6 January 2020
The report of the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 4) is now available. It provides a detailed account of the conversations and knowledge exchange that took place during this important event in...
17 December 2019
On International Migrants Day learn how cities can promote the inclusion of migrants and refugees through education. Nikolaos Angelakis, Deputy Mayor for Education, Lifelong Learning and Youth Issues of the UNESCO learning city of Heraklion, Greece, shares his city’s success story.
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1 November 2019
Learning cities are key drivers to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Over half the world’s people live in cities. With the right learning structures in place, cities can make an important contribution to sustainable development at local level and beyond. The power of cities,...
3 October 2019
New strategy and fund to support lifelong learning programmes in cities around the world
With the adoption today of the Medellín Manifesto during the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC), members of...
2 October 2019
Ten cities from around the world received the 2019 UNESCO Learning City Award on 30 September in Medellín, Colombia on the eve of the opening of the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities .
‘The...
20 September 2019
President of Colombia to open the conference
More than half the world’s population lives in cities today. The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities has 170 active members from 53 countries in every region of the world. Each city in the network has implemented effective lifelong...
23 July 2019
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is pleased to announce the launch of the website for the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities – www.learningcities2019.org . The website has been designed to provide participants with...
18 July 2019
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) is proud to announce that the City of Hamburg is now a member of the network.
With its rich history in local and international trade, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is steeped in economic...
17 July 2019
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is pleased to announce that 38 cities from 23 countries have become members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) in 2019.
These new member cities are making lifelong learning a reality in their communities by involving a...
31 January 2019
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2019 UNESCO Learning City Award are: Aswan (Egypt), Chengdu (China), Heraklion (Greece), Ibadan (Nigeria), Medellín...