Belfast to take part in Irish Learning Cities Day

 

In 2019 the Lord Mayors of Belfast, Cork and Dublin and the Mayors of Limerick and Derry City and Strabane Region formally signed an agreement to commit all five learning cities in Ireland to work together and provide mutual support to help deliver on the vision of a Learning City for all citizens.

The Memorandum of Understanding highlighted a shared dedication to strengthening friendly relations and enhancing cooperation between the peoples of the cities and city regions to carry out Learning City exchanges focused on the principles of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

Belfast was awarded UNESCO status in 2018, joining a network of over 200 cities around the world committed to using learning to improve the lives of their citizens by sharing good practice, creative solutions and ideas in addressing key concerns that impact society.

Belfast to take part in Irish Learning Cities Day

The first ever Irish Network of Learning Cities Day took place on 30 September 2020 with Belfast taking part alongside four other learning cities from across Ireland.

The event was endorsed by our then Lord Mayor of Belfast, Alderman Frank McCoubrey, who said: “I’m delighted that Belfast will be part of the inaugural Irish Learning Cities Day.

“The importance of building a learning city cannot be underestimated and with our five cities coming together to share lessons and experiences, we will benefit from a stronger culture of learning ultimately building a stronger society for the future.”

On this unique day the five learning cities and regions will work together to show how the network benefits all five cities and adds value to the efforts of individual cities.

Building on the success of the inaugural Irish Learning Cities day of learning, we are now planning our second event for September 30^th 2021.

As part of the Day of Learning, the network will work together to celebrate learning and highlight what’s on offer across the cities.

As we rely more and more on technology for learning, due to the pandemic, it is becoming easier to access many learning opportunities provided by other cities – Limerick Learning City is running its second virtual lifelong learning festival on May 24^th-30^th.  Why not click into the programme at www.limerick.ie/lovelearning and check out the brilliant events on offer?

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