CMA organize with the
National Distance Education Universiry (UNED)

the 5th World Forum
for lifelong Learning

Lifelong Education and Learning for Sustainable Development: an Integrate Approach

Madrid,  September 27, 28 & 29, 2017

Edificio de Humanidades de la UNED-Facultad de Filologia
Paseo Senda del Rey,7, 28040 Madrid, España

With the support of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), the UNESCO-UNEVOC Hong Kong and the Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI)

Comunicación UNED

https://lifelonglearning-worldforum.com/

The main objectives are:

1. Discuss key aspects of lifelong learning and education in the perspective of sustainable development.
2. Innovate concepts and practices in application of United Nations principles of lifelong learning and education for sustainable development.
3. Reinforce international multidisciplinary and multicultural cooperation among different actors on diverse levels and modalities (formal and informal) of the education system – such as higher education (educators, researchers and administrators) – as well as of civil society and the private sector.
4. Encourage the creation of local, national, regional and international networks to promote lifelong learning and education in order to achieve sustainable development goals.
5. Develop recommendations to UNESCO and other specialized agencies (within and out of the United Nations system), governments, the international education community and civil society.

Expected outcomes

1. Key aspects of lifelong learning and education for sustainable development are identified.
2. Innovative concepts and practices of lifelong learning and education for sustainable development are documented.
3. New forms of cooperation between relevant Lifelong Learning and Education actors are established.
4. A set of recommendations addressed to UNESCO and other agencies and actors are formulated.

Round Tables

1. Lifelong Learning and Distant Education
2. Sustainable Development and Education
3. Education for World Citizenship and Lifelong Learning and Education: What Implications?
4. Cross Experimentation of Learning Territories: An Innovative European Project.
5. Learning Cities [1]: A Participative and Collaborative Innovation is Under Way.
6. Multicultural Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility : A Necessity!
7. Girls Education: A Real Urgency!
8. Higher Education and New Trends Research Politicies.
9. Recognition, Validation and Accreditation of Non-formal and Informal Learning Outcomes.
10. Health and Well-being: Which Lifestyles for Living Better and Longer?

[1]To clarify the concept of «learning cities» see.: “What is a Learning City” in Key Features of Learning Cities (p. 9). Cf.: http://www.uil.unesco.org/fileadmin/keydocuments/LifelongLearning/learning-cities/en-unesco-global-network