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):

 

4th European Fair of Education for Sustainable Development

Posted Monday, January 19, 2015 - 09:41 by Heather Peirce

Network: Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

The details on the 4th European Fair of Education for Sustainable Development, to be held in Hamburg on  9-11 September 2015 are now available. The event´s theme is "“Implementing Sustainable Development in European Cities and Regions”, and the call for papers is open until the 30th January 2015.

Bristol - A Learning City

Posted Sunday, January 18, 2015 - 19:20 by Judith Squires

Network: Addressing Disadvantage to Build Inclusive Learning Cities

Subscribers may be interested in learning city development in the city of Bristol in the West of England. 'Bristol: A Learning City', has been developed by organisations and businesses across the City and administered by Bristol City Council.  It follows a Mayor's Commission for Education and Skills, chaired by Ron Ritchie, which aimed to:

Activate programme from University of Glasgow presented in Cape Town

Posted Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 19:39 by Helen Martin

Network: Addressing Disadvantage to Build Inclusive Learning Cities

As part of my involvement in the Kettering Foundation and Talloires Networks international collaborative research partnership into studying Regional Perspectives on University Civic Engagement, I along with my community partner Nghomes (Margaret Layden) was invited to participate in the Network's International Leaders conference “Live Engagement, Transform Lives” held in South Africa in December 2014.

Call for Chapters for a book on Adult education and museums

Posted Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 12:31 by Darlene Clover

Network: Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning Cities

Public museums and art galleries have been in existence for centuries, and have become ubiquitous features of national landscapes worldwide. In the United Kingdom (UK) there are an estimated 2000 such institutions, and over 250 in the Canadian province of Ontario alone.

Three items from Atlantic Arc Cities

Posted Thursday, January 1, 2015 - 11:40 by Mike Osborne

Network: Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

To start off your New Year with a bang rather than a whimper here are three items of interest sent to us recently from our colleagues at the Atlantic Arc Cities.

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