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UNESCO learning cities’ meeting on educational planning, monitoring and evaluation

On Tuesday, 17 November 2020, members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) will meet virtually for an exchange of best practice, insights, progress and challenges in educational planning and for discussing the measurement of learning city development. The event is organized by the GNLC member cities of Goyang (Republic of Korea) and Huejotzingo (Mexico), in collaboration with the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and UIL.

When, local time:

17 November 2020

Where:

Republic of Korea, Event

Online conference: strengthening citizenship education at local level

On 12 and 13 November 2020, UNESCO learning cities from around the globe will meet virtually to share strategies, experiences and challenges concerning citizenship education.

When, local time:

12 November 2020 to 13 November 2020

Where:

Germany,

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UNESCO learning cities in Asia Pacific launch regional network

On 29 October 2020, over 70 UNESCO learning cities from Asia Pacific will launch a regional network to enhance collaboration with a view to strengthening lifelong learning at urban level. It is the first formal regional network within the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).

When, local time:

29 October 2020

Where:

Republic of Korea, Yeonsu

Annual General Meeting of the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL)

On 28 and 29 October 2020, the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL) met virtually to assess the unprecedented challenges brought by COVID-19 on youth and adult literacy in its 29 member countries.

When, local time:

28 October 2020 to 29 October 2020

Technology-enabled futures of lifelong learning: Session at UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to education, at every level, right across the globe, but it has also highlighted the importance of fostering a culture of lifelong learning in supporting societies to build the capacities necessary to cope with and respond to such crises.

When, local time:

14 October 2020 to 14 October 2020

Where:

France,

UIL webinar at virtual Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education 2020

On 7 October, UIL will host a webinar on ‘Open and distance education to promote learning and skills development throughout life’ as part of the virtual Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education (vCASIE) 2020.

When, local time:

7 October 2020 to 7 October 2020

Where:

Kazakhstan, online event

World Teachers’ Day – Youth and adult literacy educators

This year, UNESCO celebrates World Teachers’ Day with a series of virtual events on the theme ‘Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future’.

When, local time:

6 October 2020 to 6 October 2020

Where:

France, online event

Virtual launch of fourth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education in Portuguese

When, local time:

30 September 2020 to 30 September 2020

Where:

Brazil, online event

Regional Webinars on the International Literacy Day 2020 Celebration in Sub-Saharan Africa

The recent COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to education systems globally, has demonstrated the fragility of the situation of many youth and adult literacy educators, programmes and systems as represented by abrupt suspension of numerous programmes.

When, local time:

30 September 2020

Where:

Nigeria, online event

Publication launch: Trends in Adult Learning and Education in the Arab Region – Findings from the Fourth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education

On 22 September 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), in cooperation with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), will virtually launch the report Trends in Adult Learning and Education in the Arab Region – Findings from the Fourth Global

When, local time:

22 September 2020

Where:

Germany, online event

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