Higher Education Developing Adult Learning and Education through Learning Cities as Advanced Forms of Learning

Abstract

In the Age of learning, universities have a key role in the development of smart and creative urban communities in the frames of learning cities.

This paper address the importance of bridging in between labour market-oriented ecosystems with those of education and training ecosystems.  Spatial structures as learning cities and regions, according to Pagratis, et al (2023) and to Piazza (2023), may offer more effective and beneficial forms of such frames of knowledge transfer. (LEAP-II findings, 2024) While learning eco-systems argue for better policies and strategies of opening Higher Education (Dollhausen and Jütte, 2023), this paper will try extending this approach to adult education to outline a comprehensive roadmap for implementing a joint LLL programme, with a vision centred on inclusivity, flexibility, and accessibility. Research method is based on reflective analysis of learning-city region examples of selected members UNESCO GNLC through comparative lens.