Learning Cities 2030

The Learning Region Initiative – a Challenging Concept for Higher Education to Promote Regional Development

Posted July 14, 2014 - 20:21 by Balázs Németh

The aim of this paper is to give a thourough insight to the evolution of the learning city-region initiative and connect it to the changing roles of higher education institutions within a frame of third missions of universities so as to promote regional development.

Learning regions for local innovation

Posted July 14, 2014 - 19:40 by Barry Nyhan

This paper looks at the role that educational bodies can play in promoting social and economic innovation at a local or regional level. A locality or region promoting innovation can be called a ‘learning region’. The paper demonstrates how learning in a ‘learning region’ differs from traditional formal and individualistic learning.

Linking vocational education and training within the region: Evaluation of VET innovation networks as a means to develop coalitions for regional development

Posted July 14, 2014 - 18:02 by Ludger Deitmer

In this article some key elements of regional learning networks are discussed. Based on this, a development agenda for a learning region is outlined. Some insights into the initial development of networks via dialogue setting under regional actors are provided.

The Learning Region; A Critical Interpretation

Posted July 14, 2014 - 17:22 by Tamás Kozma

The ‘learning region’ discourse emerged from the debates of the neoliberal views of socio-economic and cultural change. These views stressed the overall trends of globalisation which had to transform the traditional economic, social and cultural institutions. In opposition of these views, the ‘learning region’ discourse pointed out the importance of locality.

Invitation to CLC Lecture Series - Creating Sustainable Cities

Posted July 11, 2014 - 10:23 by Alan Foster

The recently released Monocle's 2014 Quality of Life Survey saw several cities rise and fall in ranks as they measure up to be the World's 25 most liveable cities. what are the issues that are key for the quality of life in cities? What does a city need to mobilise a society's efforts towards sustainability?

Hungarian Educational Research Journal - thematic issue on learning regions

Posted July 9, 2014 - 15:15 by Magdolna Benke

I am pleased to inform you that the Hungarian Educational Research Journal Vol 4, No 3, the thematic issue on learning regions, now is available at this link.

This issue contains a number of articles which should be of interest to PASCAL subcribers, including papers by Balazs Nemeth, member of the PASCAL Advisory Council and Mike Osborne, Director of PASCAL in Europe.

Report of Australian Learning Communities Network Regional Conference in May in Townsville

Posted July 7, 2014 - 15:11 by Judith Jensen

Subscribers will recall that the Australian Learning Communities Network held a Regional Conference in May in Townsville.  I think we all agree it was a great program with lots of opportunities to develop our skills.  It has taken a little while but I have now updated the webpage to include the presenters’ powerpoints as well as our report at this link; the report is also featured below for easy access.

Inauguration of Learning Cities Networks, a PASCAL Learning Cities 2020 project:

Posted July 1, 2014 - 11:51 by Peter Kearns

The Chairman of the PASCAL Governing Board, Dr Josef Konvitz, issued the following statement today on the inauguration of the new program of Learning Cities Networks, a PASCAL Learning Cities 2020 project:

About Taipei Learning City

Posted June 28, 2014 - 10:50 by Pi-yun Yang

I am a coordinator of Taipei Learning City, and have written some articles about Learning Cities over the past three years. The files included below consist of articles on the Taipei Learning City website.

I hope these articles can help you understand Taipei Learning City better.

Ripples - Winter 2014 Newsletter of the Australian Learning Communities Network

Posted June 18, 2014 - 16:21 by Jim Saleeba

Please find attached the winter 2014 newsletter of the Australian Learning Communities Network. This includes reports of the recent Learning Cities workshops in Frankston, Canberra and Townsville, at which Mike Osborne, PASCAL director in Europe, spoke (and much more).

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