DVV International (DVVI) is delighted to be able to work in collaboration with the PASCAL Observatory and become a member of its Learning Cities Networks (LCN).

In recent years DVV International has activated its collaboration with various cities and stakeholders in Eastern Europe to support them in transforming their cities in learning cities. Currently in Belarus and Ukraine DVV International is implementing capacity building programmes to enable responsible staff of stakeholders from interested partner cities to draft action plans promoting learning for all in their cities. Besides, providers of youth and adult education are supported to develop new needs-based curricula and programmes (mainly for vulnerable target groups) to pilot them.

Some Cities from Eastern Europe have already been supported in joining to the GNLC of UNESCO (UIL). Study trips to Germany and South Korea have been organised. National conferences and various workshops have been conducted.

There are plans to expand collaboration with cities to the Republic of Moldova and then to other partner countries of Eastern and South-eastern Europe (Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo). Discussions on similar activities for partner countries in the Middle East and South-eastern Asia regions are ongoing. We are pleased that we can work with PASCAL in these ventures.