Espoo, Finland, has taken the initiative in enhancing cooperation between learning cities in Europe. As part of the first-ever Espoo Learning City Festival, held from 21 to 23 September 2016, Espoo organized a conference inviting several learning cities from across Europe to join a discussion on...
Three visiting scholars at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) spent June 2016 conducting research into learning cities and how the corresponding lifelong learning strategies work at local level. With the support of UIL’s comprehensive library and in consultation with experts...
Regional meeting spearheaded by the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development
More than 50 experts and city representatives from Europe and North America gathered in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, from 12 to 14 December 2016, to further advance the...
From Jordan to Denmark, the republic of Korea to Sint Maarten; world cities gathered in the culturally rich city of Hangzhou in China for the first ever Members’ Meeting of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). On 15 and 16 November, over 150 city representatives, including 22...
‘Seeking Common Actions in a Period of Crisis’ was the title of the 2 nd Larissa International Learning City Conference held on 14 and 15 October 2016. Three hundred participants representing ten cities in Greece and Europe came together to discuss and share innovative ways of using...
The city of São Paulo has joined the growing number of learning cities in Brazil which are members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). With a population of 11,253,503, and a local network of over 1,500 schools serving over 1,...
The city of Gelsenkirchen has become the first city in Germany to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), paving the way for more learning cities in Germany to become part of this dynamic international network.
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The number of learning cities in the Republic of Korea is growing, with another thirteen cities joining the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) initiative....
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is pleased to announce that more than 100 cities from 28 countries have become members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities...
