Education for Sustainable Development courses
The challenges our planet faces can only be effectively addressed when each and every one of us possesses the knowledge and skills essential for driving personal and societal transformation required to change course. Education for Sustainable Development is key to this endeavour.
As part of the partnership, UNESCO learning cities will be attracting local participants to upskill on environmental and sustainability matters by taking advantage of FutureLearn’s courses in these vital subject areas. Participants will benefit from these free access to the courses at an accelerated pace, quality testing to assess what they have learned, and the opportunity to receive a digital Certificate upon successful course completion.
Are you representing a learning city and wish to join the initiative? Read our flyer to learn more.
FutureLearn is proud to support UNESCO’s learning cities initiative. Participants will have access to a curated collection of online short courses from leading British and global universities, all focused on the themes of ‘sustainability’ and ‘climate change’. This invaluable opportunity comes at no cost to learners, and seeks to elevate sustainability and climate awareness within learning cities and their respective countries.
How can I participate?
- If you are a citizen of a UNESCO learning city, kindly find the contact of your city’s focal point in our database.
- Write to your city’s focal point to request codes for free access to the online courses.
- Then use the provided code to enroll in any course from the UNESCO ESD Online Collection that catches your interest.
- You can join several courses, but you will need one code per course.
- Learn at your own pace and explore various aspects of sustainable development.
- Share your learning experience on the UNESCO UIL campaign platform and via social media using the hashtag #ImALifelongLearner.
At Global University Systems, we encourage every institution in our network to work towards UN Sustainability Goals. We are delighted that FutureLearn can use its scale to equip 100,000 learners from UNESCO learning cities with the skills and knowledge to drive sustainable change. This collaboration underscores our group commitment to providing accessible, high-quality education that makes a positive impact on a global scale.
About the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
292 cities from all world regions are members in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. Connecting education, training and cultural institutions, and engaging a wide range of partners such as public-sector representatives, civil society organizations and employers, is a key feature of UNESCO learning cities. They effectively mobilize resources in every sector to promote inclusive and quality learning, from basic to higher education. They revitalize learning in families and communities, and facilitate learning for and in the workplace while extending the use of modern learning technologies.
About FutureLearn
FutureLearn partners with over 250 universities, brands and industry leaders to support nearly 18 million learners across the globe to develop skills and achieve their personal and professional goals. It combines technology and partnership expertise to help learners reach their personal and professional goals through short online courses, microcredentials, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. FutureLearn is a member of Global University Systems’ network of institutions.
