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International Conference on Promoting Lifelong Learning in Higher Education - Shanghai 19-21 October 2023

Posted October 25, 2023 - 15:47 by Mike Osborne

We are very pleased that Associate Director for PASCAL in Europe Professor Roberta Piazza, University of Catania, was able to contribute on our behalf to the International Conference on Promoting Lifelong Learning in Higher Education: From institutional strategies to practical implementation held in Shanghai from 19-21 October 2023 organised by Shanghai Open University and UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning.

Professor J.E. (Teddy) Thomas, 1933-2023

Posted October 24, 2023 - 07:21 by John Holford

Former Dean of the Faculty of Education and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the university, Professor J.E. (Teddy) Thomas, passed away aged 89 on Tuesday 11 July 2023. A major figure in adult education nationally and internationally, he served as Reader and later Robert Peers Professor of Adult Education at the University of Nottingham, as well as Deputy Head and Head of the Department of Adult Education.

Learning shops on the High Street | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

Posted October 24, 2023 - 05:59 by John Tibbitt

Recently I attended a seminar at Glasgow Caledonian University, organized in memory of the late Professor Jim Gallacher, formerly Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University. Professor Gallacher’s main interests on which he published widely were in the fields of widening access to higher education, the role of colleges of further education and the transition from further to higher education.  The seminar heard from several speakers who offered up-to-date perspectives on these issues and particularly on efforts to recognize the benefits of pathways to higher education through further education.

Summary of Friday Forum - Lifelong Learning for Life and Work 22 September 2023

Posted October 23, 2023 - 15:21 by Leone Wheeler

This summary hgihlights two presentations at the Wyndham Learning City's Friday Forum from George Osborne, Advantages of extending the Learning City Approach into other areas of Local Government and beyond, and  Maren Klein, Learning and/or earning: Tensions between learning for the economic sphere (jobs) and learning for well-being/democracy.

Community Placemaking Grants: Applications Now Open | Placemaking Round-Up

Posted October 23, 2023 - 08:30 by Susan Kelly

This round-up from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement.

OECD Education at a Glance 2023

Posted September 24, 2023 - 12:58 by Josef Konvitz

The 2023 edition of Education at a Glance from the OECD has recently been published with a focus on vocational and technical education. For the convenience of subscribers, a copy is attached. A quote from the editorial gives a taste of the material to be found in this valuable publication:

Vocational education and training (VET) is vital. It offers an alternative to academic education, equips learners with practiceoriented and employability skills, eases the school-to-work transition, and meets economies’ demand for skilled workers.

UNESCO, the OECD and the World Bank: A Global Governance Perspective

Posted September 24, 2023 - 12:39 by Josef Konvitz

Maren Elfert, Senior Lecturer, International Education, Kings College London, and Christian Ydesen, Professor, Education Research and Internationalization, Aalborg University, have written Global Governance of Education: the historical and contemporary entanglements of UNESCO, OECD and the World Bank. It is will published in October 2023 by Springer. One chapter is available as open access.

Commonwealth Foundation's Open Grants Call

Posted September 24, 2023 - 12:31 by Denise Reghenza...

Subscribers might like to know that the Commonwealth Foundation's Open Grants Call is now accepting applications. The organisation is especially interested to receive applications from organisations in eligible small and vulnerable states. Eligible organisations can apply for a grant worth between £15,000-£30,000 per year for projects that lead to meaningful and constructive engagement between civil society and government. More details can be found at this link.

The Work of the Faith and Spirituality-based Learning City Development from 2016 to 2023

Posted September 22, 2023 - 10:20 by Maria Liu Wong

One of the foci of the work of PASCAL is the field of Learning City Developments is the Faith and Spirituality-based Learning City Network. An overview of its work from 2016-2023 can be found at this link, and we are sure that this will be of wide interest to our subscribers.

Chris Duke, 04/10/1938- 22/06/2023, an Obituary

Posted September 21, 2023 - 17:26 by Bruce Wilson

As the debate of the proposal for the inclusion of the Voice into the Australian Constitution has advanced, the dignity and grace of so many indigenous leaders who advocate for their people to be heard has been in striking contrast with the negativity of those who campaign for the ‘No’ vote. This is not a surprise. Indigenous leaders have learned and earned these qualities through many long and difficult years of leading their people towards the preparation of the Uluru Statement. The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a simple yet eloquent document which emerged itself from three years, and so many more, of intense consultation and exchange in indigenous communities across the nation. The depth of engagement and the confidence that this reflects offers encouragement and conviction to many of us to believe that this is the moment for change.

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