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University of Glasgow invited to join UNESCO's prestigious Universities Network

Posted October 11, 2016 - 11:02 by Mike Osborne

I am very pleased to report that the University of Glasgow has been asked to establish the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. The chair holder is our colleague, Professor Alison Phipps to whom we offer our congratulations from PASCAL.

Please find featured below and attached the press release for the UNESCO programme. There is a feature on it in the press today and the BBC is working with Alison on a programme feature. An Early Day Motion is published today in Westminster Parliament congratulating the University.

PASCAL 2016 Conference Abstract & Showcase deadline extended to 22nd February

Posted February 2, 2016 - 21:03 by Mike Osborne

We have had an excellent response to the call for abstracts and city showcases for the 13th PASCAL Conference from 3-5 June 2016, but a number of individuals and organisations have requested a slight extension in order to prepare their submissions. Therefore there are new deadlines for both the submissions of abstracts and city showcases of 22nd February.

Learning Cities in Kurdistan

Posted February 2, 2016 - 15:56 by Mike Osborne

Subscribers we hope will be interested to read this article published in Times Higher Education about the work of Sherwan Taha, a former University of Glasgow Masters student, in fostering learning city development in Iraqi Kurdistan. We congratulate him on his efforts.

Accommodation Options for PASCAL 2016 in Glasgow

Posted January 11, 2016 - 16:20 by Mike Osborne

We have made arrangements for the reservation of a limited number of rooms for delegates with a number of hotels close to the university campus within various price ranges for the nights of 2, 3 and 4 June 2016 as follows:

CityNet to sponsor 13th PASCAL International Conference

Posted December 4, 2015 - 01:09 by Mike Osborne

We are delighted that our longstanding partner, Citynet based in Seoul, has agreed to be a sponsor of the 13th PASCAL Conference in Glasgow, 3-5 June, 2016. You will find an overview of Citynet in the SPONSORS section of the Conference website. We are also very pleased that Vijay Jagannathan. President of Citynet, has agreed to join one of PASCAL's Special Interest Groups that is working to forge stronger links with cities across the world. More details of this will be announced shortly.

Our hearts go out to all victims of terror

Posted November 15, 2015 - 13:29 by Mike Osborne

On behalf of PASCAL we post below a response made by our colleague Chris Duke on the campaigning website 38 Degrees with which we are sure that PASCAL subscribers will wish to echo. We could add many more examples of terrorist acts even in the last week, such as that of the 224 Russians most likely murdered over the Sinai desert, and as Chris says our hearts are with all victims of such atrocities.

Communities of Practice in Lifelong Learning - an Invitation

Posted October 29, 2015 - 15:29 by Mike Osborne

We are currently involved in a project called DISCUSS (see http://www.discuss-community.eu), which is supported by PASCAL about the development of communities of practice in lifelong learning. We know that many PASCAL subscribers have had many years of experience in such communities and wonder if some of you would be willing to write a short blog (just one page of response only is needed) about some of your experiences in the context of projects in the field of lifelong learning.

Glasgow - European Entrepreneurial Region for 2016

Posted October 15, 2015 - 11:30 by Mike Osborne

In July 2015, the  President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Markku Markkula, awarded Glasgow (UK), Lombardia (IT) and Małopolska (PL) as European Entrepreneurial Regions (EER) 2016. The Award ceremony was held in Brussels  after a jury, consisting of members from EU institutions and business associations, selected the regions' strategies as the best to promote entrepreneurship and spread innovation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

2nd International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC) - PASCAL Delegation

Posted August 21, 2015 - 17:40 by Mike Osborne

We are pleased to announce that following an invitation as partners to UNESCO's Global Network of Learning Cities, PASCAL Observatory is sending the following delegation to the 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities in Mexico City, taking place from 28-30 September 2015:

Invitation to International Conference on Learning Cities - 28-30 September 2015

Posted August 18, 2015 - 17:44 by Mike Osborne

Please find featured below and attached an invitation from our good friends at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg to the forthcoming International Conference on Learning Cities in Mexico City from 28-30 September 2015. We strongly encourage all members of PASCAL and subscribers to consider attendance, particularly members cities and organisations of our Learning Cities Networks (LCN) program.

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