The 33rd annual CHER Conference is jointly organised by the University of Rijeka (Croatia) and NUI Galway (Ireland), with their home cities both being European Capitals of Culture 2020. The theme of this year’s conference is Engaged Universities: (De)constructing the Theory, Practice and Culture of Engagement in Higher Education. More...
The legislative proposals of the Minority SafePack Initiative will be presented to the European Commission on 5th of February
With 1,128,385 statements of support, authenticated by the competent national authorities of the 28 Member States of the European Union, the Minority SafePack is the fifth successful European Citizens’ Initiative. The Minority SafePack Initiative aims to promote the rights of national and linguistic minorities and ensure their protection at EU level and calls on the EU to use the tools at its disposal in this regard. More...
Promoting the Minority SafePack in the Republic of Estonia
The aim of the visit was to present the Minority SafePack European Citizens’ Initiative to key policy-makers on linguistic, cultural and minority affairs in the government and Riigikogu (the Estonian Parliament). „The EU’s minority languages and cultures contribute to the linguistic and cultural diversity, they represent an important part of our common cultural heritage. We have the responsibility to protect them, not by statements, but by action and funding. That is the reason behind the Minority SafePack Initiative and we would be grateful to have Estonia’s support for it” - stated during the visits FUEN President Loránt Vincze. More...
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The Implementation of Student Refugees in Iceland
Achieving equity and inclusion through lifelong learning in Wolverhampton
A recent member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), Wolverhampton, located in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has recently been named one of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the country. More...
UIL supports Cambodia, China, the Philippines and Rwanda to strengthen education systems from a lifelong learning perspective
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) supports a series of actions underway to strengthen education systems from a lifelong learning perspective in Cambodia, China, the Philippines and Rwanda. Representatives of education ministries, professionals from other government sectors, education planners and researchers from all four countries are currently in the process of finalizing and implementing policy measures to facilitate lifelong learning opportunities for all based on a capacity-building workshop co-organized by UIL, the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO and Shanghai Open University at the end of 2019. More...
Promoting entrepreneurship in the UNESCO learning city of Swansea
Faced with a downturn in economic development, Swansea developed a learning city plan focused on entrepreneurialism. Boosting investment and creating jobs in the region while developing a model of economic growth that ensures everyone, including residents in disadvantaged communities, benefit from enhanced prosperity was the main challenge identified when the city joined the UNESCO GNLC in 2015. At that time, the most disadvantaged communities in Swansea, today a city of 246,500 inhabitants, were suffering from third-generation unemployment and a continuous lack of engagement with education. More...
Just published: Addressing global citizenship education in adult learning and education: summary report
This publication outlines developments and gaps in the field of global citizenship education (GCED) for adult learners. It showcases good practices and, at the same time, demonstrates that in many countries global citizenship is not (yet) part of adult learning and education programmes. More...
Education improves quality of life in Gdynia, Poland
Inducted into the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) in 2019, Gdynia strives to provide its inhabitants with the knowledge and skills they need to adapt to current technological, demographic and environmental changes so that they may fulfil their individual potential, strengthen their communities and contribute to economic development. In addition, the city has built strong coordination mechanisms to ensure educational opportunities are available to everyone, at every stage in life. More...