Quality Education

Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Click on the case studies below to find out what programs, projects and policies are being implemented in cities around the globe to accomplish Goal 4.

Learn more about the targets and indicators of SDG 4 at UN Sustainbale Development Knowledge Platform.

Case studies

151 case studies available.

Medellín’s Metrocable
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Medellín, Colombia

Medellín’s Metrocable

An integrated and inclusive transport system to reduce marginalization of poor communities.

Edinburgh Collected
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Collected

An innovative solution to the management and expansion of heritage digital collections.

Project Hub Yangon, Myanmar’s first start-up incubator
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

Project Hub Yangon, Myanmar’s first start-up in...

In 2012 the first incubator and co-working space in Myanmar, initiated by a former World Bank employee with expertise on economic development and innovation for developing countries, opened their doors to a new generation of young, creative and motivated people.

Andernach – The Edible City
Andernach, Germany

Andernach – The Edible City

Not only is the city of Andernach creating more quality in public spaces, but with useful plants and extensive greening measures, it is providing a healthy town climate and promoting crop plant diversity while providing a welcome change in the menu for its citizens into the bargain.

Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna with comprehensive support for their integration
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Vienna, Austria

Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna w...

New migrants are provided with the most important information about life in Vienna as early as possible in their mother-tongues to help them find their way around the city.

"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction prevention & intervention centers for children and youths
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Seoul , South Korea

"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction preventio...

The goal of this initiative is to create Seoul as a healthy and safe area for children and adolescents in terms of internet use.

"Prepare before it’s too late": learn to live with earthquakes
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Kocaeli (Province), Turkey

"Prepare before it’s too late": learn to live w...

After the Marmara earthquake in 1999, the City of Kocaeli decided that living with risk cannot be business as usual. The city is using risk mapping to revisit its development priorities. Moreover, the city is engaging the community in innovative public awareness efforts.

Estidama Sustainability Program
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Estidama Sustainability Program

In one of the world’s most rapidly growing cities, a new government-mandated program – Estidama (Arabic for “sustainable”) - aims at making all new buildings in the United Arab Emirates more environmentally responsible and sustainable.

Community Resilience through Women in Leadership Roles
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Community Resilience through Women in Leadershi...

A programme to provide women living in slums  leadership skills andrrisk reduction training.