We are pleased to report that on August 24, longstanding PASCAL Associate Henrik Zipzane was elected President of the Association of European Open Air Museums (AEOM). The AEOM is related as an independent section of ICOM and associated member in Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO).
Please see below for an exciting opportunity to share your work on learning cities/ learning societies. This is a call for papers from the editorial team at AEQ.
A recently published report, Lifelong learning in transformation: Promising practices in Southeast Asia, featured below, sheds light on promising lifelong learning practices in 11 countries in the region. The report comprises three main sections: a reflection on lifelong learning in international and national documents, a collection of good practice drawn from the countries’ national reports, and a set of common recommendations across these countries. It is hoped that these recommendations followed by guiding questions will stimulate policy dialogue in the region.
The 15th PASCAL Conference, to be held in Korea on 30 August - 1 September 2018 has an updated title and sub-themes. The venue is the city of Suwon, part of metropolitan Seoul, Korea. The co-organiser is the GyeonggiDo Provincial Institute of Lifelong Learning (GILL). The main theme of this first East Asia PASCAL Conference is "Learning Cities, Learning Societies: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice to Meet Local and Global Challenges”.
The new PASCAL Faiths and Learning Cities Network had its first Skype meeting with delegates from the USA, UK and Israel. The main purpose is to bring together interested scholars and practitioners in this areato share ideas and experiences about how the network should proceed.
Here is the latest Newsletter of the Centre and its Pure Land Learning College Association Inc.: http://interfaith-harmony.org/september-2017/. Foremost among coming activities are the 14 October Women's Forum 2017 and the National Interfaith Conference of 16-17 November 2017.
Facultad de Filología, Edificio de Humanidades de la UNED
Paseo Senda del Rey, 7
Madrid
Spain
The World Committee for Lifelong Learning (CMA) in collaboration with The National Distance Education University (UNED) presents the 5th WORLD FORUM - "Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development: An Integrated Approach" in Madrid, 27-29 September 2017.
Lead and manage the operations and finances of the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy & Learning Cities & Neighbourhoods, a new major four-year Global Challenges Research Fund investment.
The Science of Learning Research Centre is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the International Science of Learning Conference – Research to Reality in Brisbane, Australia, from the 18th to the 20 September, including a 2-day research conference on the Science of Learning and a 1-day public forum on Wednesday 20 September.