Network Blogs

Here are the latest Learning Cities Networks Blog postings (to see specific Network Blogs, please click on the relevant name from the list of NETWORKS in the left hand column):

 

Spirituality in Research, Professional Practice and Education - 1-3 June 2020

Posted Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 12:38 by Wayne Bailey

Network: Faith and Spirituality-based Learning City Development

The 2020 Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS), with the theme of Spirituality in Research, Professional Practice and Education, will be held at York St John University, UK, from 1-3 June 2020. It will feature a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Journal for the Study of Spirituality (JSS).

Cultural Heritage Project SOPHIA set to begin in December 2019

Posted Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 11:39 by Rob Mark

Network: Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning Cities

How cultural heritage is preserved and enhanced is a major factor defining Europe's identity and its place in the world. Many jobs are also created by the management and promotion of cultural heritage and heritage contributes to sustainable growth and social cohesion. PASCAL, working in cooperation with the European Museums Academy (EMA), is set to make an input to a new project known as SOPHIA which is focussing on heritage and its impact on society.  

Report on the International Symposium On Ageing Well and Public Service Delivery: Policy & Practice 15-16 June 2019 Beijing, China

Posted Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 21:44 by Denise Reghenza...

Network: Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

Convened by Tsinghua University (Beijing) and a consortium of partners in other Universities, Ageing Centres, Associations and Public Organisations, the Ageing Well theme focussed on:

  • Building a health care policy system,
  • Cultivating professional personnel talents, and
  • Developing high quality health care services.

The urgency was stressed, i.e. to ensure healthy environments for ageing and to optimise public service delivery.

Building Good Sustainable Communities through the Learning City EcCoWell Approach

Posted Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 07:46 by Muir Houston

Network: Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

EcCoWell was developed by the PASCAL International Observatory in 2012 (PIE), based on the experience of Taipei city, as an approach to developing learning cities in a holistic and cohesive manner. The emergence of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, with a similar requirement for holistic development has enhanced the significance of the EcCoWell experience.

Learning Cities and Culture Working Together - A collection of papers from the 2nd Learning Festival of Pécs, Hungary

Posted Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 08:42 by Balázs Németh

Network: Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning Cities

The organisers of the 2nd Learning Festival of Pécs, Hungary decided in the Spring of 2018 to develop and organise a special conference with the title: Learning Cities and Culture Working Together. Featured here is a collection of papers from the event.

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