Unlock the potential of a generation ready to change the world

Empower young changemakers to act at planetary scale - today, for tomorrow.

Education : lever for essential change

As crises accelerate and AI reshapes our societies, “traditional” education is preparing young people for a world that no longer exists.

We must reinvent it — now. The next five years will be decisive.

Supporting the Learning Planet Institute means investing in the only renewable resource capable of addressing these crises: collective intelligence and the power of youth.

We do more than teach differently. We work with and for young people to fundamentally transform how they learn to build a sustainable world.

Our impact

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  • 36
    in-house researchers
    & more than 40 active research projects
  • 4 000+
    active users
    of our digital platforms
  • 500+
    international partners
    & 193 countries represented
  • 200
    students
    (Masters & Doctoral School), including an average of 50% international profiles
  • 2 000+
    alumni
    since 2006
  • 3 100
    children, young people
    & education professionals involved in our youth projects

If we are to be able to offer a present and a future that work for everyone, meaningful involvement of young people must become the norm rather than the exception (...) It's not enough to listen to them, we must involve them fully in local, national and international decision-making.

António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations

The future will be co-created with young people: they are incubators of solutions!

Stefania Giannini
Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO & Administrator of the Learning Planet Institute

AI has revolutionized our world, crises are accelerating, traditional education is training for a world that no longer exists. It's time to reinvent learning!

François Taddei
Founder & President of the Learning Planet Institute

To all of us, alumni or current students of LPI, opinion leaders or on the way to becoming one (...) Thanks to the values and lessons we have learned at LPI, let us build a more acceptable future for ourselves and our children. Let's collectively push back obscurantism, each with our own skills; let's work with the youngest, but also with all generations, offering them the keys to understanding and acting on this very complex world, to help them make the most enlightened decisions possible. At the start of this chaotic century, let's put our individual successes to work for the common good!

Adrien Marck
Alumnus
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We can take action, together

  • Proven scalability

    Our methodologies are tested, scientifically validated and ready for large-scale deployment. We have moved beyond experimentation to amplification. Your support enables immediate and measurable impact.

  • 20 years serving global education

    With over 20 years of expertise in educational innovation and pedagogical research, we are transforming learning and training at every stage of life — so they can meet today’s and tomorrow’s planetary challenges.

    20 years of expertise
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    Causes & Expertise

    Our causes

    Because we cannot protect the climate without democracy, nor build peace without mental health, we advocate for a systemic approach.

    Our expertise

    We combine project-based learning, action research and Design Thinking to learn through experimentation, collaboration and purposeful engagement.

    The Learning Planet Academy

    Empowering learners to build better futures

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    The Learning Planet Institute prepares learners to be the best IN / FOR the world. Our ambition is to equip everyone to become true planetary citizens.

    The Learning Planet Academy

    A unique model built on 7 core pillars

    1. Accredited diplomas
    2. International co-design and co-governance with and for young people
    3. Research-based initiatives
    4. A global focus aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    5. Impact-driven social entrepreneurship
    6. Personalised learning at scale through the ethical use of AI
    7. The support of two major UN organisations - UNESCO and the United Nations University - establishing our international legitimacy and visibility

    How can we form an alliance with youth?

    Through our academic programmes

    • (In the) MOOD for Climate Action

      Take action against climate change

      MOOD - Meaningful Open Opportunities for Discovery - for Climate Action is a 4-week immersive learning program that combines personal fulfillment with concrete climate action.

      Participants (aged 18-25) explore their raison d'être, acquire essential skills (systems thinking, emotional management, intercultural collaboration) and co-create a local climate solution project as part of an international team.

      The programme provides a recognised university certificate and access to a global network of committed young leaders.

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    • (In the) MOOD for Peaceful Futures

      Becoming a peacebuilder [Under development]

      MOOD - Meaningful Open Opportunities for Discovery - for Peaceful Futures is an immersive learning path training a new generation of peacebuilders.

      Participants (aged 18-35) master conflict transformation tools, develop key skills (strategic foresight, mediation, intercultural dialogue, emotional intelligence) and co-design a positive peace project tailored to their local context, as part of an international team.

      This MOOD programme is currently under development and is seeking funding partners — invest in the peacebuilders of tomorrow!

