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5th International Conference of the ESREA Migration, Transnationalism and Racisms Network | Glasgow, 22 - 24 April, 2020

Posted October 21, 2019 - 13:58 by Srabani Maitra
Apr 22 2020
Apr 24 2020
Europe/London
Partick Burgh Halls
9 Burgh Hall Street
Glasgow G11 5LN
Scotland  Scotland

On behalf of the School of Education and UNESCO RILA and CR&DALL we are delighted to invite you to participate in the next conference of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) Migration, Transnationalism and Racisms Network, which will take place 22-24 April 2020, at the University of Glasgow. Featured below and attached, you will find the call for papers – abstracts should be submitted by 15 November 2019.

Public Lecture & Networking with Vice Chancellor, Khulna University: The Future of Urban Research in Bangladesh - 21 May, 2019

Posted May 8, 2019 - 04:33 by Gail Wilson
May 21 2019 14:00
May 21 2019 16:00
Europe/London
University of Glasgow, Yudowitz Lecture Theatre
Wolfson Medical Building, University Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Scotland  Scotland

In collaboration with the Department of Urban Studies’ Seminar Series, the GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) are very pleased to announce our upcoming public lecture on Tuesday 21 May with the Vice Chancellor of Khulna University exploring ‘The Future of Urban Research in Bangladesh’.

The 11th Knowledge Cities World Summit - 20-22 November 2018, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Posted September 19, 2018 - 08:56 by Waltraut Ritter
Nov 21 2018
Nov 22 2018
Europe/Madrid
Universidad de La laguna
Calle Padre Herrera
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain  Spain

We are delighted to announce that the 11th Knowledge Cities World Summit (KCWS-2018) will be held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in November 2018, sponsored by the Government of the Canary Islands as a contribution to their aim to promote Knowledge-based Development in this autonomous region.

Update on Learning City Developments in Israel

Posted August 22, 2018 - 16:36 by Orna Mager

PASCAL subscribers will be interested in the progress we have been making in Isr4eal in learning city development and here is a summary of four main developments over the past few months:

16th PASCAL Conference announced - "New Rural Horizons" - University College Cork, Ireland, 13-15 March, 2019

Posted July 31, 2018 - 15:09 by Seamus O’Tuama

We are delighted to announce that the 16th PASCAL Conference, New Rural Horizons: Adult and intergenerational learning as catalysts for supporting resilient rural futures, will be held from 13-15 March 2019 in Ireland at University College Cork, and in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Further details of the event will be available at this site very shortly.

Free Seminar: The Efforts to Improve Basic Education and Access in Lao PDR + Launch of EU Centre Jean Monnet Network on the EU’s Role in the Implementation of the SDGs in Asia Pacific

Posted July 13, 2018 - 12:39 by Mike Osborne
Jul 23 2018 12:30
Australia/Melbourne
RMIT, City Campus, Large Board Room Building 1, Level 1, Room 15
124 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Melbourne
Australia  Australia

You are invited to this seminar and launch of EU Centre Jean Monnet Network on the EU’s Role in the Implementation of the SDGs in Asia Pacific, Monday 23 July 2018. The Efforts to Improve Basic Education and Access in Lao PDR: the case of the Basic Education Quality and Access program (BEQUAL).

PASCAL Conference in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, 30/31 August and 1 September 2018

Posted July 5, 2018 - 13:05 by Mike Osborne

The Programme for the 15th PASCAL International Conference to be co-organised and hosted by the Gyeonggi Do Provincial Institute for Lifelong Learning (GILL) and the Korean Academic Society for Lifelong Education from 30 August -1 September at Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, now provides further details of its content.

Datong Community College, Taipei - EcCoWell Leadership

Posted June 12, 2018 - 15:40 by Denise Reghenza...

Taipei has been at the forefront of Learning City development and are advancing EcCoWell2 objectives.  Datong Community College has been a leader in this.  Initially, President, Dr Eugenia Chang, and her staff worked with their district Rice Festival organisers to develop a range of complimentary learning experiences for citizens.  Recently, they have developed local actions through activities, lectures and workshops to extend and enhance learning in neighbourhoods, including 2 main initiatives:

PASCAL Briefing Paper 11 - Big Data, Lifelong Learning and Learning Cities: Promoting city-discourse on social inequalities in learning

Posted March 14, 2018 - 13:50 by Catherine Lido

*** KOREAN translation now available ***

The 11th Briefing Paper from PASCAL is now available in English, Korean and simplified Mandarin. It concerns the topic of Big Data and its relationship with learning cities and is written by Catherine Lido, Kate Reid and Mike Osborne from the PASCAL Centre for Europe in Glasgow.

Africa's Cities: Opening Doors to the World - World Bank

Posted March 27, 2017 - 05:46 by Francisco Javie...

The World Bank has just released the Report “Africa's Cities: Opening Doors to the World” (festured below and attached). This study, coordinated by Somik Vinay Lall, J. Vernon Henderson, and Anthony J. Venables addreses the question why economic growth in in Sub-Saharan Africa cities has not kept pace with rapid population growth in urban centers.

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