UNESCO Learning CitySakarya, Türkiye
Sakarya, Türkiye, was inducted into UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities in 2022.
Sakarya: Culturally varied and diverse
Located at the intersection of Istanbul, Ankara and Bursa, Sakarya’s 16 districts are culturally varied, reflecting the diverse ethnicities of the people who live there.
Providing skills to address social challenges
The UNESCO learning city of Sakarya focuses on the vocational education of youth and adults.
Through its learning city strategy, it hopes to provide learners with the knowledge and skills that are needed to address social challenges and contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of the city.
Additionally, it aims to support the physical and learning development of persons with disabilities.
Through its learning city strategy, it hopes to provide learners with the knowledge and skills that are needed to address social challenges and contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of the city.
Additionally, it aims to support the physical and learning development of persons with disabilities.
Mr. Ekrem YüceMayor of Sakarya
Promoting sustainability and health
Health and sustainability are integrated in Sakarya’s learning city strategy, which supports the personal and social development of vulnerable groups, increases the capacities of health services, and recognizes the importance of wildlife.
Sakarya is also a bike-friendly city, with investments being made to promote this mode of transport.
Sakarya is also a bike-friendly city, with investments being made to promote this mode of transport.
Promoting equity and inclusion
Sakarya believes that all citizens should benefit equally from opportunities. The city has several education centres for children and 21 vocational education centres.
Additionally, there is a support and coordination centre for the older population.
Additionally, there is a support and coordination centre for the older population.
Social development centres
Centres throughout the city provide services including for those with disabilities, family counselling units, assistance for older people, as well as courses and clubs to promote communication, self-expression and self-confidence. Opinion leaders, experts and academic guests are also invited to give lectures.
Art and vocational training courses
Art and vocational training courses are open to everyone aged 14 and over, and are aimed at those learners who have never entered the formal education system or who have not completed their formal education.
Through the courses, citizens discover new talents, increase their employability and can produce and earn income.
Through the courses, citizens discover new talents, increase their employability and can produce and earn income.
Decent work and entrepreneurship
Courses and programmes aimed at raising the skills needed in priority sectors are developed in the city.
Sakarya also provides job and career counselling services to students, entrepreneurship and mentorship trainings, and beekeeping trainings to increase the professional knowledge of beekeepers and encourage new entrepreneurs in the sector.
Sakarya also provides job and career counselling services to students, entrepreneurship and mentorship trainings, and beekeeping trainings to increase the professional knowledge of beekeepers and encourage new entrepreneurs in the sector.
Strengthening continuing education
The Sakarya University Continuing Education Application and Research Centre (SAUSEM) and the Sakarya Applied Sciences Institute Lifelong Education Centre (SAYEM) offer educational activities in social, cultural, scientific, economic and technological fields.
The centres also enable universities to develop cooperation with the public and private sectors and international organizations.
The centres also enable universities to develop cooperation with the public and private sectors and international organizations.
Strengthening partnershipsMr. Ekrem Yüce, Mayor of Sakarya
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) 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.
UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
Image Credits: © Shutterstock / Kenan TALAS; Shutterstock / William Perugini; Shutterstock / Stoktur; Shutterstock / Godila; Shutterstock / Prometheus72; Shutterstock / Burhan Alibas; City of Sakarya
UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
Image Credits: © Shutterstock / Kenan TALAS; Shutterstock / William Perugini; Shutterstock / Stoktur; Shutterstock / Godila; Shutterstock / Prometheus72; Shutterstock / Burhan Alibas; City of Sakarya
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Sakarya, Türkiye
Sakarya: Culturally varied and diverse
Providing skills to address social challenges
Mr. Ekrem Yüce
Promoting sustainability and health
Promoting equity and inclusion
Social development centres
Art and vocational training courses
Decent work and entrepreneurship
Strengthening continuing education
Strengthening partnerships
The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities