Events

New Challenges for Higher Education, Cities and Regions: Addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

We are pleased to announce that the programme for the 17th PASCAL conference, New Challenges for Higher Education, Cities and Regions: Addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Changing Contexts, is now available, and attached to this posting. The conference runs from 4-6 July in Taipei.

Submission Deadline for Abstracts (details also attached): 4 March 2024;

UNESCO learning cities webinar: ‘How climate assemblies can support greening communities’

Apr 17 2024 13:00
Apr 17 2024 14:00
Europe/Berlin
*** ONLINE WEBINAR ***
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Hamburg
Germany  Germany

You are warmly invited to the webinar ‘How climate assemblies can support greening communities’ (17 April 2024). The event is part of the webinar series: ‘Building green, inclusive and climate-resilient urban communities – the learning cities approach’ by the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference - University of Glasgow, September 11-13, 2024.

Sep 11 2024
Sep 13 2024
Europe/London
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Scotland  Scotland

I wish to extend a special invitation to PASCAL subscribers to consider participating in the upcoming British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference which I am helping to organise. It will take place here in Glasgow from September 11th to 13th, 2024. The conference primarily focuses on Developmental Psychology and offers valuable insights and opportunities that may be of interest to many of you.

Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) - 'Education in a Fragile World: Past, Present, Future' at the University of Dundee from the 27-29 November 2024

Nov 27 2024
Nov 29 2024
Europe/London
University of Dundee
Scotland  Scotland

This is a special year for for the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA), we turn 50. This is reflected in our theme as we discuss 'Education in a Fragile World: Past, Present, Future' at the University of Dundee from the 27th -29th November 2024. For further details please follow this link, where you will find a call for papers, also attached here for convenience.

Webinar - Faith and Spirituality in Learning cities: Empathy & Sympathy of Human vs AI Moral Advisers in Cities

Mar 15 2024 12:30
Europe/London
*** ZOOM WEBINAR ***
Swansea

The PASCAL Learning Cities Network (LCN), Faith and Spirituality-based Learning City Development, and the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS), in partnership with Swansea University and Glasgow University, are very happy to invite you to this open-access WEBINAR on the challenges and opportunities for using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in spiritual instruction. Can AI ensure moral flourishing, learning, and well-being in our cities?

Invitation to MELLearN-PDS4BST-EPALE Intensive ULLL Programme

Dec 14 2023 14:00
Dec 14 2023 17:00
Europe/Budapest
*** HYBRID EVENT ***
Kossuth Klub Budapest
Múzeum u. 7
Hungary  Hungary

MELLearN-Hungarian Universities LLL Network, EBSN Erasmus+ PDS4BST project and EPALE Hungary cordially invite you  to attend a special Zoom-supported hybrid event on Thursday, 14 December 2023 on trends and issues of basic skills development in the context of professional development of basic skills teachers and facilitators.

CR&DALL Seminar Series 2022-23: Exploring Higher Education Faculty’s Collective Efficacy, Perceived Insider Status, and Job Satisfaction

Dec 13 2023 11:00
Dec 13 2023 12:30
Europe/London
University of Glasgow
Room 357, St Andrew’s Building, 11 Eldon St
Glasgow G3 6NH
Scotland  Scotland

The value of higher education (HE) is in question (Dollinger, 2018). The rigid and archaic structure of the system is outdated, and so too is the tenure process (Stromquist, 2017). Adjunct faculty are the majority (American Association of University Professors, 2018), yet their needs are not prioritized (Bickerstaff & Chavarin, 2018).

Appreciation: Ronald G. Sultana (1958-2023)

Appreciation: Ronald G. Sultana (1958-2023)Like most people in my country and many beyond, especially in the education research and sociology fields, I was shocked by  Ronald G. Sultana’s sudden demise at 65. I am still reeling from the phone call I received on the morning of November 24 from a mutual friend and once collaborator of Ronald’s, informing me of his death.

Announcing... Healthy Aging 50+: The Science of Healthy Living | A Stanford University Hybrid Event

Feb 8 2024
Europe/London
*** HYBRID EVENT ***
Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center
291 Campus Drive
United States  United States

Confused by the mass of information about healthy aging? Want to make sure that you are optimizing your health and fitness as you head into the second half of life? We’re here to help! Join us at the first-ever Healthy Aging 50+ Conference on February 8 at Stanford to engage with world-class experts and to learn about the latest research in the field of nutrition, fitness and mental health—all tailored to the needs of adults 50+.

Invitation to 5 December 2023 Work and Learning / CERS Seminar - Initiating change: A Degree Apprenticeship for the Creative Industries with Dr Tim Riley

Dec 5 2023 10:30
Dec 5 2023 12:00
Europe/London
*** ONLINE WEBINAR ***
Middlesex University
London NW4 4BT
United Kingdom  United Kingdom

You are invited to attend our Work and Learning / CERS Seminar and Q&A: Initiating change: A Degree Apprenticeship for the Creative Industries with Dr Tim Riley.

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