In blazingly wonderful weather, the very successful 13^th 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.

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.

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.