United Kingdom  

The next and 3^rd Leverhulme Lecture from Professor Nematollah Azizi, University of Kurdistan, Iran and Visiting Leverhulme Professor at the University of Glasgow, entitled,  A Reflection on the Philosophical Foundation of Islamic Leadership will be held on Tuesday, 5th December 2023, at 7.00 pm at the Multi-Faith Centre, University of Derby. Kedleston Road Derby
DE22 1GB, UK.

Currently, half of the world population resides in cities, with this figure projected to rise until 2050. The health and well-being of residents in cities is negatively affected by a lack of opportunities for physical activity, exposure to high levels of outdoor air pollution, and rising temperatures more acutely felt cities. Cities are also a key contributor to global warming, consuming two-thirds of the world’s energy and producing over 70% of all CO2 emissions.

China  

This online event is part of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Lifelong Learning Festival from 30 October to 3 November 2023 being held in Shanghai, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Global Network of Learning Cities.

Australia  

We are very pleased to announce a webinar being held on 4 October 2023 at 1500 (AEDT) that features stories from UNESCO’s GNLC members (Canning, Wyndham, Australia and Phayao, Thailand) and is entitled Building Inclusive and Sustainable Learning Partnerships. Speakers include a key contributor to PASCAL's Learning Cities Network, and PASCAL Director for Australia, Robbie Guevara. Further details are attached.