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UNESCO: Inclusion in education
UNESCO
Policy and practice resources on educational inclusion, equity and barriers to learning for educators, researchers and policy teams.
UNICEF: Inclusive education
UNICEF
An introduction to inclusive education for children with disabilities, with links to UNICEF programmes, research and resources.
UNESCO IITE: Digital technologies for inclusive education
UNESCO IITE
Recommendations on ICT learning environments, accessible resources, digital infrastructure and teacher development in schools and resource centres.
GEM Report 2020: Inclusion and education — all means all
UNESCO GEM Report
The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report examines systemic barriers to inclusion and provides background evidence for education policy and research.
China MOE: Special and inclusive education case selection results (2026)
中华人民共和国教育部 / MOE
Official results selecting 178 special education teaching cases and 290 inclusive education cases. The source provides lists of selected cases.
AI for special education and accessible learning: GSE2026 forum brings research and practice together
AIED Chair / BNU
On 18 August 2026, the Global Smart Education Conference forum on AI for Special Education and Accessible Learning took place at Beijing Normal University (BNU). University, research, international-organisation and industry representatives …
Interpreting UNESCO’s AI Competency Framework for Students
AIED Chair / BNU
Miao Fengchun examines human-centred citizenship, the framework’s four aspects and three progression levels, and implications for curriculum, teaching, learning environments and assessment in primary and secondary education.
Synthesis Report of Global Smart Education Conference 2024
AIED Chair / BNU
A reviewed account of GSE2024, with the official English report, its cover and opening photograph, plus reading routes on AI, school education and inclusion.
Rights-based Autonomous Use of AI in Education: The Interpretation of UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers
AIED Chair / BNU
Fengchun Miao examines teachers’ rights and autonomous AI use through five competency aspects, three progression levels and fifteen modules, with implications for training, ethical governance and inclusion.
The UNESCO Chair on AI in Education convened a parallel session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to transform the future of African education through responsible and human-centered artificial intelligence in education
AIED Chair / BNU
The African Union Commission and UNESCO convened the International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 30 September to 2 October 2024. Under the theme “Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future”, the forum fe…
Huang Ronghuai et al. | The Technology Ethical Orientation and Risk Governance for Smart Education
AIED Chair / BNU
Huang Ronghuai, Zhang Guoliang and Liu Mengyu examine four ethical dimensions, six educational scenarios and three causes of risk, with five governance proposals, seven-report comparison and an accessible model description.
UNESCO AI Competency Frameworks for Teachers and Students
AIED Chair / BNU
UNESCO launched its AI competency frameworks for teachers and students during Digital Learning Week 2024. Building on work including the 2019 Beijing Consensus on Artificial Intelligence and Education, they respond to AI’s implications for …
GSENet Releases Global Understanding of Smart Education in the Context of Digital Transformation
AIED Chair / BNU
On 18 August 2024, during the Global Smart Education Conference opening and plenary session, Huang Ronghuai, Co-Dean of BNU’s Smart Learning Institute, and Zhan Tao, Director of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (II…
Enhancing International Understanding in Smart Education and Deepening Digital Transformation in Global Education —The Global Smart Education Conference 2024 Opened in Beijing
AIED Chair / BNU
The Global Smart Education Conference 2024 opened in Beijing on 18 August under the theme “Educational Transformation & International Understanding”. Experts, scholars and practising teachers from education, technology and business discusse…
Huai Jinpeng on UNESCO: digitalization as a lever for education transformation
AIED Chair / BNU
Historical article: the June 2024 report and the author’s complete text are retained. Education statistics, teacher numbers and cooperation described below refer to that period.
Navigating the Future：Bridging Smart Education around the World
AIED Chair / BNU
Historical seminar report: the first “Navigating the Future: Bridging Smart Education around the World” event took place on 19 April 2024.
