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Interviews taken at the International Conference on Learning Cities 2017 in Cork, Ireland.

The video is about a village girl, Sangeeta who had dropped out of school due to her health and parents inability to support her financially. Sangeeta joined Abhivyakti's Shodhini action research project on rural girls education and her life was transformed. She completed her secondary education...

The application process for the UNESCO Learning City Award 2019 is now open. Cities from around the world can apply for the award before 30 September 2018.

UNESCO-IIEP and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning have launched a new course on mainstreaming adult/non-formal education into Education Sector Plans. Apply by 15 June 2018.

Construire une ville apprenante procède d’une démarche collective continue. Elle requiert un plan d’action concret assorti d’une grande détermination politique et d’un ferme engagement ; une structure de dialogue et un consensus impliquant tous les acteurs ; diverses manifestations festives...

Okayama provides its experience on celebrating learning to enhance building learning cities. It particularly focuses on celebrating education for sustainable development. Complementing the Guidelines for Building Learning Cities, the video tutorials on ‘How to build a learning city’ illustrate...

Celebrating learning in practice: Cork , Ireland

Surabaya provides insights into how the city makes learning accessible for everyone. It particularly focuses on the variety of learning opportunities available to citizens. The video complements a series of animated video tutorials on ‘...

Villa María provides insights into its experience on involving stakeholders in building learning cities. It particularly focuses on the importance of (international) city networks to exchange experience and best practice. The video complements a series of video...

Building a learning city is a collective and continuing journey. It requires a concrete action plan with strong political leadership and steadfast commitment; participation and involvement of all stakeholders; diverse celebratory events charged with enthusiasm and inspirations; easy...