Ten cities with outstanding achievements in the implementation of the learning city strategy received the UNESCO Learning Cities Award 2021 on 27 October 2021, the first day of the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities in Yeonsu (Republic of Korea). Whether they are megacities or smaller urban areas, all of the awardees have shown how learning opportunities empower citizens of all ages when suitable policies and programmes are put in place.

The awarded cities are the UNESCO learning cities of Al Wakra (Qatar), Belfast (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Clermont-Ferrand (France), Damietta (Egypt), Dublin (Ireland), Huejotzingo, (Mexico), Jubail Industrial City (Saudi Arabia), Osan (Republic of Korea), Shanghai (People’s Republic of China), and Wyndham (Australia). They were selected by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), upon the recommendation of an independent jury of international experts.

This Award is of particular interest to Wyndham City, which has partnered with CR&DALL multiple times and is a PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN) member.

Congratulations to ⁦@obspascal⁩ learning city Wyndham for achieving a ⁦@UIL⁩ learning city award. Hugely deserved!! pic.twitter.com/kPr2nT7ryf

— Michael Osborne (@michaeljosborne) October 27, 2021