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    This program helped me go beyond simple awareness to truly understand how to act... It reminds us that action starts small but grows stronger together

    Ambrose, 25, Kenya
    MOOD for Climate Action

    Transformative: it helped me connect my personal Ikigai to real-world challenges. I leave with total clarity on my future goals

    Maria, 20, Saudi Arabia
    MOOD for Climate Action

    Better than classic school learning! The facilitators create a safe space to collaborate with like-minded youth worldwide

    Sakshi, 20, Nepal
    MOOD for Climate Action

    International

    The Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge

    A global call for innovative education projects, by young people and for young people

    This international challenge for 15–26-year-olds addresses three themes: environment & climate, peace & democracy, and mental health & wellbeing.

    Selected participants receive online training and mentoring; 12 winners are awarded grants to bring their projects to life.

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    I discovered much more than a program: a caring space filled with people who truly believe in the power of youth. I learned that leadership isn't about doing everything yourself, but about creating something that others want to nurture with you.

    Monserrat, 18, Mexico

    Too often, adults ignore young people or pretend to listen to them. Here, we're seeing a real change: we're moving towards dialogue and co-construction. We don't just talk to young people, we work with them, giving them a real decision-making role.

    Daniel, 17, United States

    Incubation enabled me to transform a simple idea into a structured, well-thought-out project. I learned to think in terms of scale (scalability) and to refine my communication. I came away with the conviction that small ideas, properly supported, can become sustainable, impactful initiatives.

    Arpita, 24, India

    In France

    Grigny: a laboratory for educational success

    Addressing local challenges through pedagogical innovation

    This initiative tackles school and social disengagement in Grigny by experimenting with and modelling new pedagogical approaches throughout the educational journey of children aged 2 to 18, both in and beyond school, securing learning pathways and easing transitions.

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    Our programs change lives

    At every stage of life, online and in person, our programmes reach tens of thousands of people worldwide.
    Discover the inspiring journeys of Learning Planet Institute alumni who are now driving the change they once dreamed of seeing in the world.

    The Institute allowed me to develop my personality, almost without realising it. The confidence that was instilled in me worked like silent magic. I was given opportunities, not just any opportunities: the best opportunities, to reveal what was inside me. I would like to thank all those who have accompanied me. What you do goes beyond the “simple” perimeter of teaching: you shape personalities, you reveal potential... Thank you so much for your trust...

    Hira Shehzadi
    Student at LPI (2025)

    The LPI has given me the opportunity to meet extraordinary people who are open-minded, passionate and curious (...) I've learnt to have the right to dare, to fail and to learn from it in order to move forward (...) This humanist, intellectual and cultural crossroads is always benevolent, even with the most eccentric profiles. Thanks to LPI, I've been able to inject so many innovative projects into my professional life! (...) Everyone has taken their own path, followed their own inspiration, sometimes groping and experimenting, but always with the ability to get off the beaten track, to try things out, with an innovative vision. These influences will only grow, for the benefit of a better world with leaders like these.

    Adrien Marck
    Alumnus
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    The Learning Planet Institute breaks down the barriers to daring. There's an audacity, a latent madness in us, and it's coming out! It's a big RESET of the machine. They're trying to de-format us so that we can build ourselves in our own way.

    Flora Vincent
    Alumna

    At Learning Planet Institute, there's an open-mindedness that I haven't found anywhere else. You're accepted as you are, and you can live life to the full.

    Roua Mazouz
    Alumna

    When I was 20, I said that the only job I didn't want to do was be a researcher... We all change our minds! (...) You don't have to follow a straight path to become a researcher today

    Aude Bernheim
    Alumna

    The Institut is a place that has transformed me. No other place has such a concentration of talent! (...) At the Learning Planet Institute, they give us an incredible amount of confidence (...) They really believe in our potential for action (...) My time at the Institute has really had a long-term impact on me.

    Francesca Anselmi
    Alumna

    It's a very rich and multicultural environment (...) When they told us that we were going to be able to develop our projects and our dreams, I said to myself that there was really room to deploy our potential (...) The environment is very pleasant, the people are kind, encouraging and curious (...) For me, the Summer School was the beginning of a dream.

