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PASCAL Conference in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, 30/31 August and 1 September 2018

Posted July 5, 2018 - 13:05 by Mike Osborne

The Programme for the 15th PASCAL International Conference to be co-organised and hosted by the Gyeonggi Do Provincial Institute for Lifelong Learning (GILL) and the Korean Academic Society for Lifelong Education from 30 August -1 September at Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, now provides further details of its content.

Seminars at Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Learning - 17 March 2018

Posted March 25, 2018 - 16:04 by Mike Osborne

PASCAL Director for Europe, Mike Osborne, and PASCAL Associate Director for Europe, Roberta Piazza, were delighted to be hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Learning (SMILE) and its director Professor Jian Huang from 15-18 March 2018. During that time, they discussed a number of areas of potential collaboration including assessment of the regional engagement role of Technical and Vocational Education Colleges in Shanghai.

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.

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.

Accommodation Options for PASCAL 2016 in Glasgow

Posted January 11, 2016 - 16:20 by Mike Osborne

We have made arrangements for the reservation of a limited number of rooms for delegates with a number of hotels close to the university campus within various price ranges for the nights of 2, 3 and 4 June 2016 as follows:

Our hearts go out to all victims of terror

Posted November 15, 2015 - 13:29 by Mike Osborne

On behalf of PASCAL we post below a response made by our colleague Chris Duke on the campaigning website 38 Degrees with which we are sure that PASCAL subscribers will wish to echo. We could add many more examples of terrorist acts even in the last week, such as that of the 224 Russians most likely murdered over the Sinai desert, and as Chris says our hearts are with all victims of such atrocities.

12th PASCAL Conference - Proposals for the Big Idea Sandpit - Deadline 7 August

Posted July 18, 2015 - 17:38 by Mike Osborne

Delegates for the 12th PASCAL Conference are invited to propose Big Ideas linked to the themes of the conference in advance of the event: five of these ideas will chosen to be pitched in plenary session on Day 2 with a strict 5 minute presentation. There will then be a debate and vote for the best idea. That idea will then be developed into a longer presentation by the presenter and advocates from the conference, and debated further on Day 3.

Latest Issue of Journal of Adult and Continuing Education dedicated to Jarl Bengtsson

Posted March 16, 2015 - 17:56 by Mike Osborne

The latest Issue of Journal of Adult and Continuing Education edited by guest editor, Hans Schuetze has been dedicated to the work of Jarl Bengtsson.

It contains articles from many of his close colleagues in PASCAL and within the OECD, including Hans himself, Chris Duke, Peter Kearns, Steve Garlick, Catherine Odora Hoppers, Bruce Wilson, Muir Houston and myself.

Urban Big Data PhD Scholarship - School choice and housing markets in urban Scotland

Posted February 9, 2015 - 11:29 by Mike Osborne

Applications are invited for one of three PhD studentships to commence in October 2015. The studentship is funded by the University of Glasgow and will be based within the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC). It offers an excellent opportunity for outstanding candidates to join a world-leading interdisciplinary research group. 

Benchmarking of Future City/Regions

Posted January 20, 2015 - 16:01 by Mike Osborne

The project Benchmarking Future City/Regions may be of interest to subscribers. The following is an extract from its website and describes its aims:

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