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14th PASCAL Conference opens with inspiring introduction by Enrico Jacobs of Belgium Campus

Posted October 17, 2017 - 10:57 by Mike Osborne

I am delighted to report that the 14th PASCAL Conference has opened in Pretoria with an invigorating introduction from the Vice-Chancellor of the Belgian Campus, Enrico Jacobs.

PASCAL Conference 2018: Updated title and sub-themes

Posted September 12, 2017 - 04:23 by Josef Konvitz

The 15th PASCAL Conference, to be held in Korea on 30 August - 1 September 2018 has an updated title and sub-themes. The venue is the city of Suwon, part of metropolitan Seoul, Korea. The co-organiser is the GyeonggiDo Provincial Institute of Lifelong Learning (GILL).  The main theme of this first East Asia PASCAL Conference is "Learning Cities, Learning Societies: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice to Meet Local and Global Challenges”.  

PASCAL Conference 2018 - The Role of Lifelong Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Posted September 5, 2017 - 09:20 by Josef Konvitz

The 15th PASCAL Conference will be held in Korea on 30-31 August 2018. The venue is the city of Suwon, part of metropolitan Seoul, Korea. The co-organiser is the GyeonggiDo Provincial Institute of Lifelong Learning (GILL).  The main theme of this first East Asia PASCAL Conference is "The Role of Lifelong Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.  

Manager for the Global Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods

Posted August 28, 2017 - 12:11 by Ya Ping Wang

The Centre Manager post advertisement for the GCRF Global Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods based at the University of Glasgow is live now at this link. The closing date is set for 24th Sept. 2017 and we very much look forward to high quality applications for this very important post.

 

Greetings from the Chair

Posted December 20, 2016 - 09:30 by Josef Konvitz

The year 2016 gives one pause. The attacks of January 2015 in Paris were directed against free speech and religious tolerance; they failed: Charlie Hebdo sales are up, and opinion polls show that overwhelmingly, the French have positive views of Muslims, Jews and Europe. The attacks of November 2015 in Paris and July 2016 in Nice however succeeded in destablising through fear: people changed their daily routines or vacation plans. The elections in the UK and US are more difficult to characterize because this time, in the West, fantasy defeated fact, emotion triumphed over reason.

University of Glasgow invited to join UNESCO's prestigious Universities Network

Posted October 11, 2016 - 11:02 by Mike Osborne

I am very pleased to report that the University of Glasgow has been asked to establish the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. The chair holder is our colleague, Professor Alison Phipps to whom we offer our congratulations from PASCAL.

Please find featured below and attached the press release for the UNESCO programme. There is a feature on it in the press today and the BBC is working with Alison on a programme feature. An Early Day Motion is published today in Westminster Parliament congratulating the University.

Some reflections on the Brexit campain - dialogue or diatribe?

Posted June 28, 2016 - 07:27 by Josef Konvitz

Some reflections on the recent campaign in the UK, whether to Remain in the EU or to Leave. No one knows the outcome of what will be a brutal political struggle in which the UK, such as it still is, will inevitably be the weaker party, negotiating from a position of weakness.

Keeping you up-to-date on Learning Cities

Posted March 24, 2016 - 17:14 by John Tibbitt

Just a reminder that PASCAL's weekly paper #learningcities weekly comes out every Wednesday, and brings together links to the best articles relating to learning city news, development and research.

PURE revisited: Recent research reports for Essex

Posted February 15, 2016 - 16:12 by John Tibbitt

One of PASCAL's major pieces of work has been the international study of universities' regional engagement PURE. The study examined policies and practice in 17 cities and regions around the world, with a view to reporting both to universities and regional stakeholders to help foster collaboration and economic and social development. The study was largely complete by 2011.

Two awards for Catherine Odora Hoppers, PASCAL Co-director, Africa

Posted February 2, 2016 - 09:02 by Chris Shepherd

Professor Catherine A. Odora Hoppers, PASCAL Co-director, Africa, who is the incumbent of the South African Research Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Development Education set up by the Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, and hosted at the University of South Africa to advance the frontiers of knowledge and to stimulate strategic research across the knowledge spectrum was given two awards in August 2015. 

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