Muscat – Sayyid Saud Hilal al Busaidi, Governor of Muscat, discussed with walis of the governorate and specialists of Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, the inclusion of one wilayat of Muscat governorate in the Unesco Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) for the year 2023.

During the meeting, a visual presentation was made highlighting the global network, its objectives and strategies, how a city is listed among the learning cities, gains for the city joining the network, and how to prepare for inclusion in the network.

At the end the discussion, the wilayat of Muscat was chosen as the city for sustainable learning with the aim of listing it on the global network.

The project is being implemented within the framework of Oman’s efforts to raise national indicators in the education field for sustainable development and achieve the targets of the Fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4), which is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities.

The project aims to highlight the efforts of wilayats in areas related to sustainable development, such as quality education, youth empowerment and environmental sustainability.

Unesco GNLC, which was initiated in 2012, is an international platform that enables cities to share expertise in advocating and enhancing lifelong learning for all.

Unesco defines a learning city as one that effectively mobilises its resources in every sector to promote inclusive learning from basic to higher education; revitalises learning in families and communities; facilitates learning for and in the workplace; extends the use of modern learning technologies; enhances quality and excellence in learning; and fosters a culture of learning throughout life.

In doing so, the city enhances individual empowerment and social inclusion, economic development and cultural prosperity, and sustainable development.