Learning about language in Romania and France
Today’s guest blog is from Sally Hall from Leeds City Council’s Learning Improvement Team which is involved in a European funded project...
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Nov 27, 20183 min read
Leeds Young Film Festival in Lille
Today’s guest blog is by Martin Grund from Leeds Young Film Festival who has just returned from Lille’s International Solidarity...
Nov 23, 20182 min read
Leeds takes to the stage at Lille’s International Solidarity Week
This week our French partner city of Lille has held a “week of international solidarity” to mark 60 years of international cooperation...
Nov 12, 20181 min read
German Mayors join Leeds Remembrance Sunday events
This weekend the Mayor of our German partner cities of Dortmund and Siegen joined civic dignitaries and thousands of Leeds residents to...
Oct 25, 20182 min read
Studying urban regeneration in Lille
Following our earlier post about the 50 year anniversary of the Leeds-Lille partnership, today we look into an academic partnership which...
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Celebrating 50 year of partnership between Leeds and Lille
October 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the partnership between the cities of Leeds and Lille. We have delved into the history of the...
Sep 30, 20181 min read
Library Exchange Partnership
On Wednesday 26th September, Leeds’ libraries have, as every year, celebrated the European Day of Languages. Many organisations that...
Aug 26, 20181 min read
Chatham House Rules
Earlier this summer, Leeds City Council was represented at the third meeting of the China-UK Bilateral Forum for Reform and Innovation....
Aug 12, 20181 min read
Lille call-out for young ambassadors!
Our partner city Lille in France is currently recruiting two volunteers from its partner cities for an 8-month paid work experience in...
Jul 11, 20181 min read
Nǐhǎo, Lord Mayor
Earlier this afternoon, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Graham Latty, has welcomed a group of students from the Chinese Xuejun High...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Have you ever been involved in the Leeds-Lille twinning?
This year, Leeds is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its twinning with the city of Lille in France. The partnership is not just...
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Open doors for Brno social workers
Study visits abroad have a great impact on the work of most professionals no matter what field they are in, because learning from peers...
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Thumbs up for Child-Friendly Leeds
A good five years ago Leeds started to substantially reform its services and offers for children and young people and since then hundreds...
May 13, 20182 min read
Senior citizens visit Siegen
“Why should only young people have all the fun?”, a woman at Haus Herbstzeitlos, a centre for senior citizens in Siegen, said to Frances...
May 7, 20182 min read
Youth for Peace and Democracy
The key aim of city partnerships is their contribution to international understanding and peace among nations. Where friendships grow...
Mar 23, 20182 min read
Dortmund presents its cultural education offer
Last week saw another visit of Leeds City Council’s EU-funded Erasmus+ project PACE (Partnerships in Arts and Cultural Education) go to...
Mar 19, 20182 min read
International honour for school’s work in South Africa
Based at St. Mary’s School, Menston and supported by both the University of Leeds and Leeds Trinity University, the Bambisanani...
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Leeds LiKEs Culture
Leeds played host last week to a seminar organised by LiKE, a European cultural network bringing together arts and culture professionals...
Feb 14, 20182 min read
Erasmus+ visit sparks partnerships in arts and cultural education
PACE is the snappy title of an EU-funded Erasmus+ project on Partnerships in Arts and Cultural Education which Leeds City Council...
May 14, 20172 min read
International opportunity for Leeds College of Art students
Lauren Williams from Leeds College of Art describes her recent experience as part of a group of students who travelled to Leeds’ partner...
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