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NABTEB is a vision-led, mission-driven public institution with an aim to be a globally recognized assessment and certification body preparing candidates for the world of work and academic/professional excellence.

European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong Learning called on universities to make ten clear commitments to lifelong learning and recommended concerted action from governments in providing the appropriate legal and financial frameworks to promote lifelong learning widely.

The Open University (OU) is a public research university based in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland offering off-campus undergraduate and postgraduate courses for credit. The OU is notable for flexible, innovative teaching and for allowing enrolment from anywhere in the world. The OU uses a unique method of distance learning called ‘supported open learning’. The goal of the university is to address the needs of part-time working students and engage those who would otherwise be excluded from the formal education population. The university also offers non-degree qualifications through certificate courses and continuing education units. The Open University is one of three UK higher education institutions accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (US) under the United States Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (The Open University, 2020).

The Seoul 50 Plus Foundation aims to improve the quality of life of older people by promoting a balanced lifestyle, social participation and the sharing of deep experiences. The initiative was introduced to ‘build social capital and solve social problems’ of Seoul. The programme is targeted at adults between the ages of 50 and 64; it provides customized services for the ‘50+ generation’ by integrating employment, welfare, education and counselling policies.

In Uruguay, Plan Ceibal (Educational Connectivity in Basic Computing for Online Learning) was first implemented in 2007. Its underlying principles trace back to the non-profit organization One Laptop per Child (OLPC) but have been adapted and developed by Uruguayan stakeholders to complement the national context.