission to support better policy-making and strengthen the capacities of UNESCO Member States in the field of lifelong learning.

Available in English [8] and French [15]

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International Review of Education –
Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE)

The February issue of IRE looks at Indigenous ideas, practices and visions of education that hold direct benefit for Indigenous peoples and broader impacts for all peoples. It features seven articles by Indigenous scholars from territories which now form part of Kenya, the United States, Mexico, and Peru.

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Open calls

UNESCO GNLC Membership

The application period for joining the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) [17] is now open. Cities from all UNESCO regions can apply to become members of the network from now until 30 April 2019. Read more [18]

Scholarship applications

UIL is offering scholarships to researchers and education professionals from UNESCO Member States. The application deadline is 30 April 2019. Read more [19]

Blog Posts

What puts women off STEM? [14]
By Samah Shalaby, UIL’s Gender Focal Point

Indigenous knowledge matters [20]
By Stephen Roche, Executive Editor of the International Review of Education

Democracy needs places of adult education [21]
By Werner Mauch, Programme Coordinator at UIL

A family affair: Recognizing the potential of intergenerational learning [22]
By Chung Dolma, UIL Expert on Family Literacy

Resources of hope: Why community libraries matter [23]
By Lisa Krolak, Head of UIL Library

More from UIL

Norway’s Prime Minister makes the case for lifelong learning: ‘We cannot accept that people become outdated. Continuous education is important in a time of major changes in the way we work.’ Speaking at the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Summit, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg set out an ambitious vision for lifelong learning based on the notion of it being a human right. Read more. [24] [25] [25]

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UNESCO celebrates the first International Day of Education: The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 24 January as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role education plays in peace building and as a reminder to governments and other partners to make education a priority. Read more. [26]

Fellow’s success stories: Uganda and Ghana: Sojourning fellow Imelda Kyaringabira Engabi developed a strategy with UIL experts for a pilot programme to introduce community learning centres as vehicles for socio-economic transformation in Uganda [27], while Susan Berdie embraces lifelong learning for all in Ghana [28]’s new education sector plan. [29] [30] [30]

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