AI ACADEMY

The “AI Academy” is an Academy with courses and seminars by global leading AI-Experts on Artificial Intelligence. The AI-Experts teaching at the AI Academy are the global leading practitioners and professors on the forefront of AI. The Humboldt University Berlin contributes leading AI professors and researchers and the Theater im Zimmer hosts and organizes the Academy events. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is a global centre of excellence for lifelong learning and the only organization in the UNESCO family with a specific mandate to promote lifelong learning. UIL works towards lifelong learning opportunities for all through policy support, research, monitoring, capacity building, networking and advocacy.

We organize new series of educational talks in Hamburg aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in lifelong learning. The talks, which will be in-person and online, will bring together experts, educators, professionals, and individuals interested in the future of education to explore the potential of AI in enhancing lifelong learning opportunities and addressing emerging challenges. This new series of educational talks on AI and lifelong learning in Hamburg will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, critical discussions, and collaboration among stakeholders interested in the intersection of AI and lifelong learning. By exploring the potentials and pitfalls of AI, the talks will contribute to shaping a future where AI enhances lifelong learning opportunities and ensures inclusive educational experiences for all, while also connecting Hamburg to the global discourse.

Humboldt University, Berlin's oldest university, completed in 1766, is founded on the principle of the unity of teaching and research and considered the world's first modern university. Its illustrious professors included the father of German idealism and the "dialectic", philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, who transformed this into dialectical materialism, by turning Hegelian idealism on "its head" as well as Albert Einstein, Max Planck and the Brothers Grimm.

"High-level guests and partners from around the world celebrated the 70th anniversary of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) today in Hamburg’s Theater im Zimmer, as well as online. Based in Hamburg, the Institute is the only United Nations working unit with an explicit mandate for lifelong learning.

Partners from around the world ejoined Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, and Anna Bartels, Commissioner for Foreign Cultural Policy at the Federal Foreign Office, to pay tribute to the work of UIL over the past 70 years.

On the occasion of the anniversary, Dr Tschentscher, emphasized: "The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is an important international organization in Hamburg. It contributes to opening up better educational opportunities for people all over the world. Lifelong learning and training is becoming increasingly important in a time of rapid technological progress and social change. On behalf of the Senate, I would like to thank the staff of the Institute for their work and wish them continued success for the future."

Founded in 1952 to promote pan-European East-West dialogue through education programmes, the Hamburg-based institute has expanded its mandate in subsequent decades, opening up learning opportunities for millions of people around the world through literacy programmes in developing countries, the expansion of adult education worldwide, and the implementation of lifelong learning in nearly 300 cities around the globe. UIL is one of eight UNESCO education institutes worldwide. It is financially supported by the German Bundestag, the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

David Atchoarena, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, said: “Lifelong learning is key to sustainable development. In order to tackle global challenges such as climate change and to actively shape the digital transformation, young and old must have relevant skills and knowledge. The ultimate skill of the twenty-first century is the ability to learn. With the work of our institute, we are laying the foundations so that people all over the world can learn!”

As part of the anniversary event, the exhibition ‘The power of lifelong learning’ presents a retrospective of the ‘Institute’s work over the past decades. This exhibition is also accessible virtually."

Further information Website UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

https://uil.unesco.org/unesco-institute-lifelong-learning-hamburg-celebrates-70th-anniversary