Festo Didactic agrees to be a partner of UIL’s initiative for learning cities

Festo Didactic, a world leader in industrial education solutions, has agreed to support the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in establishing the International Platform for Learning Cities (IPLC) and preparing for the International Conference on Learning Cities in Beijing from 21–23 October 2013.

In a meeting with Dr. Nader Imani, Head of Global Education at Festo Didactic, on 15 July 2013, both organisations reaffirmed the role of learning cities in addressing urban development issues such as sustainable industrialisation, youth employment and social inclusion.

Festo Didactic will nominate a senior education expert to the Expert Group for Establishing the IPLC and will contribute to the debates on vocational and workplace learning at the Beijing Conference. The company will also support UIL in mobilising cities to participate in the IPLC and the Beijing Conference and will provide an initial grant to UIL to support the development and implementation of the Key Features of Learning Cities, and the participation of least developed countries in the Beijing Conference.

UIL Deputy Director, Ms Carolyn Medel-Anonuevo, expressed to Festo Didactic her appreciation of its support for the IPLC initiative, and her confidence that the collaboration between the two organisations will be lasting and mutually beneficial.