Between March and June 2020, UIL hosted a series of webinars to explore how learning cities gauged the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in individual contexts, and how they were responding to the sudden, emergent and urgent challenges it posed. In this publication, we present 13 responses by...

UNESCO learning cities from around the world underscored the importance of citizenship education, especially in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at a workshop on 17 June 2021.

Almost 100 participants discussed strategies and programmes on the workshop theme, Citizenship...

Inducted into the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2019, Hamburg is an early adopter of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). In June 2021, the city's senate adopted the 'ESD Masterplan 2030' as another milestone of its engagement. Read our multimedia story to learn more about...

Celebrating cities’ innovation in lifelong learning

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is calling for applications for the UNESCO Learning City Award 2021. The award recognizes impactful, creative and innovative lifelong learning strategies and practices...

The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) is an international policy-oriented network providing inspiration, know-how and best practice in lifelong learning at urban level. In 2021, the following dates are key to the work of the network.

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) empowers learners to take informed decisions and responsible actions for environmental integrity, economic viability and a just society. It is therefore key to the future development of cities such as Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, which is a...

Sustainable development is the leading paradigm for learning city advancement in Espoo, Finland, one of the first UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) members to be given a UNESCO Learning City...

As an active member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities , Clermont-Ferrand in France has made lifelong learning a priority for urban development. The city aims at guaranteeing all of its citizens access to the knowledge needed to empower themselves and...

Global health education and emergency response as key topic

UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) member Yeonsu-gu, Republic of Korea, will host the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5), which will take place in autumn 2021. The event will welcome...

On 12 and 13 November 2020, UNESCO learning cities from around the globe met virtually to share strategies, experiences and challenges relating to citizenship education. The event was organized by the UNESCO learning cities of Larissa (Greece) and Yeonsu-Gu (Republic of Korea), supported by the...