The Thrissur Corporation is in an effort to place the city in the league of learning cities in the world. It has earmarked funds in the current Budget for pursuing the idea.
The Municipal Corporation in October 2021 submitted an application to the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIIL), Hamburg, Germany, to be recognised as a learning city, says Mayor M.K. Varghese.
The Learning City Network has 230 cities around the world. There is no Indian city that is currently a member of this network established in 2013. The Thrissur Corporation is also associated with the Pascal International Observatory Learning Network, the Mayor notes.
