Today, I have managed successfully as PASCAL coordinator with some sponsors to do the first ever 'Duhok Mini Marathon' as one activity of 'Duhok as a learning city' and as an activity for Duhok case for Glasgow Conference.
Please note that the deadline for registration for the PASCAL 2016 Conference, if you have not already done so, is May 15; this has to be strictly adhered to. So please register on the Conference website.
Please also note that the preferred rates that we have for hotels will only be available up until one month before the conference. So you need to ensure your hotel booking by May 3 if you wish to use these hotels at the rates shown in the ATTEND section of the Conference website.
Welcome to the Foresight Future of Cities project's final update. Since our last newsletter, we've been busy publishing evidence and preparing our final project outputs, as the project formally comes to an end. So, over the coming weeks, we will publish the remaining papers – as well as the three project reports:
In this newsletter – our first of 2016 – we are delighted to report on several developments that demonstrate the growth and dynamism of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
We are pleased that PASCAL Director Professor Michael Osborne was a contributor to the recent Asia Europe Meeting Rectors' conference (ARC5) in Prague, Employability: Asia and Europe Prepare the New Generation. The final sets of policy recommendations for the Students’ Forum and the Rectors’ Conference are now published on the ASEF website and are featured below and attached.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to blend public, private, and philanthropic financial resources in new ways to better meet the needs of cities and improve the lives of low-income people.
The University of Sheffield is currently recruiting for this part-time vacancy (working commitment of 40%) to develop, deliver and manage key aspects of learning and teaching provision across DLL's interdisciplinary curriculum which contribute to identified progression routes into departments within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and elsewhere.
Cardiff University’s Division of Continuing & Professional Education is looking to appoint an External Examiner to cover the following Humanities subject areas: Creative Writing, English Literature, Media, Historical Studies, Music and Philosophy.