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 developing the role of technical and vocational education and training (TVET), business learning and entrepreneurship in learning cities.
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...
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...
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...
On 8 July 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with PASCAL International Observatory, hosted the second webinar in the ‘Learning cities’ COVID-19 recovery’ series. This most recent event looked at the challenges of planning learning initiatives, measuring their...
The multidimensional nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on the world’s cities, raising fundamental questions about sustainable social, cultural, economic, and environmental urban development.
In an attempt to answer some of these questions, the...
On 17 June 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with the PASCAL Observatory, hosted the first webinar of the series entitled “Learning Cities’ COVID-19 recovery: from research to practice”. This session focused on The challenge of inclusion in learning cities,...
