Learning cities are key drivers to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Over half the world’s people live in cities. With the right learning structures in place, cities can make an important contribution to sustainable development at local level and beyond. The power of cities, such as those that belong to the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, was celebrated worldwide on World Cities Day on 31 October.
Today, David Atchoarena, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), and Wen Yuan, President of Shanghai Open University (SOU, China), signed a three-year cooperation agreement to promote research, build and disseminate resources and strengthen institutional capacities in the...
The Tanzanian Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s Institute of Adult Education (IAE) approved and implemented a set of national standards for the qualification of adult educators, following work undertaken by a former CONFINTEA Fellow at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (...
New strategy and fund to support lifelong learning programmes in cities around the world
With the adoption today of the Medellín Manifesto during the fourth International Conference on Learning...
Ten cities from around the world received the 2019 UNESCO Learning City Award on 30 September in Medellín, Colombia on the eve of the opening of the fourth International Conference...
President of Colombia to open the conference
More than half the world’s population lives in cities today. The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities has 170 active members from 53 countries in every region of the world. Each city in the network has implemented effective lifelong...
From July 23-26, the International Consultative Meeting on Lifelong Learning Policies took place in Chengdu, China, successfully bringing together policy experts on lifelong learning from around the world.
Organized by UNESCO’s Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems (PLS)...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is pleased to announce the launch of the website for the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities – www.learningcities2019.org . The website has been designed to provide participants with...
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) is proud to announce that the City of Hamburg is now a member of the network.
With its rich history in local and international trade, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is steeped in...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is pleased to announce that 38 cities from 23 countries have become members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) in 2019.
These new member cities are making lifelong learning a reality in their communities by involving a...
