UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 3: Jul to Dec 2016

We are pleased to share with you this issue of our newsletter. 2016 was a fruitful and inspiring year for the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. We have seen the network grow to more than 175 member cities [1], drawn from more than 40 countries. We would like to take the opportunity to warmly welcome all the new members that have joined us in recent months. Many were able to attend the first ever Members’ Meeting of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), [2]hosted by the city of Hangzhou in China, on 15 and 16 November. This represented another major milestone in our work.

In this issue’s Focus section, we are pleased to share insight from the Mayor of Hangzhou on the good practice and achievements that Hangzhou has made in building a learning city. Hangzhou is not the only member of the network to have been actively engaged in strengthening cooperation in building learning cities. On the other side of the world, Larissa held its second conference on learning cities while Espoo hosted its first learning city festival. As part of the festival, Espoo also organized a conference with several other cities in Europe with the aim of establishing a partnership of learning cities. In addition, four scholars visited the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning to conduct research on implementing learning cities in China, Egypt Russia and Ukraine. It has been rewarding to see such developments.

We are also pleased to share the dates for our flagship event for 2017: the third International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC). [3] This conference, which is hosted by the city of Cork in Ireland, will take place from 18 to 20 September 2017. We will share more detailed information in the near future and encourage you to save those dates in your calendar.

Enjoy the newsletter and have a very good start to the New Year.

UNESCO GNLC Coordination Team

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

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Dear Partners,

We are pleased to share with you this issue of our newsletter. 2016 was a fruitful and inspiring year for the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. We have seen the network grow to more than 175 member cities [7], drawn from more than 40 countries. We would like to take the opportunity to warmly welcome all the new members that have joined us in recent months. Many were able to attend the first ever Members’ Meeting of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), [8]hosted by the city of Hangzhou in China, on 15 and 16 November. This represented another major milestone in our work.

In this issue’s Focus section, we are pleased to share insight from the Mayor of Hangzhou on the good practice and achievements that Hangzhou has made in building a learning city. Hangzhou is not the only member of the network to have been actively engaged in strengthening cooperation in building learning cities. On the other side of the world, Larissa held its second conference on learning cities while Espoo hosted its first learning city festival. As part of the festival, Espoo also organized a conference with several other cities in Europe with the aim of establishing a partnership of learning cities. In addition, four scholars visited the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning to conduct research on implementing learning cities in China, Egypt Russia and Ukraine. It has been rewarding to see such developments.

We are also pleased to share the dates for our flagship event for 2017: the third International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC). [9] This conference, which is hosted by the city of Cork in Ireland, will take place from 18 to 20 September 2017. We will share more detailed information in the near future and encourage you to save those dates in your calendar.

Enjoy the newsletter and have a very good start to the New Year.

UNESCO GNLC Coordination Team

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

In Focus

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Hangzhou as a learning city

Mr Hongming Zhang, Mayor of the Municipal Government of Hangzhou, talks about about actions and achievements in building a learning city in Hangzhou, China. Read more [11]

From the GNLC Team

Landmark Members’ Meeting of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities held in Hangzhou. 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). Read more [12]

More than 100 cities become members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. 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 (GNLC). Read more [13]

Learning to live sustainably: The role of cities. 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 role of cities in accelerating sustainable solutions at local level through education. Read more [14]

Turning research on learning cities into action: Success stories of three UIL scholars. 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. Read more [15]

Save the date:

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Third International Conference on Learning Cities to take place from 18 to 20 September 2017. Read more [17]

Learning Cities in Action

Espoo, Finland, has taken the initiative in enhancing cooperation between learning cities in Europe. Read more [18]

‘Seeking Common Actions in a Period of Crisis’ was the title of the 2^ndLarissa International Learning City Conference held on 14 and 15 October 2016. Read more [19]

Our members [7]

How to become a member? [20]

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