LearningPlanet Festival
23-25 January 2025
Co-designing a better world for and with the next generation
The LearningPlanet Festival is back!
Every year, to mark International Education Day (24 January), the Institute organises the LearningPlanet Festival, in partnership with UNESCO and hundreds of pioneering organisations in the fields of education, culture, science, social and environmental impact, as well as with thousands of students and young activists from all over the world. The Festival is an annual global event to learn how to take care of ourselves, others and the planet. Let’s work together to shape the future of learning!
In 2024
The original version of the Festival, the LearningPlanet Festival takes place every year across the world, with online and in-person events to celebrate learning.
The French version of the LearningPlanet Festival, the Festival de l’Apprendre is rooted in France through local initiatives and ambassador towns that have made the Festival a success in France.
2025 edition
An edition dedicated to the future of learning with and by youth
We are more convinced than ever that it is vital to empower the younger generations and involve them fully in the decisions that will shape their future. The 2025 edition focuses on co-designing a better world for and with the next generation, through outstanding contributions and inspiring events!
An exceptional day of celebration on 23 January at the Learning Planet Institute
The Institute invites you to its Paris campus on 23 January 2025 for an exciting day of face-to-face events. Discover the full programme of the day and apply for the various sessions!
Online programme on 24 January
Zoom in on the key events organised by the Learning Planet Institute – find out more about the programme and join us online!
Take part in the Festival
Organise your own event
Submit your own event on our events platform and be included in the Festival programme!
register for events around the world
Discover the full programme of the Festival and create your own schedule of celebrations!
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Our Latest News
Press Release – The Learning Planet Institute & Global Education Futures publish the Atlas of Peaceful Futures Practices: a practical guide to building a civilisation founded on Peace
Paris, October 17, 2025 – The Learning Planet Institute & Global Education Futures announce the publication of their first edition of the Atlas of Peaceful Futures Practices.
Communiqué – Le Learning Planet Institute & Global Education Futures publient l’Atlas of Peaceful Futures Practices : un guide pratique pour bâtir une civilisation fondée sur la Paix
Le Learning Planet Institute & Global Education Futures annoncent la publication de la 1ere édition de l’Atlas of Peaceful Futures Practices.
The Conversation – Réinventer les universités : et si nous leur donnions une mission planétaire ?
Si elles veulent s’adapter à l’accélération des changements du monde et de la technologie, toutes les universités à travers la
Press Release – The Learning Planet Institute and UNU establish a “United Nations University Hub” – the First in France – Dedicated to the “Future of Learning with Youth”
The Learning Planet Institute and UNU establish a “United Nations University Hub” – the First in France – Dedicated to the “Future of Learning with Youth”.
Communiqué – Le Learning Planet Institute & L’Université des Nations Unies (UNU) initient « Future of Learning with Youth », le 1er Hub de l’UNU en France
Le Learning Planet Institute & L’Université des Nations Unies (UNU) initient « Future of Learning with Youth », le 1er Hub de l’UNU en France.
Building Our Capability to Use the Future: Futures Learning Lab on Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance.
On March 14, we had the chance to press pause on the present and step into a space where the future felt a little more tangible. This opportunity came through a full-day Futures Learning Lab hosted by the Learning Planet Institute and led by the UNESCO Future Literacy Lab, focused on “Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance.
Celebrating the LearningPlanet Youth Fellows: A Global Community of Changemakers
Youth Fellow Aman Shah Kabiri, a Changemaker for Education at ChangemakerXchange 2024, leads “Science Beyond Borders”, a project empowering Afghan girls through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
The Ripple Effect: Youth at the Centre of Peaceful Futures
As part of the Learning Planet Festival 2025, a joint initiative of the Learning Planet Institute and UNESCO to celebrate
In the MOOD for Peaceful Futures: Building Global Bridges for Peace
Two iconic In the MOOD for Peaceful Futures sessions at the LearningPlanet Festival 2025 explore how impactful on-the-ground initiatives can contribute to building peaceful societies. Organised in close collaboration with Global Education Futures, they bring together experts in peacebuilding – true artisans of peace from across the globe. These successful efforts to be featured in the Atlas of Peaceful Futures – a dynamic, open directory of transformative grassroots practices fostering “positive peace” across communities, economies, and governance systems.
Cultivating the Next Generation of Young Peacebuilders – Lookback on the UNESCO Chair in Learning Sciences Session
Co-created and moderated by Pavel Luksha, Founder and Director of Global Education Futures, the Cultivating the Next Generation of Young Peacebuilders session explores how to enhance and scale education for peace by fostering synergies between institutions, researchers, educators, on-the-ground practitioners, and youth peacebuilders, ensuring its transformative impact reaches every corner of society.
Fostering Peaceful Futures: Education, Innovation, and Youth at the LearningPlanet Festival 2025
This year, in its sixth edition, in person in Paris and online worldwide, the Festival united a global coalition of youth leaders, educators, researchers, and peacebuilders to reimagine a peaceful future in a collaborative, innovative and actionable way.
Youth Voices at the Forefront: LearningPlanet Festival 2025
“We need to develop the ability to think and challenge the status quo. We need to ask why things are