Network Blogs - Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives - Opportunities and Challenges

Posted May 30, 2014 - 13:08 by Josef Konvitz

Urbanisation has been a powerful force for knowledge and growth since well before the industrial revolution.  As cities have grown bigger, their relationships with rural areas have changed – as have the needs of rural areas.  Historically, people in rural areas did not have the same educational opportunities as people in cities.

PASCAL Asia - MANILA CALL to ACTION 2024

Posted November 13, 2024 - 15:00 by Mario Delos Reyes

Following the highly successful 18th PASCAL Observatory in tandem with the 5th International Conference in Urban and Regional Planning hosted by the University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Urban and Regional Planning, the delegates of the conference call on PASCAL Asia to take seven actions as follows:

PASCAL Asia - MANILA CALL to ACTION 2024

Posted November 13, 2024 - 15:00 by Mario Delos Reyes

Following the highly successful 18th PASCAL Observatory in tandem with the 5th International Conference in Urban and Regional Planning hosted by the University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Urban and Regional Planning, the delegates of the conference call on PASCAL Asia to take seven actions as follows:

PASCAL Asia - MANILA CALL to ACTION 2024

Posted November 13, 2024 - 15:00 by Mario Delos Reyes

Following the highly successful 18th PASCAL Observatory in tandem with the 5th International Conference in Urban and Regional Planning hosted by the University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Urban and Regional Planning, the delegates of the conference call on PASCAL Asia to take seven actions as follows:

PASCAL Briefing Paper 26 - Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Posted May 20, 2024 - 10:58 by Leone Wheeler

We are pleased to make available PASCAL Briefing Paper 26, which concerns the work of the PASCAL Learning Cities Network (LCN), Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives.

Stories from UNESCO’s GNLC members (Canning, Wyndham, Australia and Phayao, Thailand) - Building Inclusive and Sustainable Learning Partnerships

Posted October 1, 2023 - 14:35 by Leone Wheeler
Oct 4 2023 15:00
Oct 4 2023 16:30
Australia/Melbourne
*** ONLINE WEBINAR ***
Australia  Australia
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Leone Wheeler
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Diane Tabbagh
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Sharyn Wheatcroft
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Raul Valdes-Cotera
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Robbie Guevara

We are very pleased to announce a webinar being held on 4 October 2023 at 1500 (AEDT) that features stories from UNESCO’s GNLC members (Canning, Wyndham, Australia and Phayao, Thailand) and is entitled Building Inclusive and Sustainable Learning Partnerships. Speakers include a key contributor to PASCAL's Learning Cities Network, and PASCAL Director for Australia, Robbie Guevara. Further details are attached.

Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives – Meeting Notes, 24 March 2022

Posted March 28, 2022 - 11:48 by Leone Wheeler

The second meeting of the Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives LCN was a presentation by Professor Barry Golding AM, entitled Learning from Men’s Sheds: Reflecting on the movement’s Australian origins, global trajectories & its radical implications for learning in the community.

Learning from Men’s Sheds: Reflecting on the movement’s Australian origins, global trajectories & its radical implications for learning in the community - 24 March

Posted March 15, 2022 - 13:09 by Rob Mark
Mar 24 2022 11:00
Europe/London
*** ONLINE WEBINAR ***
PASCAL Urban Rural LCN meeting
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom  United Kingdom

The next meeting or the Urban-Rural Learning Initiative LCN will feature a presentation by Professor Barry Golding about diversifying the Men's Sheds movement. Barry will speak at the commencement of our meeting and others are welcome to join. 

The presentation will be during the first part of the meeting, followed by opportunities for questions. Details are as follows:

Learning from Men’s Sheds: Reflecting on the movement’s Australian origins, global trajectories & its radical implications for learning in the community

Meeting Notes: Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives - 23 September 2021

Posted October 5, 2021 - 13:44 by Leone Wheeler

The highlight of the 6th meeting of the Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives Network within PASCAL’s Learning Cities Networks (LCN) on 23 September was a presentation about the Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs (IIRA): building the capacity of community leaders and policy makers.

Next meeting of the Connecting Rural and Urban Learning Initiatives (LCN) - 23 September, 2021

Posted September 14, 2021 - 13:04 by Leone Wheeler
Sep 23 2021 09:30
Sep 23 2021 12:30
Australia/Melbourne
*** ONLINE MEETING ***
Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs
Macomb
United States  United States

The sixth meeting of the Connecting Rural and Urban Learning Initiatives ( a PASCAL LCN network) will be held online on Thursday 23 September, 2021, starting at 9.30 pm (AEST); 12.30 pm (BST). The topic is: Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs: building the capacity of community leaders and policy makers.

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