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New GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (CSHLC) at the University of Glasgow

Posted July 21, 2017 - 14:22 by Frances Gaughan

The University of Glasgow has been awarded a grant worth £7.1 million to set up a GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (CSHLC). The award is part of a £225m international research funding announcement made today by Higher Education Minister Jo Johnson.

PIMA Newsletter No 12, June 2017

Posted July 17, 2017 - 11:58 by Chris Duke

Please find featured below and attached the PIMA Newsletter No 12, for June 2017.

Global Engagement Meetings (GEMs) application form now live

Posted July 14, 2017 - 11:56 by Ya Ping Wang

Colleagues with the PASCAL network may be interested in this opportunity to be briefing on the Global Challenges Research Fund in Bogota, Dehli and Pretoria, which are occuring in the Autumn.

A series of reports from the Strengthening the Regional Engagement Role of Universities in Africa and Asia (SRERUAA) project in Cape Town

Posted July 11, 2017 - 13:36 by Katarzyna Borkowska

We are pleased to present a series of summary reports from the Strengthening the Regional Engagement Role of Universities in Africa and Asia (SRERUAA) project in Cape Town.

Café Society

Posted July 3, 2017 - 09:51 by Denise Reghenza...

Recently in Zadar, Croatia, I was given a marvellous booklet on the renovation and tourist "valorization" of the cultural and historical complex: The Rector's Palace.  On its solid foundation, for centuries it has been the site of culture, prestige and power. 

East Asia: Some Background Influences

Posted June 27, 2017 - 09:43 by Peter Kearns

This paper draws on several East Asian papers, including several comparative papers, to give background on some of the influences that bear on learning in older life in these countries. In particular, several of the papers comment on the importance of traditional philosophies, such as Confucianism, that influence learning by seniors and the position of seniors in these societies. In addition I have attached a list of number of comparative studies, mostly involving East Asian countries, that are held in the Library of the Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg. Some UIL papers can be accessed online.

Refugee Week, disengaged young learners, mental health and more - ACE News, 26 June 2017

Posted June 26, 2017 - 09:20 by Gina Perry

Refugee Week focussed attention on the issues people who have been forced to leave their homes face in a new country, new research identified the economic and social consequences of dropping out of school and rural mental health initiatives incorporating community education were all in the news this week.

Strengthening the Regional Engagement Role of Universities in Africa and Asia

Posted June 21, 2017 - 19:28 by Mike Osborne

The PASCAL Centre in Africa recently hosted a meeting of the Supporting Urban Engagement of
Universities in Africa and Asia (SUEUAA) project in Cape Town.

The Israeli Parliament Education Committee: Government must devise a national plan to promote "Learning Cities"

Posted June 20, 2017 - 16:49 by Orna Mager

We are pleased to inform you that this week the Education Committee of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, approved the model of the "Learning Cities" as a national program. The committee hosted the Chairman of the Union of Local Authorities, members of the Knesset, government ministries, organizations, students and youth representatives.

The Getting of Wisdom

Posted June 20, 2017 - 15:40 by Denise Reghenza...

Recently, an international collaborative exchange "The Getting of Wisdom" was organised by the peak adult and community education bodies of Australia (Adult Learning Australia) and New Zealand (ACE Aotearoa), in partnership with ELOA (Education and Learning by Older Adults) - a research network of ESREA (European Society for Research into the Education of Adults).  The gathering focussed on diverse contexts, social inequalities and empowerment/identity in later life.

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