A UNESCO – IGNOU – SACTD Partnership
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20 May
2025
MoU Signed — New Delhi

A three-year UNESCO partnership for MIL in South Asia

On 20 May 2025, UNESCO, IGNOU, and the South Asian Centre for Teacher Development (SACTD) — a UNESCO Category 2 Centre based in Colombo, Sri Lanka — signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia, New Delhi.

Under the MoU: the PGDMIL academic programme is developed at SOJNMS, IGNOU, grounded in the UNESCO MIL Curriculum (2021 edition); and MIL teacher training across the region is facilitated by SACTD, Colombo.

Read UNESCO announcement
Three-Year Roadmap

What the partnership commits to

1
Joint MIL curriculum developmentCo-develop and pilot MIL curricula tailored to South Asian educators and learners.
2
Capacity-building and Training of TrainersExtend MIL expertise across borders through structured ToT workshops.
3
MIL research and developmentConduct research and regularly review materials based on stakeholder feedback.
4
Joint steering mechanismA governance structure to oversee quality, implementation, and cooperation.
5
Inclusive accessEnsure marginalised and underserved groups have access to MIL opportunities.
6
Joint fundraising and sustainabilitySecure long-term impact of MIL initiatives across South Asia.