Given the refugee crisis, the potential Brexit, terrorism, and the recent economic crises in Greece and elsewhere, it can be easy to overlook the European Union as a viable region. In recent years, however, I have begun to believe that while the U.S. has been the dominant force in modern entrepreneurship, the future looks less promising for the U.S. than most think.
In blazingly wonderful weather, the very successful 13th PASCAL Conference in Glasgow was brought to a close by Dr Peter Kearns, who articulated the proceedings and the consensus that delegates had found. The PASCAL Glasgow Statement on Innovation in Building Sustainable Learning Cities describes the steps that PASCAL will take over the next two years, the networks it will work through, and the people, institutions and initiatives PASCAL will be allied with. These learning plans express an appetite for innovation which characterizes PASCAL’s practical contribution, and they are set in the moral context of global social cohesion which continues to inspire PASCAL’s members.
Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers, incumbent of the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Development Education and Director of PASCAL Africa, has returned from India after being part of the 2016 Festival of Innovation, which focused on inclusive innovations.
As a support for Duhok showcase for Glasgow conference as a multi-cultural seeking for peace for all its contents. Nawroz University, College of languages hold the 1st Folkloric festival. The aim of the festival was to show Kurdish heritage to the other nationalities in the city and also the festival focused on the role Kurdish special forces in front lines fighting for all humanity against ISIS. It is worth mentioning, that three members of PASCAL were present in this festival: Dr Kamal Ketuly, Dr Haithem Algargary, Mr Sherwan T Ameen.
On the eve of the PASCAL 2016 Conference in Glasgow 3-5 June, 2016, here's a reminder that a full set of information on places, times and facilities is available online for you to reference or download (click on each image):
A team of colleagues working for DVV International has looked deeper into a number of projects and programmes run with partners in different parts of the world during the period of 2009 to 2015. Usually the work in a variety of areas cover micro, meso and macro level activites.
Kosef Konvitz, PASCAL Chair, was interviewed based on his recent book by Richard Florida. An edited version of this interview was just released on the CityLab/Atlantic Monthly site and is presented here:
The UNESCO Learning City Award 2017 has opened for applications. This Award will be conferred on cities that demonstrate exemplary commitment to promoting inclusive education and lifelong learning at the local level.
While learning cities share certain characteristics, every learning city is unique. UNESCO looks forward to this uniqueness and diversity being reflected in a range of applications that will inspire learning cities the world over.
The UNESCO Chair in community-based research (CBR), in partnership with the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia are pleased to share new resources on training in CBR. These products are some of the outcomes of the SSHRC funded 'Building the Next Generation of Community-based Researchers (“The NextGen project”) between 2014-2016.
A highlight of the 13th PASCAL International Conference to be held at the University of Glasgow on 3-5 June 2016 will be City Showcase presentations for sixteen cities located in Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
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