The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated that cities’ resilience is key to tackling crisis situations. Learning cities such as those engaged in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities need to be able to cushion shocks and persistent structural changes in such a way that learning continues, the well-being of citizens is preserved and no one is left behind. But how are resilient learning cities built?
Taking stock of the previous and ongoing webinar series UNESCO Learning Cities’ response to COVID-19, this new webinar cycle addresses this question by highlighting challenging aspects of learning city development, drawing on recent research and development. Starting on 17 June 2020, five webinars focus on topics such as inclusion, learning outcomes measurement, planning and evaluation, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), education for sustainable development and learning for health and well-being.
The webinar series demonstrates the practical application of successful approaches in learning cities to address the above issues by offering a conceptual and analytical dialogue. In so doing, the intention is to build learning cities’ capacity to take forward their own responses and approaches to the challenges they face.
This new webinar series is jointly organized by the PASCAL International Observatory and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. The series addresses city representatives, university networks, academia, practitioners and further interested stakeholders. The dates and topics are as follows:
17 June 2020
The challenge of inclusion in learning cities, building on the work of the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities
13:00–14:30, Central European Time
Agenda
Webinar recording
Summary
Opening address
Mr Mike Osborne Professor of Adult and Lifelong Learning. Director of Research, School of Education, University of Glasgow and Director of PASCAL
UNESCO learning city of Medellin, Colombia
Ms Alexandra Agudelo Ruiz, Secretary of Education
UNESCO learning city of Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Ms Aminata Diawara, Officer-in-charge Learning City
UNESCO learning city of Melton City, Australia
Ms Cassandra Connelly, Lifelong Learning Projects Office
8 July 2020
The challenge of measurement, planning and evaluation in learning cities
13:00–14:30 Central European Time
Agenda
Webinar recording
Summary
Planning for achieving SDG4 at city level: Findings from An IIEP-UNESCO research project
Candy Lugaz, Research Coordinator, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO
UNESCO learning city of Goyang, Republic of Korea
Mr Jaejoon Lee, Mayor of Goyang, Mr Hoseok Kim, Lifelong Educator
City of Huye, Rwanda
Mr Ange Sebutege, Mayor of Huye
Transition to Urbanisation
Mr Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Applied Statistics Department, University of Rwanda
UNESCO learning city of Huejotzingo, Mexico
Ms Angélica Patricia Alvarado Juárez, Mayor of Huejotzingo
16 September 2020
The challenge of developing the role of TVET, business learning, and entrepreneurship in learning cities
13:00–14:30 Central European Time
Agenda, Summary
UIL/PASCAL Webinar: The challenge of developing the role of TVET
Fabien Adeyemi Farinan, City of Cotonou-Benin
Entrepreneurial learning in VET
Olena Bekh, Senior Specialist in Human Capital Development, European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin
Fostering Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
Miki Nozawa, UNESCO-UNEVOC
21 October 2020
The challenge of Education for Sustainable Development
13:00–14:30,Central European Time
The Challenge of Education for Sustainable Development:A Sustainable Healthy Learning Cities Perspective
Ms Michele Schweisfurth, Professor of Comparative and International Education at the University of Glasgow
Wyndham, Australia UNESCO GNLC/ PASCAL LCN
Ms Diane Tabbagh, Community Learning Coordinator at Wyndham City Council
18 November 2020
Community-Based Participatory Research & Learning Cities
13:00–14:30 Central European Time
Introduction to work of Knowledge for Change (K4C) Global Consortium
Mr. Rajesh Tandon (Co-Chair, UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research & Social Responsibility in Higher Education & Founder-President, PRIA)
Weaving the Community Fabric
Mr.Andrea Vargiu (Professor, University of Sassari & Coordinator of Sassari Hub)
Mrs Speranza Serra (Teacher and Community Partner)
Preventing drop outs in Education by Durban Hub
Mr. Darren Lortan (Durban University of Technology)
Ms. Diana Hornby (Director, Community Engagement Division, Rhodes University)
Addressing issue of Urban Sanitation by PRIA Hub
Mr. Kaustuv Bandyopadhyay (Director, PRIA)
Mr. Krishan Kumar Joshi (President, SIC Forum, Ajmer)
UNESCO learning city of Shanghai, China
Mr Jiacheng Li, Deputy Director, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education (SMILE), China
16 December 2020
The challenge of Health and Well-being in learning cities
13:00–14:30 Central European Time
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pbYWRx4mS1SROwE048wrHg
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More information
UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
Outcomes of the webinar series UNESCO Learning Cities’ response to COVID-19
