Between March and June 2020, UIL hosted a series of webinars to explore how learning cities gauged the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in individual contexts, and how they were responding to the sudden, emergent and urgent challenges it posed. In this publication, we present 13 responses by learning cities to this unfolding global issue across five themes: city planning; continuation of education; culture; equity and inclusion; and public health.
The horrific images from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and other places, and the astonishing heatwaves in North America, which saw new record temperatures four or five degrees higher than the previous ones, are a wake-up call, with regard not only to climate change and the...
Lifelong learning is widely recognized as a powerful tool for developing more sustainable societies, economies and living environments. In order to address the challenges of the twenty-first century and shape a sustainable future for all, the concept of lifelong learning must be adopted in its...
UNESCO learning cities from around the world underscored the importance of citizenship education, especially in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at a workshop on 17 June 2021.
Almost 100 participants discussed strategies and programmes on the workshop theme, Citizenship...
Inducted into the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2019, Hamburg is an early adopter of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). In June 2021, the city's senate adopted the 'ESD Masterplan 2030' as another milestone of its engagement. Read our multimedia story to learn more about...
The largest remote learning experiment in history has taught us many lessons, among them the need to embrace change and apply our new understanding of the benefits of blended learning to foster a more equitable future, writes Niamh O’Reilly. Emerging data from Ireland’s...
Celebrating cities’ innovation in lifelong learning
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is calling for applications for the UNESCO Learning City Award 2021. The award recognizes impactful, creative and innovative lifelong learning strategies and practices...
On 21 and 22 April 2021, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) brought together representatives of six UNESCO Member States – Cambodia, Kenya, Namibia, the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines and Viet Nam – to discuss the development of education systems from a lifelong...
UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2021...
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) empowers learners to take informed decisions and responsible actions for environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society. It is therefore key to the future development of cities such as Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, which is a...