Ronghuai Huang, Ying Chen and Ahmed Tlili: typical applications and governance of educational robots
AIED Chair / BNU
This research article by Ronghuai Huang, Ying Chen and Ahmed Tlili appeared in China Modern Educational Equipment, issue 1 of 2024, and principally discusses material from 2022–2023. Its full scope is retained, with editorial corrections an…
Generative AI and Its Uses in Education: Foundational Controversies and Responding Strategies
AIED Chair / BNU
Fengchun Miao’s article appeared in Open Education Research, volume 30, issue 1 of 2024, as the second interpretation of UNESCO’s Guidance for generative AI in education and research. This edition follows the original full-text scope, inclu…
The Chair Held the China-Africa Policy Dialogue Forum on AI in Education in Beijing
AIED Chair / BNU
On 21 November 2023, the UNESCO Chair on AI in Education and UNESCO’s Multisectoral Regional Office for Eastern Africa jointly held the China–Africa Policy Dialogue Forum on AI in Education at Beijing Normal University. Policymakers, resear…
Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research: An Extended Introduction
AIED Chair / BNU
On 7 September 2023, UNESCO published Guidance for generative AI in education and research to support action, policy planning and human capacity development. This article retains the scope of the site’s extended introduction of 24 November …
Technical Principles of Generative AI and an Examination of Its Educational Applicability
AIED Chair / BNU
Fengchun Miao’s “Technical Principles of Generative AI and an Examination of Its Educational Applicability” appeared in Modern Educational Technology, issue 11 of 2023, as the first in a series interpreting UNESCO’s Guidance for generative …
The UNESCO Courier | Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
AIED Chair / BNU
This page preserves the editorial and excerpts from seven articles in The UNESCO Courier, issue 4 of 2023, “Education in the age of artificial intelligence”, with consistent sections and author credits. Project figures, policy timelines and…
Creating a shared future for smart education: GSE2023 opens in Beijing
AIED Chair / BNU
The Global Smart Education Conference 2023 opened in Beijing on 18 August under the theme of educational transformation and data governance. Experts, scholars and teachers from edu
The Chair Shares Insights During the 2023 GEM Report Launch Ceremony
AIED Chair / BNU
The global launch of the 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, Technology in education: A tool on whose terms?, took place on 26–27 July 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Hosted by U
2023 GEM Report on Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms?
AIED Chair / BNU
UNESCO’s 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, Technology in education: A tool on whose terms?, examines educational uses of technology worldwide through appropriateness, equity
The Chair’s delegation visits Thailand
AIED Chair / BNU
On 23 June 2023, the Chair’s delegation visited UNESCO’s Bangkok Office to discuss joint research on AI in education. Professor Huang Ronghuai invited Professor Wang Libing, Acting
The Chair Participates in Launch Ceremony of Chinese Version of GEM Report 2021/2 and China's Progress Report on SDG 4-Education 2030
AIED Chair / BNU
On 4 July 2023, Beijing hosted the launch of the Chinese edition of UNESCO’s 2021/2 Global Education Monitoring Report and China’s Progress Report on SDG 4–Education 2030 (2015–202
UNESCO IITE education technology resources
UNESCO IITE
Publications and updates on AI in education, teacher development, digital education and open learning.
UNESCO AI competency framework for teachers
UNESCO
Five dimensions and fifteen teacher AI competencies across Acquire, Deepen and Create levels. Official publication page.
UNESCO AI competency framework for students
UNESCO
Four dimensions and twelve student competencies across Understand, Apply and Create levels.
UNESCO guidance for generative AI in education and research
UNESCO
A human-centred approach to generative AI use, policy planning and capacity building in education and research.
Comparative analysis of teacher AI competency frameworks
UNESCO IITE
A 2026 UNESCO IITE report analysing 36 national, institutional and academic frameworks, implementation and assessment.
UNESCO UIS Data Browser
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Explore international statistical indicators and check country, year and source notes.
World Bank education data
World Bank
Education indicators and historical country data, with original sources and statistical definitions.
China’s “AI + Education” action plan
中华人民共和国教育部 / MOE
The 2026 action plan issued by China’s Ministry of Education and four other departments. Official Chinese text.
Science and education policies in Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Baltic countries
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Science policy · Educational policy · Higher education · Research
Coopération avec les partenaires internationaux
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Environmental conservation · Scientific cooperation · Programme on Man and the Biosphere · Convention on Biological Diversity
International higher education: shifting mobilities, policy challenges, and new initiatives
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Higher education · Study abroad · Teaching abroad · Student mobility
Mozambique findings report: Identifying & addressing stigma and discriminatory practices and patterns towards learners and workers with disabilities in public TVETs; a case study of IFPELAC TVET Center, Inhambane
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Persons with disabilities · Higher education institutions · Vocational schools · Discrimination
Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Changing the Landscape of AI Governance: programme
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Artificial intelligence · Ethics of technology
Implementation of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Global citizenship education · Educational cooperation · Human rights education · Peace education
National education policies and programmes and international cooperation: what role for UNESCO?
