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Call for applications to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC)

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5 June 2025, 11:00 - 23:30 | Germany

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Call for applications to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC): 15 May to 15 June 2025

As the call for applications to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) is now open from 15 May to 15 June 2025, we invite cities/communities committed to promoting lifelong learning to seize this opportunity and become part of a vibrant global community dedicated to inclusive, sustainable, and innovative learning.

To support finalizing your application we invite you to an online Q&A session (for 35 min) next week on 5 June 2025 at 12 EAT (at 11h Germany time). We would appreciate if you could share this invitation within your network.

Please register here: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/o9r94IA-R3atlfVimyon1Q

All application details are available on our UIL website.

Should you not be available on that date and time, please inform Ms Angela Owusu-Boampong at a.owusu-boampong@unesco.org and Learning Cities learningcities@unesco.org for an alternative session opportunity.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

GNLC Coordination Team

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Free

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