3 October 2019
New strategy and fund to support lifelong learning programmes in cities around the world
2 October 2019
Ten cities from around the world received the 2019 UNESCO Learning City Award on 30 September in Medellín, Colombia on the eve of the opening of the fourth International Conference...
20 September 2019
President of Colombia to open the conference
More than half the world’s population lives in cities today. The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities has 170 active members from 53 countries in every region of the world. Each city in the network has implemented effective lifelong...
23 July 2019
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is pleased to announce the launch of the website for the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities – www.learningcities2019.org . The website has been designed to provide participants with...
18 July 2019
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) is proud to announce that the City of Hamburg is now a member of the network.
With its rich history in local and international trade, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is steeped in...
17 July 2019
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is pleased to announce that 38 cities from 23 countries have become members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) in 2019.
These new member cities are making lifelong learning a reality in their communities by involving a...
31 January 2019
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2019 UNESCO Learning City Award are: Aswan (Egypt), Chengdu (China), Heraklion (Greece), Ibadan (Nigeria), Medellín...
24 October 2018
‘Learning cities are really drivers of change. I hope that many more communities around the world will become learning cities and contribute to lifelong access to quality education and learning opportunities’ – Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
17 October 2018
Medellín, Colombia’s second-largest city, will host the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities, scheduled to take place next year.
Today, Medellín is recognized for its innovativeness: in 2013, it won the Wall Street Journal and Citi ‘City of the Year’ award and, in 2016, the...
26 September 2018
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) has released new membership guidelines that take effect as of 1 October 2018.
Since its inception in 2015, the UNESCO GNLC has...