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational policy · Educational programmes · Educational cooperation · Development aid
Education for citizenship in the Caribbean: a study on curricular policy and teacher training in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Civic education · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Teacher education
Education, science, culture and communication in South Asia: reflections on policies, plans, achievements and prospects, Reflection on world problems and future-oriented studies: Major Programme I
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational development · Scientific development · Communication development · Cultural development
Safeguarding education: policy and data landscapes for the protection of education from attack in Burkina Faso: background paper
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Safety · Educational environment · Damage · Violence
"The International Council for Science and UNESCOs water programmes: vital links; international cooperation on global sustainability goals"
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Hydrology · Scientific cooperation · Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme · Global Water System Project
Conflict prevention and cooperation in international water resources, course B: course book
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Transboundary waters · Water resources management · International cooperation · Conflict resolution
Model policy for inclusive ICTs in education for persons with disabilities
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Special needs education · Information technology · Educational technology · Electronic learning
Integrating health and well-being into education policy and planning: a handbook
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Health · Well-being · School health services · Children
"Japans international cooperation for educational development: review of prospects for scaling up Japans aid to education"
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Development aid · Development policy · Development strategies · Educational assistance
Training manual for the meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Persons with disabilities · Rights of the disabled · Equal opportunity · Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
An Overview of human rights for disabled people in Canada
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Human rights · Rights of the disabled · Right to employment · Physically disabled
Case Studies on the inclusion of children with disabilities: Brunei Darussalam, Samoa, Thailand, Viet Nam
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Inclusive education · Special needs education · Case studies · Educational policy
Towards inclusive education for children with disabilities: a guideline
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Inclusive education · Special needs education · Educational planning · Case studies
Study on international cooperation with French-speaking African countries
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Cultural diversity · Cultural industry · Internet · International instruments
Literacy for self‑reliance: a critical exploration of Nyerere’s legacy in Tanzanian education policies
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Literacy · Educational policy · Self reliance · Communities
Can gender equality in education be attained? Evidence from Ethiopia
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Gender equality · Girls education · Primary education · Universal education
The right multilingual education policies can unlock learning and inclusion: advocacy brief
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Multilingual education · Language of instruction · Educational policy · Language policy
Enlisting media and informational literacy for gender equality and women’s empowerment
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Gender roles · Womens rights · Gender equality · Empowerment
Preventing violent extremism through education: effective activities and impact; policy brief
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Violence · Terrorism · Extremism · Crime prevention
Understanding trajectories of refugee inclusion in national education systems: policy and data perspectives from Ecuador; background paper
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Refugee education · Educational policy · Inclusive education · Educational statistics
Asia/Pacific Forum-Workshop: Fostering International Cooperation in Culture and Sustainable Development, Paris, 11-12 June 2009;minutes
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Culture and development · Sustainable development · Cultural cooperation
Progrès en matière d’éducation au développement durable et de l’éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale: résultats de la 6e consultation concernant l’application de la Recommandation de 1974 sur l’éducation pour la compréhension, la coopération et la paix internationales et l’éducation relative aux droits de l’homme et aux libertés fondamentales (2012-2016)
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Education for sustainable development · Civic education · Global citizenship education · Human rights education
Mongolia, Education policy review: towards a lifelong learning system
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational policy · Lifelong learning · Universal education · Teaching
UNESCO, climate change education and COP22
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Climate change · Education for sustainable development · UNESCO -- Aims and activities · Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Internet accessibility and the disabled
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Rights of the disabled · Accessibility · Internet · UNESCO 60 mn to Convince
Mainstreaming social and emotional learning in education sector plans: a methodology for policy and planning analysis
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Social and emotional learning · Educational planning · Educational policy · Case studies
Interview with Shirazu Inusah: KIX Africa 19 Focal Point and Head of the Policy Unit in the Ministry of Education in Ghana
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational policy · KIX Africa 19 hub
Gender equality: missing in action
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Gender equality · Cultural industry · Cultural creation · Cultural inequality
