My presentation at the WLS2023 28 September 2023, Kristiansand, Norway

1. SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Ebba Ossiannilsson Professor, Dr.
Sweden
ICDE Board, ICDE Quality Network, ICDE Ambassador for OER, ICDE OER Advocacy
Committee, Chair, UNESCO, OECD, European Commission, EADTU Quality Reviewer, Explorer,
Knowledge Equity Network (KEN), Swedish Association for Open, Flexible and Distance
Education, MeetingPlace OER
OEGlobal Open Leadership Excellence Award 2022, SPARC European Open
Education Champion, EDEN DLE Senior Fellow, T4Education Ambassador, , EntreComp
Champion Award

3. Global competence and citizenship: as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, education could place more emphasis on
developing global competence and fostering a sense of global citizenship. This could include intercultural understanding,
languages, and global challenges.
Lifelong learning and skills development: as the labor market evolves, there is an increasing focus on lifelong learning and skills
development relevant to the changing world of work. The quality agenda could include a stronger focus on providing learners with
practical, workplace-ready skills and competencies.
Personalized learning: education is moving toward a more personalized approach, recognizing that students have different
learning styles and needs. Adaptive learning technologies, competency-based education, and differentiated instruction could
become more prominent in the quality agenda.
Inclusion and equity: efforts to ensure inclusion and equity in education are likely to continue. This could include addressing
inequities in access to quality education, supporting underrepresented groups, and creating inclusive learning environments.
Partnerships and stakeholder engagement: collaboration among educational institutions, governments, businesses, and
communities can contribute to educational quality. Future efforts could include fostering stronger partnerships to align
educational goals with broader societal needs.
Global Trends 1

4. Continuous quality improvement: the concept of continuous improvement is an essential component of the quality agenda.
Educational institutions could adopt processes similar to those used in quality management, such as Six Sigma or Total Quality
Management, to ensure continuous improvement of educational programs.
Digital transformation: the integration of technology into education has been a major driver of change in the quality agenda.
This trend is likely to continue, with a focus on using technology to personalize learning experiences, provide distance and online
education, and give students real-time assessments and feedback.
Open Online Learning: One of the only way to reach the SDG 4 AGENDA2030 Education for all, not leaveing anyone behind
Green Sustainability:
Well-being and ethics
Global Trends 2

6. THE FOUR PILLARS OF EDUCATION

8. People
We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that
all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.
Planet
We are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable
consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action
on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations.
Prosperity
We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that
economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.
Peace
We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and
violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable
development.
Partnership
We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalised
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity,
focussed in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of
all countries, all stakeholders and all people.
The interlinkages and integrated nature of the Sustainable Development Goals are of crucial
importance in ensuring that the purpose of the new Agenda is realised. If we realize our ambitions
across the full extent of the Agenda, the lives of all will be profoundly improved and our world will be
transformed for the better.
UN
UNESCO
SDG
AGENDA2030

9. UN UNESCO Sustainability Goals AGENDA 2030
UN UNESCO OER Recommendation to
mainstream OER to help all Member States to
create inclusive knowledge societies and
achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, namely SDG 4 (Quality
education), SDG 5 (Gender equality), SDG 9
(Industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG
10 (Reduced inequalities within and across
countries), SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong
institutions) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the
goals)

10. EU
Prioritized
Areas
participation in
democratic life.
inclusion and diversity
digital transformation
environment and fight
against climate change

11. Why a culture of Lifelong Learning is needed
The complexity of modern life requires adaptability – a population that is resilient, open to change, and willing to learn
throughout its life. Increasing mobility, population shifts, the climate crisis, technological change, threats to global health and
democratic systems, and new patterns of production and consumption affect all countries of the world in different ways. Lifelong
learning (LLL) is an effective and potentially transformative means of addressing many of these challenges.
The global community is increasingly aware that investments in lifelong learning–for all–promote active citizenship, enhance
employability, promote human health and well-being, and strengthen community cohesion. In other words, they make an
important contribution to sustainable development in all countries, regions, and communities.
The value of lifelong learning has become even more evident as the global community tackles the profound, shared challenges of
the COVID -19 pandemic (…). Non-formal and informal learning have come to the fore with the proliferation of more flexible
online courses, new channels of communication between education stakeholders, and the opening up of digital resources.
LLL is in a position to respond to trends and public policy issues that require urgent attention from policymakers. (…) LLL also
mitigates the challenges posed by the digital revolution: As robotics, artificial intelligence, and increasing connectivity rapidly
transform our world, new demands on workers and other forms of citizenship are emerging.
These and other factors make lifelong learning an economic, political, social, and environmental imperative for every country. It
plays an important role in reducing social and economic inequalities and promoting civic and community life.
Lifelong learning can be a response to the challenges of today and the decades to come.
BILDUNG for active citizens and for democracy

12. Lifelong, life-wide and life-
deep learning domains
(Adapted from UNESCO)
• Lifelong learning, Life-wide learning, Life deep learning
• Learnability

13. Lifelong Learning:
moving beyond
Education for All

14. Participants of the Inclusive Lifelong Learning
conference, called for the promotion of inclusive
lifelong learning ecosystems that effectively cater to
the needs of all learners, especially vulnerable and
marginalized individuals and communities. Through
the Bali Manifesto, the conference's outcome
document, they called for the implementation of
comprehensive lifelong learning policies, and the
creation of inclusive learning spaces, curricula,
learning pathways and learning materials. They
emphasized the importance of increased public
investment in lifelong learning.
The Bali Manifesto outlines key areas of action
necessary to materialize the vision of inclusive lifelong
learning. The participants committed to working
towards a future where inclusive lifelong learning
becomes accessible to all individuals.

15. https://www.lillehammerlll.no/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LLL-Road-Map-2023.pdf

16. Towards a new quality agenda
• Wellbeing and health
• Caring
• Societel growth
• Etichs
• Core values
• Satisfaction
• Engagement
• Impact
• Equity
• Relevant
• Effectiveness
• Efficiencies
• Iclusivity
• Learnability
• Contributions to development to both individual and society growth
• Citizens for today and for the futures
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Triple Helix approach
• Diversity
• Social justice, equity, equality, lifelong learning etc (SDG)
• Bildung
WHY
WHO
WHEN
WHAT
WHICH
LEVELS
HOW
ECOSYSTEM

21. TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND
THE ICDE WORLD
CONFERENCE
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year, the conference theme is: “Joining Hands in Peace for the Futures of
Education”.
If you want to learn about the latest cutting-edge developments and research
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then this is a conference you can’t miss!

22. My Footprints
www.i4quality.se
Ebba.Ossiannilsson@gmail.com
info@i4quality.se
THANK YOU!
CARING IS SHARING, SHARING IS CARING