The World Conference on Adult Learning and Education, CONFINTEA VII, in Morocco is around the corner. At the moment, DVV International is engaged in planning and implementing the sub-regional and regional events which are an integral preparatory part of CONFINTEA. Some insights from Central Asia!
DVV International in Central Asia has been implementing a cross-border project in 6 villages on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border with the main objective of contributing to peaceful relations and prevention of violent conflict in a region which has seen latent and open conflict.
Within the last two decades, Bonn has grown into Germany’s United Nations city and a centre where the global challenges of the future are addressed. Lifelong learning in this regard is crucial to empower people to unlock their potential to create a sustainable future. The city has now joined UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities in order to support learning opportunities for all.
Cities are vital in responding effectively to the challenges of emerging economic, technological, environmental and social changes which underline the need to foster capacities for adaptation, creativity and, most importantly, learning that continues throughout life. Fostering these capacities through lifelong learning is at the heart of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
Christoph Jost and Uwe Gartenschlaeger reflect on the action of the International Council for Adult Education to reposition ALE and to imagine the future of the sector.
In the increasingly technologized and globalized world of the 21st century, societal participation will primarily be defined by the personal level of digital media literacy. How can and should the international adult education sector contribute to digital media literacy education? What does the adult education sector need to do in order to anticipate all the changes induced by the pace of technological development?
