The UNESCO Learning City Award 2017 has opened for applications. This Award will be conferred on cities that demonstrate exemplary commitment to promoting inclusive education and lifelong learning at the local level.

While learning cities share certain characteristics, every learning city is unique. UNESCO looks forward to this uniqueness and diversity being reflected in a range of applications that will inspire learning cities the world over.

The CYD Foundation began in 2011 to develop a ranking of universities, a project that culminated in 2014 with the presentation of the first edition of the Ranking CYD , the ranking of Spanish universities to suit the user.