The 13th PASCAL International Conference, entitled ‘Learning Cities 2040: Global, Local, Connected, Sustainable, Healthy and Resilient’, will take place from 3 to 5 June 2016 at the University of Glasgow. The...

In an interview with the Coordination Team of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), Mr Nader Imani, CEO and Head of Business Field Education at Festo Didactic, shared his views on the significant role learning can play in water...

The Education Commission of Brazil’s House of Representatives, in cooperation with the UNESCO Brasilia Office, invited the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) to give a presentation on the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) to Brazil’s House of Representatives. The...

The 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 Youth Statement on Learning Cities was developed by youth delegates of the 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities that took place 28-30 September 2015 in Mexico City. The Statement consists of three recognitions of the importance of building learning cities and the...

The city of Larissa in Greece sees its development into a learning city as one of the ways to tackle unemployment, social and healthcare challenges. Larissa, which has just joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), has already started implementing the Key Features of Learning...

Youth as co-creators of learning cities

To successfully build learning cities, all stakeholders, including youth, must be involved. Young people are the next generation of leaders and must be engaged as co-creators of learning cities. Their contribution plays a crucial role in...

The theme of the Conference, which took place in Mexico City from 28 to 30 September 2015, was ‘Building Sustainable Learning Cities’. The Conference gave participants an opportunity to discuss ideas, share experiences and build synergies. It took place just as world leaders met in New York to...

The 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities , which was held from 28 to 30 September 2015 in Mexico City, culminated in the adoption of the...

The UNESCO Learning City Award

UNESCO established the biennial UNESCO Learning City Award – the first award of its kind – to encourage and reward progress achieved in developing learning cities around the world. Only members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities are...

Building thriving learning cities requires regional collaboration and support. Such collaboration enables cities to develop lifelong learning visions and strategies that effectively tackle economic, social and environmental challenges.

The objective of the regional forum is to cultivate...