As a member of the Advisory Group for this work, I am very pleased to announce the launch of the Global Survey on higher education institutions’ contribution to lifelong learning.

The survey is collaboratively launched by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), the Shanghai Open University (SOU), the International Association of Universities (IAU), the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO), and the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO-IESALC). It is now available online in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.

A description of the comprehensive research project is available on the UIL website in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Spanish.

We will distribute further information on the implementation of the survey, which we hope many of our subscribers will promote, in the next few weeks.