The Education 2030 agenda recognizes that gender equality requires an approach that ‘ensures that girls and boys, women and men, not only gain access to and complete education cycles, but are empowered equally in and through education.’ But gender equality in learning and education remains a challenge in many places around the world, with social norms, stereotypes and lack of understanding of gender equality concepts, which very often can hinder progress.
On 16 September 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with the PASCAL International Observatory, hosted the third webinar in the series ‘Learning cities’ COVID-19 recovery: From research to practice’. This latest webinar meeting looked at the challenge of...
The 2020 World Cities Day on 31 October, with the global theme ‘Valuing our communities and cities’, will underline the key role of local communities, at the heart of building sustainable and resilient cities, and further advocate for the importance of people-centered approaches for urban...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is further expanding its Collection of Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies , with two recent additions from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (...
On 19 September 2020, the UNESCO Learning City of Évry-Courcouronnes in France launched the Micro-Folie digital museum and space for educational activities designed with and for the city's inhabitants. This project is supported by the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with a dozen...
Universities constitute a major institution for knowledge production and innovation, as such they are critical to the promotion of lifelong learning (LLL) opportunities for all. Yet, the extent of universities’ and other higher education institutions’ (HEIs) involvement in lifelong learning...
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...
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...
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...
