We are delighted to welcome the Centre for Neighbourhood Studies (CeNS) in the Philippines to PASCAL’s Learning Cities Networks. Inspired by its ‘mother’ Centre, the GCRF-funded, Centre Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC),

CeNS is an independent non-government, non-profit research and technology organisation that promotes, develops, and enhances research and development, capacity, and partnership-building in environmental and neighbourhood planning and other related fields of endeavour to achieve a smarter and sustainable neighbourhood.

Attendees: Judith James and Chris Shepherd, co-leads for the network; Mike Osborne, Director of Pascal; Rob Mark, Networks Coordinator, Pascal; Jean Preece and Annie Tubadji, Swansea, Wales UK; Kristiina Erkkilä, Espoo, Finland; Michelle Murphy, Derry and Strabane Learning City; Nishat Tasnim Maria, SHLC, Khulna University, Bangladesh; Jac Torres-Gomez, Wyndham, Australia.

The second meeting of the Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives featured a presentation from Mr Max Eastcott from Gwydir Shire; the introduction of the region of Zelva in Belarus and the sharing of ideas and resources.