The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning City

This paper presents Espoo as a sustainable learning city, recognised by UNESCO as one of twelve pioneering Learning Cities in 2015. The vision of the city states that Espoo is a good place to live, learn, work and do business, and where residents can have their say in matters. Dynamic co-creation p...

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Main Author: Kristiina Erkkilä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2020-02-01
Series:AS: Andragoška Spoznanja
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Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/AndragoskaSpoznanja/article/view/8844
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spelling doaj-be18f49794d54fccae5b47b0bce0934f2021-04-02T08:49:03ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)AS: Andragoška Spoznanja1318-51602350-41882020-02-0126110.4312/as.26.1.85-96The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning CityKristiina Erkkilä0City of Espoo, Development, Education and Cultural Services, Finland This paper presents Espoo as a sustainable learning city, recognised by UNESCO as one of twelve pioneering Learning Cities in 2015. The vision of the city states that Espoo is a good place to live, learn, work and do business, and where residents can have their say in matters. Dynamic co-creation processes with residents, partners, universities, and enterprises have helped create and implement the Espoo Story and to find sustainable solutions for the city and its residents. The city of Espoo is preparing its citizens for the future by empowering all kinds of learners to be at the centre of their own learning processes. Espoo provides continuous learning paths leading from early childhood education, to capacity building in the workplace, and to learning in later life. Flexible learning spaces and digitalisation are expanding opportunities to participate and have fun when learning. https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/AndragoskaSpoznanja/article/view/8844inclusionco-creationsustainable developmentcontinuous learning pathsKristiina Erkkilä
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The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning City
AS: Andragoška Spoznanja
inclusion
co-creation
sustainable development
continuous learning paths
Kristiina Erkkilä
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title The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning City
title_short The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning City
title_full The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning City
title_fullStr The City of Espoo Develops as a Sustainable Learning City
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publisher Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series AS: Andragoška Spoznanja
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2350-4188
publishDate 2020-02-01
description This paper presents Espoo as a sustainable learning city, recognised by UNESCO as one of twelve pioneering Learning Cities in 2015. The vision of the city states that Espoo is a good place to live, learn, work and do business, and where residents can have their say in matters. Dynamic co-creation processes with residents, partners, universities, and enterprises have helped create and implement the Espoo Story and to find sustainable solutions for the city and its residents. The city of Espoo is preparing its citizens for the future by empowering all kinds of learners to be at the centre of their own learning processes. Espoo provides continuous learning paths leading from early childhood education, to capacity building in the workplace, and to learning in later life. Flexible learning spaces and digitalisation are expanding opportunities to participate and have fun when learning.
topic inclusion
co-creation
sustainable development
continuous learning paths
Kristiina Erkkilä
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