On 6 May 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on open distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Presentations were provided on open and online learning for...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on mental health, health and well-being in the time of coronavirus on 29 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). An overview of the impact that the COVID-19...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on francophone learning cities’ responses to COVID-19 on 23 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) and interested non-members. A global overview of priority...
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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on family learning and community support on 8 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Perspectives on and initiatives for family and community learning in...
On 1 April 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted the webinar ‘UNESCO learning cities’ responses to COVID-19: Equity and inclusion’ as part of an ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Espoo (Finland), Chengdu (People’s Republic...
Many of the 173 UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) members around the world face severe challenges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). During a webinar by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning on 19 March, UNESCO learning cities such as Beijing (People’s Republic of China),...
‘Education has always been a top priority in Gdynia,’ explains its Deputy Mayor, Bartosz Bartoszewicz, which is why, he believes, the quality of life in this north-central Polish city ‘is one of the best in the entire country.’
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“In Swansea we know that you are never too young and never too old to learn new skills for the future”, says Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, a UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) member, on the occasion of...
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. However, today, 258 million children and youth still do not attend school; some four million children and youth refugees are out of school; and 773 million adults around the world cannot read or write, most of them women....