Financial report and audited financial statements 2025: International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Financial statements · Financial audit · UNESCO IIEP
Priority gender equality: action plan 2008-2013
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Gender equality · Womens rights · Empowerment · UNESCO -- Aims and activities
"Cracking the code: girls education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); report of the UNESCO International Symposium and Policy Forum"
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Girls education · Womens education · Science education · Mathematics education
Financial report and audited financial statements 2019: International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Financial statements · Financial audit · UNESCO IIEP
"Composition du Groupe dexperts internationaux: Recommandation de l’UNESCO sur l’éducation pour la compréhension, la coopération et la paix internationales et l’éducation relative aux droits de l’homme et aux libertés fondamentales (1974)"
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights · International Understanding · Cooperation · Fundamental Freedoms
Portugal: tracing good and emerging practices on the right to higher education around the world; policy initiatives on the right to higher education in Portugal
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Higher education · Right to education · Educational policy · Case studies
Pour une inclusion dans l’éducation dès la petite enfance: de l’engagement à l’action
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Early childhood education · Inclusive education · Educational policy · Case studies
A Compilation of background information about educational legislation, governance, management and financing structures and processes: Arab States
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational legislation · Governance · Educational management · Educational administration
Evaluation of dimensions of the work of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) and of its programme of cooperation with the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational quality · Educational evaluation · Educational programmes · Evaluation
Supporting the planning and monitoring of the implementation of education policies at the decentralised level
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational quality · Educational management · Educational decentralization · Educational policy
The Lifelong Learning approach: implications for education policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Lifelong learning · Educational policy · Education 2030 Agenda
Cultural policy in the United Kingdom
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Cultural policy · Educational policy · Cultural heritage · Arts
Impairments, disabilities, handicaps: predicaments that can be overcome
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Persons with disabilities · Attitude change · Rights of the disabled · Museums
Turning debt into education investment: policy paper on the catalytic potential of debt-for-education swaps
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): External debt · Debt relief · Educational finance · Educational development
UNESCO in action for gender equality: 2022-2023
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Gender equality · Womens rights · Womens status · UNESCO -- Aims and activities
Financial report and audited financial statements 2024: International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Financial statements · Financial audit · UNESCO IIEP
A Guide for gender equality in teacher education policy and practices
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Teacher education · Teacher education schools · Teacher educators · Student teachers
3rd Memory of the World Global Policy Forum: Enhancing International Cooperation to better Safeguard Documentary Heritage at Risk
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Documentary heritage · Document preservation · Disaster risk reduction · Cultural cooperation
BRICS: construir a educação para o futuro; prioridades para o desenvolvimento nacional e a cooperação internacional
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational cooperation · Education and development · Sustainable development · Educational policy
An analysis of theoretical perspectives that define adult learners for effective and inclusive adult education policies
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Adult students · Adult education · Adult learning · Educational policy
A Compilation of background information about educational legislation, governance, management and financing structures and processes: Central and Eastern Europe
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Educational legislation · Governance · Educational management · Educational administration
"Chinas offshore oil industry: role of international cooperation in development"
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Petroleum industry · Economic cooperation
Guidelines on the development of open educational resources policies
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Open educational resources · Educational policy · Policy making · Sustainable Development Goal 4
¿Cómo participa la comunidad de investigación en la política de C&T y en la educación superior?, How does the research community participate in the science and technology and higher education policy?
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Higher education · Research · Educational policy · Science policy
UNESCO global report: opening new avenues for empowerment: ICTs to access information and knowledge for persons with disabilities
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Persons with disabilities · Access to information · Digital divide · Rights of the disabled
Peru: tracing good and emerging practices on the right to higher education around the world; Policy initiatives on the right to higher education in Peru
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Higher education · Right to education · Educational policy · Access to education
Teacher policies for underserved populations: a synthesis of lessons learned and best practices
UNESCO UNESDOC
Bibliographic entry retaining the source title. Consult the official source for full text. Subjects (original): Teacher conditions of employment · Teacher shortage · Teacher status · Educational policy