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The UNESCO learning city of Gdynia in Poland Education improving the quality of life
Lifelong learning as a pathway
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.
In addition, the city has built strong coordination mechanisms to ensure educational opportunities are available to everyone, at every stage in life.
Bartosz Bartoszewicz, Deputy Mayor of Gdynia
Partnerships
Partnerships are essential
Stakeholder involvement is key to making lifelong learning for all a
reality.
Gdynia has endeavoured to secure the involvement of various actors to ensure quality of learning at every level, starting with formal schooling, where teachers, head teachers, administration staff, students and parents work together to develop effective learning strategies.
Gdynia has endeavoured to secure the involvement of various actors to ensure quality of learning at every level, starting with formal schooling, where teachers, head teachers, administration staff, students and parents work together to develop effective learning strategies.
Deputy Mayor, Bartosz Bartoszewicz
Opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship through lifelong learning
Employment and entrepreneurship opportunities
The city fosters the development of opportunities for employment and
entrepreneurship through lifelong learning programmes that respond to
trends in the labour market.
But also learning after retirement together with other members of the community plays an important role in Gdynia.
But also learning after retirement together with other members of the community plays an important role in Gdynia.
Michał Guć, Gdynia’s Deputy Mayor for Innovation
"The city
promotes education as a way of life for people of all ages, regardless
of their cultural or economic background. For example, people can follow
their passions after the end of their professional career and residents can work creatively with their neighbours to
develop their local communities."
The way ahead
The road ahead
Once Gdynia joined the UNESCO GNLC, its Mayor, Wojciech Szczurek,
established a learning city task force. Its members and municipal
representatives engaged in education have come together for the first
time on the occasion of the International Day of Education on 24 January 2020.
They will continue to strengthen the coordination of
learning programmes and make lifelong learning a reality for all in
Gydnia.
Join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities!
Learning cities are key drivers to achieve the UN Sustainable
Development Goals. They promote good policy and practice, and foster
sustainable development at various levels.
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities supports and improves the practice of lifelong learning in member cities by promoting policy dialogue and peer learning, documenting effective strategies and good practice, fostering partnerships, providing capacity development, and developing tools and instruments to design, implement and monitor learning cities strategies.
http://uil.unesco.org/lifelong-learning/learning-cities/become-member
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities supports and improves the practice of lifelong learning in member cities by promoting policy dialogue and peer learning, documenting effective strategies and good practice, fostering partnerships, providing capacity development, and developing tools and instruments to design, implement and monitor learning cities strategies.
http://uil.unesco.org/lifelong-learning/learning-cities/become-member
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The UNESCO learning city of Gdynia in Poland
Lifelong learning as a pathway
Bartosz Bartoszewicz, Deputy Mayor of Gdynia
Partnerships are essential
Deputy Mayor, Bartosz Bartoszewicz
Employment and entrepreneurship opportunities
Michał Guć, Gdynia’s Deputy Mayor for Innovation
The road ahead
Join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities!