Applications Invited for UNESCO Learning City Award

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About the Organization

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is located in Hamburg, Germany, and is one of UNESCO’s eight education Institutes.

UIL supports Member States in the field of lifelong learning with a focus on learning ecosystems, skills for life and work, and inclusive learning. It pays special attention to UNESCO’s Global Priorities Africa and Gender Equality. It has one of the largest libraries in the world within its specialized field and hosts the world’s longest-running journal of comparative education and lifelong learning.

About the Award

The UNESCO Learning City Award has been established to recognize and showcase good practices in promoting quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all at the local level. This triennial award is presented to cities in each of the five UNESCO regions that have demonstrated significant progress in learning city development by implementing the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities guiding documents. Only member cities of the UNESCO GNLC are eligible to apply for the UNESCO Learning City Award, which is valid for one award cycle.

The UNESCO Learning City Award is a triennial international award conferred at an official ceremony held during the ICLC.

No more than one city per country can receive the UNESCO Learning City Award in any given award round. These cities will receive a certificate. However, this award is not a UNESCO prize.

Eligibility

The UNESCO Learning City Award 2024 is open to all UNESCO GNLC member cities with more than 12 months of membership in the network. Past awardees will not be eligible for the award for a period of six years following the receipt of a UNESCO Learning City Award. Consequently, the cities that received the award in 2019 and 2021, as well as those which joined the network in 2024, are ineligible this cycle.

How to Apply

To apply for the award, cities must:

• complete the award application form (PDF, Word) and provide any additional materials (articles, videos, etc.) in support of their application;
• ensure the award application form is signed by the city’s mayor;
• sign the consent form;
• send the application to their country’s National Commission for UNESCO.

Each National Commission for UNESCO can nominate up to two cities for the award. Guidelines and nomination form can be downloaded here.

Applications are open from 22 April to 31 May 2024.

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