Please find featured below and attached a very interesting Synthesis Report on the State of Community Learning Centres in Six Asian Countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Some recent documentaries/investigative interviews on Australian television have particular relevance to the topics of interest to followers of the PASCAL LCN "Meeting Today's Challenges for a Better Future" network.
The biennial World Cities Summit is an exclusive platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new partnerships. Jointly organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities and Urban Redevelopment Authority, key highlights of the Summit include the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, and the annual World Cities Summit Mayors Forum.
Please find featured below and attached the brochure for the Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards (SCAHSA) which is a worldwide prize to recognize excellent examples and practices on sustainable urban development (apologies for cross-posting). We believe some PASCAL members might have practices that are competitive for this prize.
When Josef Konvitz heard about the initiatives in Modi’in at the June 2016 Glasgow Conference, he wanted to see how the Israeli network of learning cities could be developed further, and inspire others.
From the Millennium (2000-2015) to the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030): nine syllables in three. SDG is easy to say and remember; one more ingredient in today’s alphabet soup of words and acronyms manufactured daily and soon abandoned? Will these aspirational goals for humankind and our shared eco-environment for these next 15 years lead from resolutions to successful action?
Our networks of higher education institutions and civil society organisations have been shocked by recent tendencies towards xenophobia and even racism; and especially by the recent US government decision to prevent individuals from seven predominantly Muslim countries entering that country for 90 days. This action affects community members, workers, students, faculty and staff all over the world.
Please find featured below and attached the job advert and details for a new Senior Administrative Officer at the Department for Lifelong Learning, University of Sheffield.
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