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PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN) goes from strength to strength

Posted April 9, 2020 - 14:27 by Mike Osborne

We are very pleased to report that over the last few weeks, a number of new towns, cities and organisations have joined PASCAL's Learning Cities Networks (LCN). For convenience links with each of these are found below.

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Bulletin, April 2020

Posted April 9, 2020 - 12:12 by David Atchoarena

Welcome to the newsletter of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) – the UIL Bulletin. In April 2020, education institutions in over 180 countries around the world have closed due to COVID-19, impacting almost 90% of the world’s student population. Never before have we witnessed educational disruption on such a large scale. UNESCO is well prepared to support Member States during this time of crisis to ensure that learning does not stop.

Ukrainian university joins PASCAL’s Learning Cities Networks (LCN)

Posted April 1, 2020 - 14:31 by Rob Mark

Donetsk State University of Management (DSUM), located in the city of Mariupol, has become the first Ukrainian University to join the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN).

PIMA Bulletin No. 29 - March 2020

Posted March 31, 2020 - 10:00 by Chris Duke

A folksy saying favoured in my ‘other Sydney’ out West is that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. This fits the mood as this Bulletin goes to press. The going always seems tough to those working in adult learning and education (ALE): poor cousin, Cinderella, little money, no recognition, left out of the global planning of MDGs and all but out of the SDGs, and so on.

Educational Peacebuilding in Medellin and Acapulco: Understanding the Role of Education, Culture and Learning in Responding to Crises

Posted March 27, 2020 - 12:42 by Evelyn Arizpe

We are very pleased to announce a new award to the University of Glasgow within the  British Academy’s  GCRF Education and Learning in Crises Programme. The project is entitled Educational Peacebuilding in Medellin and Acapulco: Understanding the Role of Education, Culture and Learning in Responding to Crises, and is led from Glasgow by Professor Evelyn Arizpe, Dr Sinead Gormally, working with Dr Nohora Niño Vega, El Colegio de Sonora, Mexico, and Dr Jerónimo Castillo Muñoz, Fundación Ideas para la Paz, Colombia. The value of the award is £357,915.

SHLC Bulletin - March 2020

Posted March 26, 2020 - 08:45 by Ya Ping Wang

SHLC Bulletin - Your update of SHLC publications and events as well as news from the sustainable communities sector...

 

Research and practices to reach a sustainable and healthy economic and social recovery post COVID-19 - An Invitation from Italy

Posted March 25, 2020 - 17:44 by Paolo Federighi

PASCAL subscribers are invited to contribute to a new initiative being coordinated by the Form@re Journal at the University of Florence in Italy concerning post-COVID-19 recovery. In section 6 below you will read about the contexts for focus, and in sections 7 and 8, how you can play a role. 

Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption: The Chinese Experience in Maintaining Undisrupted Learning in COVID-19 Outbreak

Posted March 25, 2020 - 14:13 by Mike Osborne

As COVID-19 continues spreading in many countries of the world, how to keep learning in disruption has become a major challenge to the global education community. As stated by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay: “We are entering uncharted territory and working with countries to find hi-tech, low-tech and no-tech solutions to assure the continuity of learning.”

Knowledge Exchange Associate - SDGs in Urban Settings, Glasgow, Scotland

Posted March 25, 2020 - 13:33 by Mike Osborne

A new post as a Knowledge Exchange Associate, working within the College of Social Sciences (CoSS) Research Support Office at the University of Glasgow is now available. The post holder will be responsible for the identification, development and implementation of new collaborative Knowledge Exchange (KE) opportunities for the Inequalities and Sustainable Development in Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Cities research group, under the supervision of Professors Sayantan Ghosal, Michael Osborne, Fabrice Renaud and Alastair Leyland.

Learning City Webinar Series 2020 | UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)

Posted March 20, 2020 - 12:09 by Konstantinos Pa...

A record number of children and youth are not attending school or university because of temporary or indefinite closures mandated by governments in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. Considering the deterioration of the situation, globally, it can be expected that coping with the crisis will increasingly constitute a major challenge for cities, including in education.

Two webinars have been organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning to support members of the GNLC at this difficult time. By participating, cities can share and learn about measures taken at different stages of the emergence of COVID-19. The agenda for the first webinar on Thursday can be found in the attached (English only).

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