    Yuxuan Li
    Alumna

    There were about fifteen different nationalities (...) The link between games and learning was explored in great depth, and was very interesting (...) We were shown how important it is to know where you're going (...) During my internship, we created a MOOC on critical thinking, data science, digital publishing... The subjects were extremely varied. I learned a lot of different things

    Mélusine Blondel
    Alumna

    What I love is the great freedom given to students. We always find support to bring our ideas to life, even the most innovative ones, with an open mind and without judgement (...) The LPI offers a real openness to international perspectives, interdisciplinarity and creativity. All thesis topics focus on ecological and social issues. I finally feel like I belong The LPI offers a truly international, interdisciplinary and creative outlook. All the thesis topics focus on ecological and social issues. I finally feel like I belong.

    Manon Sala
    Alumna

    The biggest lesson I learned at the Institute? To trust myself, to seize every opportunity to discuss, act and collaborate.

    Raven Frias
    Alumna

    We used to be told, “Make your own path, you're on your own!” The Master's program, which is devoid of lectures, emphasizes critical and entrepreneurial thinking. (...) Generally speaking, there's a real generosity towards young people within the Master's program. It's not a case of “you young people don't know anything”, but quite the opposite!

    Jean-Philippe Cointet
    Alumnus

    My most vivid memory is of the group discussions (...). I realised how much our different educational backgrounds conditioned us to think about the world's problems (...) within a certain framework, and how much we all had to gain from sharing (...). I think that such exchanges were crucial in formulating my research questions

    Martin Lenz
    Alumnus

    What I like about the Institut is that everything is more or less possible.

    Livio Riboli-Sasco
    Alumnus

    The Learning Planet Institute has done a lot for me. I owe the success of my career to the Institute. (...) I didn't know how to do research. I was able to explore my own path (...) If you're really interested, you have everything you need to become who you want to be. (...) I'd love to go back there.

    Edward Kwarteng
    Alumnus

    The approach at the Learning Planet Institute is less traditional, more mixed, with greater interdisciplinarity. Teachers, researchers and students all work in the same place

    Jonathan Grizou
    Alumnus
    Our Alumni

    Friends of LPI

    Support innovation. Raise awareness. Prepare the future.

    The Friends of the Learning Planet Institute network brings together international leaders who believe education is the cornerstone of all transitions.

    Join them in helping the Learning Planet Institute achieve its global ambitions.

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    Your dedicated team

    Meet our team to co-design a tailor-made partnership aligned with your mission and purpose.


    They already trust us

    Founding patron

    We warmly thank the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, our founding patron, for its generosity, trust and decisive support from our creation in 2006 through to 2024.

    “Our foundation provided financial resources and daily support. In return, François Taddei brought a new dimension to our thinking — encouraging us to think more deeply, think outside the box, take risks, invest in the training of researchers and aim for greater impact. We have grown together, for the better.” — Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, President, Fondation Bettencourt Schueller (Excerpt from the inauguration speech of our campus, October 2018)

    “We experienced an extraordinary story of philanthropy spanning more than 20 years — a partnership of remarkable impact and fertility.” — Olivier Brault, CEO, Fondation Bettencourt Schueller

    “An adventure at the crossroads of knowledge”

    20 years of partnership between the Learning Planet Institute and the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.


    Historical partners

    The City of Paris and UNESCO support the Learning Planet Institute’s development and initiatives at the local level and the international level alike.

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    “We share the ambition of connecting institutions with innovators in the field to identify, agilely co-develop and deploy worldwide innovative learning solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals” - Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education

    Private funding partners

    • Ecoinno
    • Fédération Nationale Profession Sport & Loisirs
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      CNP Corporate Foundation
    • Malakoff Humanis Handicap Foundation
    • Fondation Engagement Médias pour les Jeunes
    • Forvia Foundation
    • EDF Group Foundation
    • L'Oréal Foundation
    • Orange Foundation
    • Writing Foundation
    • JPMorganChase
    • Porticus
    • Stellantis
    • Templeton World Charity Foundation
    • Worldline Foundation

    Philanthropic networks & Labels

    • Ashoka
    • The UNESCO Chair
    • France's commitment
    • Qualiopi
    • French Association of Fundraisers
    • French Centre for Funds and Foundations
    • Impact Europe
    • Philea
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    500+ international partners

    We are an an open coalition of more than 500 global partners — including schools, youth initiatives, NGOs, research centres, governments and international organisations — connecting local communities with global institutions to act at every level of education and governance.

    Join the movement! Together, let's transform education to meet the challenges facing the planet. Your investment today will shape the world of tomorrow.

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