On the 9th of December, the Urban X Change Conference took place online, aimed at fostering transnational partnerships of adult education facilities from the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the USA. .

The Conference became a platform for many activists in urban diplomacy. Therefore the conference was opened by welcoming speech of Christoph Jost, Director of DVV International, and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the President of Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V. (DVV). The keynote speaker, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, German-American political scientist, the representative of the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany) shared her vision in Urban Diplomacy, the main challenges, and perspectives in future. Then the panel discussion was opened with a speech by Dr. Ingrid Schöll, Director of Bonn Adult Education Centre, who shared her thoughts on challenges for adult education, democracy, and inclusive urban society. The panelists contributed their understandings of a new era of urban diplomacy, urban development, and lifelong learning. Among the panelists, we should mention Professor Dr. Hanna Shvindina, professor of the department, who is also a CEO of NGO Lifelong Learning Center. She contributed into discussion by sharing her own experience of challenges in formal and informal education in Ukraine and Sumy city. The discussion was vivid and full of insights. This Conference attracted more than 50 participants from different countries and became one of the brightest events of the Urban X Change project.