More than fifty people, comprising researchers, academics, education practitioners, representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and education department officers from Beijing, Shanghai and other major Chinese cities, took part in the Chinese Learning Cities Index System Seminar, which...
The 2 nd International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC), co-organized by UNESCO and the Government of Mexico City, will be held from 28 to 30 September 2015 in Mexico City, Mexico. This Conference will mark a milestone towards ‘Building Sustainable Learning Cities’ and make a significant...
Around 580 participants came together at the 3 rd Global Lifelong Learning Forum to discuss “Lifelong learning, Sustainable and Practical Strategy”. Organised by Ajou University, the forum was co-hosted by Gyeonggi-Do, GILL (Gyeonggi Do Provincial Institute for Lifelong Learning), and Siheung...
A ceremony, held on 9 June 2015 in Modi’in, Israel, symbolised a milestone in building learning cities in Israel. Three learning cities, Modi'in, the Arab town of Daburiya in Galilee, and the city of Udine in Italy, representing three different religions and cultures, have signed a treaty for...
The German city of Gelsenkirchen is participating in a national competition entitled ‘Zukunftsstadt’ [City of the Future]. Gelsenkirchen’s entry centres on its plans to become a learning city.
The German Ministry of Education has launched a competition for cities entitled ‘Zukunftsstadt...
The City of Melton ’s Community Learning Board has developed a Collective Impact Assessment Tool to help government practitioners track the progress and impact of learning cities and learning communities. The tool provides an evaluation...
More than 180 people, including representatives from various national, state and municipal government organisations, universities and NGOs, representing 40 municipalities of Brazil came together to the first learning cities workshop on 2 and 3 June 2015 in the Brazilian city of...
UNESCO and the Government of Mexico City have announced new dates for the 2 nd International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC). The Conference will be held in Mexico City , Mexico,...
