23 September 2020, Hamburg. Today, 54 cities* from 27 countries will join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). These cities are outstanding examples of how lifelong learning can become a reality at local level. They have proven that effective lifelong learning policies and practices can support the development of inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and contribute to the 2030 Agenda. Today’s new members bring the total number of cities within the UNESCO GNLC to 229 in 64 countries.
Coordinating city for the GNLC ESD Shanghai (People’s Republic of China), Shanghai launched its Community Action Plan on ESD (2020–2021) on 20 August during an online meeting convened by the Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education (SMILE). Participants included officials from the...
A new UNESCO issue note , produced by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), aims to support education policy-makers and planners in utilizing the power of non-formal and informal learning to respond to the COVID-19...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has just published Référentiel de compétences harmonisé , a report on the competency framework developed for RAMAA (Action Research: Measuring Literacy Programme...
The fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC) is due to take place in autumn 2021. Under the working title ‘Global health education and emergency response’, it will provide a platform to share best practice in building learning cities, take stock of progress of the...
On 19 September 2020, the UNESCO learning city of Evry-Courcouronnes will host its first major learning city event on the topic of science and learning. It joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning in 2019.
The event celebrates the launch of Evry’s Micro-Folie, a digital...
As part of Hamburg’s annual Heritage Days, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning invites the public to virtually visit its historic building and to learn more about its original owner, the shipping magnate Albert Ballin. Built in 1908, the imposing villa provided Ballin with a prestigious...
The new issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning ( IRE) considers lifelong learning in all its manifold dimensions, from primary and secondary school to higher...
The International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) is inviting proposals for guest-edited special issues, to be considered by its Editorial Board in November.
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