Lifelong Learning

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.

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.

What Skills to Be Developed for 21st Century Needs? Lessons for Adult Educators | PIMA

Dec 4 2023 09:00
Dec 4 2023 11:00
Europe/Budapest
*** ZOOM WEBINAR ***
Pecs
Hungary  Hungary

PIMA Network cordially invites you to attend its special webinar on the challenging aspects of skills development in an era of uncertainties and crisis. Distinguished experts, researchers of skills policies, development, and adult and lifelong learning will provide keynote presentations to be followed by short reflections and questions with answers.

Books Review Editor needed for International Journal of Lifelong Education

International Journal of Lifelong Education is seeking applicants for a Books Review Editor.

Deadline for applications: 30 November 2023.

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

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.

OECD Education at a Glance 2023

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.

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

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.

State Sponsored Imposition of Ideology on American University Campuses - The Urban Lens Newsletter

Urban America would be a different – and lesser – place without universities.  They provide vocational instruction and prepare young people for the workforce.  But more importantly, the liberal tradition in higher education increases our capacity to understand and reshape the world far beyond the university.  Yet liberal education is under siege throughout a range of states in the United States.

GUNi Seminar Building new university leaderships to transform Europe - 13 September, 2023

Sep 13 2023 16:30
Sep 13 2023 18:30
Europe/Madrid
Aula Magna of the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona (UB)
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
585 Barcelona
Spain
Spain

There is an evident need for universities to redefine their priorities, rethinking their social function in the light of the demands of the 21st century. It has become imperative to develop university policies that view these institutions as true drivers of transformation in the political, economic, social, environmental and cultural spheres.

Report on the first Apprendi Festival - Verona, June 10, 2023

The first Apprendi Festival, a festival on lifelong learning in the province of Verona, was held on June 10, 2023. The event, conceived by Virginia Nocca, a 23-year-old masterstudent in Education from Padua University, together with her father Gino, was held in the village of Fumane (in the Verona province), surrounded by the Valpolicella hills famous for the production of Amarone wine.

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