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DVVI Conference in Minsk with presentations by Heribert Hinzen, Mike Osborne and Sung Lee

Posted December 10, 2019 - 13:31 by Susan White

PASCAL Director, Professor Michael Osborne was one of the keynote speakers at a conference hosted by Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V International (DVVI) Belarus in Minsk on 5/6 December 2019. The event celebrated the 10th anniversary of DVV in Belarus, and also coincided with the 50th anniversary of DVVI itself and the 100th anniversary of Volkshochschulen in Germany as was recounted by another keynote speaker, Heribert Hinzen, formerly Director of DVVI, and also a PASCAL Associate.

Call for Journal Papers for Special Issue of Australia and New Zealand Journal of European Studies (ANZJES)

Posted December 8, 2019 - 13:16 by Gosia Klatt

This call for journal papers is for a Special Issue of the Australia and New Zealand Journal of European Studies (ANZJES) - “Critical Reflections on European Education” - Submission deadline: 28 February 2020.

Report of PIMA Webinar “Navigating climate crises: Deepening the conversation about contributions of adult educators”, 23 October, 2019

Posted December 6, 2019 - 14:33 by Shirley Reushle

A Thought piece by Shirley Walters was the reference text for PIMA’s first webinar held on 23 October 2019, including a response by Han Soonghee and an article by Jim Falk which both appeared in PIMA Bulletin 26. Shirley gave a brief introduction to the text, then two invited respondents, Sandy Morrison from Aotearoa/New Zealand and Jim Falk from Australia, deepened the conversation before it was opened up to other participants. 

PIMA Bulletin No. 27 - November 2019

Posted December 3, 2019 - 10:19 by Dorothy Lucardie

This Issue of the PIMA Bulletin, Number 27, carries forward themes started in recent issues: the Climate Crisis and the recent PIMA Webinar; our special interest group topics of Later Life Learning, and Sustainable Development, also a 2019 strand on ALE anniversaries, ‘looking back to go forward better’; an anthology of other News and Views from members, and a welcome to the latest new members from three continents in our steady inward flow. Note in particular the PIMA ‘hot centre’ at venerable Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. Can we see our way to nurturing other such sites elsewhere which purposefully share information and support tomorrow’s leadership?

UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter: November 2019

Posted November 30, 2019 - 10:37 by Pooja Pandey

Here is the latest UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter.

Cultivating Age-Friendly Institutions for Older Adults: Insights from Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Network in the United States

Posted November 26, 2019 - 10:43 by Peter Kearns

This paper was prepared for PASCAL Special Interest Group 3 (SIG3) by colleagues at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Arizona State University and the National Resource Centre for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, Northwestern University Chicago to whom we offer our thanks.

HER 2020 | Sustainable Development Goals: Their potential and relevance for higher education policy and reform, 31 Aug - 2 Sept, 2020

Posted November 22, 2019 - 09:26 by Hans Schuetze
Aug 31 2020
Sep 2 2020
Europe/London
University of Glasgow School of Education
St Andrews Building, 11 Eldon St
Glasgow G3 6NH
Scotland  Scotland

Higher education confronts a curious paradox. One of its traditional core missions is innately conservative: to conserve and transmit knowledge and culture for and to future generations. This tends also to be conservative in the related sense of reproducing the cultures – the modes, values and mores – of the different societies which it inhabits and which sustain it.

Philippine Normal University Conducts 4th Youth Camp

Posted November 20, 2019 - 10:15 by Zenaida Reyes

The Community Partnership and Extension Office (CPEO) of the Philippine Normal University (PNU) alongside the Extension and Community Educators and Leaders (ExCEL) Society conducted its fourth Youth Camp last October 29 to 31, 2019 at Nasugbu, Batangas with the theme GEN IV: Inspired Vanguards, Intelligent Viewers, Innovative Volunteers.

Time to ponder on what the European Union and European Parliament means for its citizens: a personal reflection from an Irish and British Citizen

Posted November 4, 2019 - 19:20 by Rob Mark

Strasbourg is often said to be at the heart of Europe. Torn between France and Germany for decades it was perhaps an obvious choice for the construction of the Palais de l’Europe and the European Parliament. Recently I had occasion to visit the Parliament building and to listen to an interchange between young adults from all over Europe and the Vice-President of the Parliament.

Smart City Expo World Congress, 19-21 Nov 2019, Barcelona

Posted November 1, 2019 - 21:34 by Mike Osborne
Nov 19 2019
Nov 21 2019
Europe/Madrid
Fira Barcelona Gran Via Barcelona
Av. Joan Carles I, 64, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
08908 Barcelona
Spain  Spain

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) is the leading international event for the smart city sector, a key meeting point for experts and leaders of the world’s most innovative cities, companies, research centers, and international organizations. Over 25,000 professional visitors are expected, with over 1,000 exhibitors, along with high-level representatives from more than 700 cities and over 400 international speakers that will share their vision on how to build a more sustainable and livable urban future.

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