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Cao Lanh celebrates membership in UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities

Cao Lanh, the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, celebrated its membership in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) with a ceremony on November 19.
Cao Lanh celebrates membership in UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities ảnh 1Cao Lanh, the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, celebrated its membership in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) with a ceremony on November 19. (Photo: VNA)
Dong Thap (VNA) – Cao Lanh, the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap,celebrated its membership in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) witha ceremony on November 19.

Cao Lanh, along with 76 citiesfrom 43 other countries, was officially listed in the GNLC on September 2 thisyear.

Miki Nozawa from the UNESCO Office in Hanoihighlighted that Cao Lanh has strong commitments to life-long learning and hasput in place strategies and plans to promote life-long learning in localcommunities.

The city is also ready to share its experience and initiatives in the field,particularly in promoting reading habit among people, which is why the city isenlisted in the GNLC, she said.

Chairman of Dong Thap People’s Committee Pham Thien Nghia praised the effortsof the Party organization, administration and people of Cao Lanh in building alearning city. He urged the municipal authorities to continue facilitatelife-long learning of all people and mobilise resources for education.

Cao Lanh is the fifth city in Vietnam to join the network. The others are HaiDuong and Ho Chi Minh City (joining the GNLC in 2015), and Sa Dec also in DongThap and Vinh in the central province of Nghe An (joining in 2020).

The network currently gathers 294 cities in76 countries.

Chairman of Cao Lanhcity’s People’s Committee Vo Phan Thanh Minh vowed to continue with efforts tomaintain its GNLC membership. He took the occasion to call on organisations andindividuals in the city to build life-long learning habits such as reading booksand newspapers daily to update on latest information and knowledge, as well asother practices under the standards of a learning city./.
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