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University leaders commit to transforming higher education institutions into lifelong learning agents

University leaders commit to transforming higher education institutions into lifelong learning agent

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Higher education institutions (HEIs) must evolve into agents for lifelong learning with the help of innovative institutional strategies – this was the key message of a recent international conference organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and Shanghai Open University (SOU), ‘Promoting lifelong learning in higher education: From institutional strategies to practical implementation’. Held in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, from 19 to 21 October 2023, the conference welcomed over 250 participants, including university leaders, policy-makers, higher education experts, scholars and researchers, from China and abroad.

Education for All: Challenging Orthodoxies and Fostering Inclusion

Education for All: Challenging Orthodoxies and Fostering Inclusion

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The Council for Education in the Commonwealth is delighted to be partnering with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, CR&DALL and Somerville College, University of Oxford, in a one-day conference to review current trends in education and development. It will be held at Somerville College, University of Oxford on 4th April 2024 - from 1000 to 1900, and has been inspired by the work of the late Professor Lalage Bown, and will explore her legacy.

New Special Edition of Australian Journal of Adult Learning

New Special Edition of Australian Journal of Adult Learning

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This special edition issue of AJAL is comprised of articles with a focus on capturing and illuminating the experiences provided in and through work and how they contribute to adult learning and development more generally, as well as those associated with occupational capacities and subjectivities and workplace competence. In this way, the special issue is not about workplace learning per se, but rather the kinds of experiences and legacies arising from adults’ participation in work practice and the activities and interactions that comprise working life.

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Recognition Culture in Higher Education. International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning and Student Mobility

Recognition Culture in Higher Education. International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning and Student

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The conference took place in the Gustav Stresemann Institute in Bonn on 11 and 12 December 2023, organized by the German Rectors´ Conference. It is part of the project  MODUS – Enhancing student mobility across educational boundaries through recognition.

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