CONFINTEA

More than 400 international stakeholders from 98 countries gathered from 25-27 October in Suwon/Korea to review the implementation of adult learning and education across the world. This Mid-Term Review of CONFINTEA VI and its outcome document, the Belém Framework for Action, came at a time when countries are working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), …

Read moreThe status of adult learning and education across the globe

ICAE produced a video howing that Adult Learning and Education, as an integral part of Lifelong Learning, is the efficient way to achieving Sustainable Development and our Global Vision. This video was shown this week during the opening of the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review in Suwon/Korea, organized by UIL, the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning and …

Read moreICAE VIDEO: Adult Learning and Education as the way to achieve all SDGs

The Civil Society Forum “Education 2030: From Commitment to Action” organized by ICAE, friends and partners, in the framework of the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review in Suwon 24 October, looked at civil society’s contribution to securing the right to education and lifelong learning for youth and adults.  For civil society, this gathering offered the possibility to …

Read moreFROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION: the crucial role of adult learning and education to address current crises

During the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review Conference in Korea next week, the Belém Framework for Action will be under review. It supports “harnessing the power and potential of adult learning and education for a viable future”. Building on the Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning and the Agenda for the Future of 1997, the Belém Framework for …

Read moreHarnessing the power and potential of adult learning and education for a viable future

Over the last six decades UNESCO has promoted six International Conferences on Adult Education, which have become known more recently as CONFINTEAs. The CONFINTEAs have established themselves as one of the most influential forums in the international Adult Education arena. Over their sixty year life-span, these Conferences have debated and established the principle guidelines for global …

Read moreAdult education in retrospective: Book about 60 years of CONFINTEA

At this Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the 6th International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) participants will take stock of progress made since 2009, identify achievements and challenges, and consider trends and policies that will shape the future of ALE. The expected outcome is to build a shared Vision for Adult Learning and Education, in …

Read moreWhat is going to happen at the Mid-Term Review of CONFINTEA VI?

“Lifelong learning must give all our people all opportunities for them to reach their full potential” UIL published a video in advance and introducing to the Mid-Term Review of CONFINTEA VI – 2017, towards collectively examining the power of adult learning and education across the globe. You can watch the video here: http://uil.unesco.org/adult-learning-and-education/international-conference-confintea/mid-term-review-confintea-vi-2017

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is currently collecting proposals for the organisation of side events during the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review. The proposals should help to illustrate good practice in designing and implementing ALE policies and programmes in all regions. The themes of the side events are the following: Information Communication Technology (ICT) and …

Read moreCall for side events during the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review

The Power of Adult Learning: Vision 2030 25-27 October 2017, Suwon, Republic of Korea As we have announced in the last months, CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review Conference (MTR) The Power of Adult Learning: Vision 2030 is approaching. It is going to be held at Suwon, in the Republic of Korea, on 25-27 October 2017, organized …

Read moreMid-Term Review of CONFINTEA VI