The High Level Political Forum 2021 will be held from Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 13 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021 as part of the high-level segment of the Council. The …
Read more2021 High Level Political Forum on the Agenda 2030 and the Voluntary National Reviews
The conference was conducted during the period June 3-6, 2021, with pre-conferences on Thursday, June 3 and the main conference June 4-6. ICAE is hosting an exhibtion (still online until the end of the year!) and presented the ICAE-lead we-are-ale campaign on 5 June. Watch the recording of the session here: Find more information on …
Read moreAdult Education in Global Times: An International Research Conference (AEGT2021)
28th May! During a workshop on 28 of May, the University of Würzburg and ICAE aimed the exploration of the role of civil society in adult learning. The workshop took a closer look at different contexts, challenges and restrictions the current crisis is imposing on civil society, and its potential to help shaping “new normal” …
Read moreCivil Society and Adult Education – Traditions, Practices and Shaping a “New Normal”
Educators are key to quality adult learning and education. Yet, a shortage of professional adult educators in many countries around the world still hinders progress towards the provision of lifelong learning opportunities and hence the work towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4. That is why, on 26 May 2021, the German Institute for Adult Education …
The UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development was held as a virtual conference from 17 to 19 May 2021. The conference is organized by UNESCO in cooperation with and generously supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany, and with the German Commission for UNESCO as advisory partner. Through the …
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The Global Campaign “We are ALE” got off to a dynamic start in Latin America thanks to the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE), one of the original partners in the global campaign. Not only was CLADE present at the global kick off on 22ndMarch but it also organised a whole week …
Read moreRegional Kick-off of the we-are-ale campaign in Latin America
Dear members, we are delighted to present to you our ICAE Annual Report for the year 2020. Please do not hesitate to contact us at anytime in case you do have any questions. Your ICAE Team
Financing adult learning and education (ALE) is a highly discussed, complex and, at times, even controversial topic. As globally active organisations, the Institute for international Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (DVV International) and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) are committed to finding efficient ways to promote and support ALE worldwide. Sustainable financing …
March 22 2021, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (UTC+1) Virtual on Zoom in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese Civil society organisations are getting ready to kick-off a global campaign to advance and promote the concept and practice of adult learning and education (ale). For the first time, civil society organizations committed to ale have come …
The International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) celebrated Paulo Freire´s 100th birthday through a workshop as part of the Virtual World Social Forum 2021 (23.-31.01.) on Tuesday, January 26. The workshop allowed 200 participants from some 15 countries to exchange live and on social media with the panelists gathered for the occasion. And this despite …