Learning Cities 2030

An introduction to, and an invitation from, the SoPHIA project

Posted March 21, 2021 - 14:09 by Henrik Zipsane

SoPHIA – Social Platform for Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment – is a project funded under the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation scheme, led by Roma Tre University in collaboration with other six organizations in Europe.

PIMA Invitation to Webinar in Climate Justice and ALE series on 30 March 2021

Posted March 15, 2021 - 14:52 by Shirley Walters
Mar 30 2021 16:00
Canada/Pacific
*** PIMA WEBINAR ***
University of Victoria
Victoria
Canada  Canada

Climate justice and related struggles: aesthetic, creative and disruptive strategies.

Free Online Event | Smart and Sustainable Specialisation Strategies for Regional Development - 18 March 5.30pm

Posted March 15, 2021 - 14:32 by Matthew Coote
Mar 18 2021 17:30
Australia/Melbourne
*** ONLINE EVENT ***
Melbourne
Australia  Australia

This event examines the potential of linking economic and socio-ecological innovation policy, and its implications for place-based innovation systems that enhance sustainability.

 

ALCN Ripples Newsletter - March 2021 Newsletter of the Australian Learning Community Network (ALCN)

Posted March 12, 2021 - 10:14 by Jac Torres Gomez

The Australian Learning Community Network is pleased to provide the latest news from around the network.

Josef Konvitz, Chair of PASCAL International Observatory, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network

Posted March 9, 2021 - 15:48 by Josef Konvitz

Josef Konvitz, Chair of PASCAL International Observatory, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. During the next four years, he will be responsible for several cities and a national network in the programme.

Meeting Notes | Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Posted March 4, 2021 - 16:48 by Leone Wheeler

This was the inaugural meeting of the network. The first matter discussed was the aim of the network and suggested topics (see http://lcn.pascalobservatory.org/networks/urban-rural).

There was a general discussion about the suggested topics. The two topics that were of most interest to follow up on were:

  1. Regional Economic Development: Strategies that focus on promoting employment, entrepreneurship, and small business start-ups and development, and
  2. Measures to combat changing demographics due to COVID-19 migration.

Workshop report | The Social Platform for Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment (SoPHIA)

Posted March 4, 2021 - 16:24 by Henrik Zipsane

The European Museums Academy met with the 'Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education Network' of PASCAL on the 3rd March 2021  to discuss the organisation of a joint webinar with the  SoPHIA- Social Platform for Holistic Impact Assessment.

EcCoWell 3 as Follow up on the 2020 EcCoWell Community Recovery Program

Posted March 2, 2021 - 15:32 by Peter Kearns

The attached paper develops the concept of EcCowell 3 as an innovative learning ecosystem directed at traditional objectives of learning cities. This is a follow-up on the 2020 EcCoWell Community Recovery Program which included a number of innovations for learning cities.

Notes from the fourth meeting of the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks “Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures” (RIEF) on 6 Jan 2021

Posted March 2, 2021 - 14:36 by Judith James

Attendees: Judith James and Chris Shepherd, co-leads for network; Mike Osborne, Director of Pascal; Rob Mark Networks Coordinator, PASCAL;  Palmira Jucevicienne and Robertus Jucevicienne, Kaunas, Lithuania; Jean Preece and Annie Tubadji, Swansea, Wales UK; Diane Tabbagh, Wyndham, Australia; Leone Wheeler, Australian Learning Communities Network; Kristiina Erkkilä, Espoo, Finland; Bill Esmond, Derby University; Michelle Murphy, Derry and Strabane Learning City; Shilpi Roy and Nishat Tasnim Maria, SHLC, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

Embracing a culture of lifelong learning: A personal perspective by Peter Kearns

Posted February 23, 2021 - 11:03 by Peter Kearns

The excellent paper by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Embracing a culture of lifelong learning (featured below and attached}, written as a contribution to the UNESCO Futures of Education initiative, merits widespread discussion. The paper combines vision and practical suggestions required in “reimagining knowledge, education, and learning in a world of increasing complexity, uncertainty, and depravity”.

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