"Future of Learning with Youth"
1st United Nations University Hub in France
At the United Nations Summit of the Future in September 2024, Member States adopted the Declaration on Future Generations, recognising the need for youth voices to be considered in national and international decision-making processes. Among the Declaration’s commitments are calls to invest in education for all and build capacity to better prepare for and respond to future global challenges.
However, to meet these commitments, today’s youth education systems must be retooled to confront the complexity of tomorrow. Young learners must have access to educational programmes that blend collaborative problem-solving, critical thinking and sustainability science so they can be better prepared to co-create peaceful and inclusive solutions to interconnected problems.
We think that, more than ever, it is urgent to provide young generation with the tools to think and act in order to build futures where everyone can reach their full potential and contribute to tackling the major challenges of our time; where young people have a voice in decisions that affect them; where Education is focused on equipping them with the skills needed for the world to come.
The Institute aims to transform the way we learn and teach, so that every learner becomes an agent of change committed to Peace and Sustainability.
In December 2023, the United Nations University (UNU) and the Learning Planet Institute signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” to build and develop research programmes and improve access to Education, with the aim of meeting the challenges of sustainable development in France and around the world
End of March 2025, UNU and the Institute – desiring to enhance and strengthen cooperation – have committed to a close collaboration on the project “United Nations University Hub on the Future of Learning with Youth in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)”.
This new UNU Hub, the first in France, will focus on creating transformative learning experiences that inspire and empower youth to shape global peace and sustainability. It will empower learners to become planetary citizens. It aims to address the need to co-construct with youth by developing Research, Education and Policy programmes designed to bridge the gap between youth, Member States, and national and international organisations.
In collaboration with UNU-FLORES
The UNU Hub at LPI will closely cooperate with the UNU Institute on Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) located in Dresden, Germany.
UNU-FLORES empowers scientists, practitioners, policy and decision makers with Resource Nexus thinking by advancing the multi and interdisciplinary Resource Nexus approach and raising awareness of its benefits for resilience, issues of peace, security, and sustainable development.
With the Knowledge Academy for the Resource Nexus, UNU-FLORES influences policy and practice by engaging with the next generation through a wide range of educational offerings, ranging from e-learning, to postgraduate programmes and capacity building workshops.
Communiqué – L’Université des Nations Unies et le Learning Planet Institute unissent leurs forces afin de relever, ensemble, les grands défis mondiaux et enjeux du développement durable
“Nous sommes très enthousiastes quant à cet accord et à cette collaboration avec l’Université des Nations Unies. Nul doute que cette puissante synergie aura un impact pour nos programmes respectifs ainsi que dans la réalisation plus rapide de nos objectifs communs au service de l’humanité et de la planète” – François Taddei
Press Release – The United Nations University and the Learning Planet Institute are joining forces to address the major global challenges and issues of sustainable development
“We are very enthusiastic about this agreement and collaboration with the United Nations University. There is no doubt that this powerful synergy will have an impact on our respective programmes, as well as accelerating the achievement of our common goals in the service of humanity and the planet” – François Taddei, founder and president of the Learning Planet Institute
Three main pillars
- Research, Development & Innovation
- Education, Training & Capacity Building
- Outreach, Advocacy & Impact
Key objectives
- Enhancing Youth Participation and Intergenerational Co-Design
- Advancing Scalable, Human-Centered Learning
- Fostering Global Partnerships and Problem-Solving Skills
Integrating AI
Given the rapidly growing potential for AI to enhance learning experiences, technology must complement and support human-centred approaches.
The key will be to leverage the capabilities of AI to scale effective pedagogical methods, provide personalized learning experiences and facilitate knowledge sharing while ensuring that human educators and learners remain at the centre of the educational process.
Co-Designing with Youth
Planetary Academy
The Institute is committed to launching a new form of Planetary Academy, to empower learners to become planetary citizens. This worldwide initiative is designed to transform learning experiences into a catalyst for the systemic shifts needed to achieve global Peace and sustainability.
Youth Design Challenge
The Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge is an intergenerational, global movement to build a new form of planetary university adapted to transitions across the world.
Peaceful Futures
Peaceful Futures aims to train and empower hundreds of young leaders worldwide, fostering true artisans of peace.
Youth Fellows
Youth Fellows accompanies initiatives supporting hundreds of young people engaged in the fields of Education, rights, health and the environment.
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