Registrations are now open for the global learning cities conference on Connecting Creative, Smart and Inclusive Dimensions of Urban Developments Responses from Learning Cities and Regions, which will use a HYBRID format (live and online), on 23 September 2021, held at House of Civic Communities in Pécs (CKH), Hungary, in Association with the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, PASCAL International Observatory, ASEM LLL HUB Research Network on Learning Cities, the University of Pécs, MELLearN, and EPALE Hungary.

My name is Dr Patrick Holloway and I work at the ASEM LLL Hub at UCC. As CR&DALL members work closely with the ASEM LLL Hub, I am pleased to take the opportunity to tell subscribers a little about my background with adult education.

On 19 May 2021, with the adoption of the Berlin Declaration for Sustainable Development (ESD), participants at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD committed to promoting its integration at all levels of education. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will support UNESCO Member States in their efforts to turn this commitment into reality.

Editorial The year ahead – a turning point? – medium and long-term challenges – proposed contents for the rest of 2021 - Chris Duke.

Foolhardy it may be in this second year of pandemic, but first to sketch how the rest of 2021 may look, if only in terms of this Bulletin. The aspiration at least says something about what this year, pandemic apart, feels most pressing in importance and urgent.