Learning Cities Networks (LCN)

Learning Cities Networks (LCN) are interactive policy-oriented groups of stakeholders within cities, sharing ideas and experience directed at innovative responses to the big issues confronting cities.   LCN will build on insights and lessons derived from the PASCAL International Exchanges (PIE) program over three years from 2011 to 2013 with networks established in key areas for sustainable learning city development as identified through the PIE experience.

The networks include city administrators with the support of their CEOs and mayors, as well as academics and other stakeholders. They also seek to link with regional and national governments, business and labour organisations, and very importantly establish links with foundations. Networks will develop in flexible ways depending on the nature of participation of members with new sub-themes emerging, and with evolution of focus as new participants become involved. Networks are not mutually exclusive with some topics crossing from one to another.

The outcomes of participation will define key characteristics for sustainable learning cities for the future. Important staging point for the networks have been the PASCAL conferences in Glasgow in 2016 and in Suwon in 2018.

 

The Networks

Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures

Entrepreneurial Learning CitiesKEY AIM: The purpose of the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN) 'Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures' is to create and support a network of cities and city-regions with a focus on developing a secure economy whilst working towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This unique network of cities and regions nationally and internationally will exchange knowledge and experience to improve the economy sits alongside the three other PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (Culture, Faith, and Remote Communities), and works closely with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning.

Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

EcCoWellKEY AIM: This Network will develop holistic and integrated approaches and practice in learning city development, based on the work already undertaken in the PIE and Networks programmes interacting across silos.

Learning Cities: Meeting Today’s Challenges for a Better Future

Learning Cities: Meeting Today’s Challenges for a Better FutureKEY AIM: Learning cities are confronted and challenged by a number of critical issues that are global in their scale, impact and significance, and which threaten the aspiration for a peaceful, harmonious, and sustainable civilisation on planet earth. This network will look at ways learning cities can respond to critical global issues and build global consciousness and citizenship for a tolerant, multicultural and sustainable world.

Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Connecting Urban and Rural Learning InitiativesKEY AIM: This network will examine the distinctive learning needs of rural, and remote communities to find ways in which learning city initiatives and linkages to urban communities can support learning development and sustainable community building, that addresses the particularity of smaller places.

Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education

Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning CitiesKEY AIM: This network will combine rich museum theory with innovative field-based practices in world-leading museum and heritage sites in order to address a recognised pan-European need for more informed, strategic and entrepreneurial professionals within the sector.

Addressing Disadvantage to Build Inclusive Learning Cities

Addressing Disadvantage to Build Inclusive Learning CitiesKEY AIM: 

The network will consider ways in which cities can plays roles in providing access through formal, non-formal and informal learning to greater opportunity. Access and social justice are important fields of the endeavour and the network will seek to explore ways in which learning cities can be developed so as to benefit all sections of the community. 

Faith and Spirituality-based Learning City Development

Faith-based Learning City DevelopmentKEY AIM: Faith and spirituality-based learning city development for a more aware and resilient world in fostering global consciousness and citizenship identifies the many issues that impact on our spirituality, empathy, meaning, values and life experience. We can bring together individuals and groups in respect, care, compassion and positive action for others, the planet and a higher order.

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