31 Oct 2024

Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU) Participated first ASEAN+3 Regional Learning Cities Conference in Bangkok

Thailand, Bangkok, 29 – 30 October 2024 Thailand’s approach to the learning city concept, while aligned with UNESCO’s broader principles, showcases strategies and initiatives that reflect  the country’s unique  cultural, social  and economic contexts. This reflects both national and local commitment to fostering a culture of lifelong learning and the building of inclusive and sustainable […]

25 Oct 2024

Training for Teachers from Community Learning Centers (SKA) for the Literacy Program

The Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU) worked together with the Ministry of Education Directorate of Recurrent Education through the Bridge Project to conduct training for teachers and also involved coordinators from Community Learning Centers (SKA) in six municipalities such as Ermera, Ainaro, Covalima, Viqueque, Baucau, and Oecusse. This training is about the literacy program. […]

16 Oct 2024

The launch of the QPR book on the 2005 UNESCO Convention in the context of the 2024 Borders Festival.

RAEOA, 15 October 2024 Acting Prime Minister, Eng. Mariano Sabino Assanami, together with the Secretary of State for Arts and Culture, accompanied by authorities from NTT, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste, launched the Quadrennial Periodic Report, QPR 2024, on the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expression and the Book: Strengthening Cultural Expressions: and Recognition Alliance […]

10 Oct 2024

Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU) participated in the seminar “1st Information Officer Capacity Building Workshops on the ICHLINKS Online Platform” in Thimphu, Bhutan.

Thimphu, Bhutan, 7–8 October 2024 The first workshop on the ICHLINKS Online Platform was organized by the International Information and Networking Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO-ICHCAP and the National Library and Archives of Bhutan. The objective of the workshop was to increase the knowledge of information […]

09 Oct 2024

Seminar on preservation of local history (oral tradition) in Lolein language in Remexiu (Aileu) and Cristo Rei (Dili) administrative posts

The Resource Development Team, Culture Division of the Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO (TLNCU), conducted activities to preserve local history (oral tradition) in the Lolein language, which is spoken in some parts of the Remexiu-Aileu Administrative Post and the Cristo-Rei-Dili Administrative Post. This activity was attended by local authorities and the Lolein-speaking community, speakers, and […]