1、International trends of lifelong learning in higher educationResearch reportInternational trends of lifelong learning in higher educationResearch reportPublished in 2023 by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and Shanghai Open University UNESCO and Shanghai Open UniversityThe UNESCO Institute

2、 for Lifelong Learning(UIL),located in Hamburg,Germany,is a specialized UNESCO institute and is the only organizational unit in the United Nations family that holds a global mandate for lifelong learning.UIL promotes and supports lifelong learning with a focus on adult learning,continuing education,

3、literacy and non-formal basic education.Shanghai Open University(SOU),approved by the Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China and subject to the administration of the Shanghai Education Commission,is a new type of institution of higher education,providing open and distance education t

4、o adults and technically supported by information and communications technology.SOU is committed to providing all members of society with multi-level,diversified education services to meet their lifelong learning needs,and to serve the building of a socially-just learning society.The designations em

5、ployed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Shanghai Open University,UNESCO or UIL concerning the legal status of any country,territory,city or area,or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of it

6、s frontiers or boundaries.The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors;they are not necessarily those of UNESCO,UIL or SOU.ISBN 978-92-820-1252-9This publication is available in Open Access under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO(CC-BYSA 3.0 IGO)licence(http:/creati