Blog: Cities are key to changing course and transforming education
Interlocked with the existential threat of the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has acted as an accelerator of technological disruption and inequalities. The only way forward is to transform our future. Cities have a major role to play therein, writes Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO, in her URBANET blog.

UIL committed to helping to improve the quality of the Ivorian education system
Lifelong learning is essential for the development of Côte d’Ivoire. The challenges, however, are stark: an estimated 2.15 million children are without access to school, the country suffers from a persistent lack of qualified teachers, and 7.8 million youth and adults are unable to read or write. UNESCO supports the Ivorian Government to revitalize and improve its education system, with UIL contributing in the area of literacy and learning.

Call for proposals
Submit your chapter proposal for our upcoming edited volume on family and intergenerational literacy and learning (FILL). We welcome proposals on FILL theories, policies, research or practices in low-, middle-income and non-anglophone countries. As well as print literacy, chapters may explore numeracy, media and digital literacies, multimodal literacies, multilingual literacies, translanguaging, and other forms of learning.

Spanish-language translation of
Books beyond Bars now available
The UIL publication Books beyond Bars: The Transformative Potential of Prison Libraries is now available in Spanish. The volume explores the contribution of prison libraries to the educational and personal development of incarcerated youth and adults .

Over 50 participants from 11 Arab States complete capacity-building course on alternative, non-formal education in Education Sector Plans
From 15 September to 30 November 2021, 51 participants from 11 Arab States took part in capacity-building training to strengthen alternative and non-formal education for youth and adults in Education Sector Plans. The training was provided by UIL together with the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the UNESCO Beirut Office.

Virtual exhibition: The power of lifelong learning
Promoting a global culture of lifelong learning is key to addressing the challenges facing humanity. As part of UIL’s 70th anniversary in 2022, the Institute will hold a virtual exhibition demonstrating the power of lifelong learning for enacting positive change – and we want you to get involved! Tell us why lifelong learning is important to you and be part of our exhibition.

Spanish version of Books Beyond Bars now available: Una lectura más allá de las rejas: el potencial transformativo de las bibliotecas penitenciarias