Learning Regions

Bandar Khamir, Learning City, International Day of Education 2022

We are very pleased to be able to report to PASCAL subscribers the activities of the learning city of Bandar Khamir in the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of the International Day of Education 2022. A range of the activities that we promoted in the field of cultural and environmental education are featured in the attached documentation.

PASCAL Conference 2022 - Tampere - 20-22 June - Registration and Programme

We are pleased to announce that the full programme and registration for the 16th PASCAL International Conference - Learning and Crises: Future-proofing City Responses, hosted by Tampere University is now available on the Conference website.

We are delighted to welcome the city of Thrissur, Kerala, India to PASCAL's Learning Cities Networks (LCN)

Thrissur is called the ‘Cultural Capital of Kerala’. Thrissur city hosts a large number of academic, research, training institutions supporting the learning needs of a wide range of people. Thrissur is a city that celebrates diverse skills and cultural activities. One of the leading businesses in the city is jewellery. Estimates suggest that the city produces 30 percent of India’s gold jewellery. This has earned the city the unofficial title of ‘Gold Capital of India’.

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Bulletin, January/February 2022

To kick off the new year, we would like to underscore the value of lifelong learning as expressed by members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities on the occasion of the UN International Day of Education and through the great strides being made by prison libraries in Latin American countries.

16th PASCAL International Observatory Conference Learning and crises: Future-proofing city responses 24-26 October 2022, Tampere University

Oct 24 2022
Oct 26 2022
Europe/Helsinki
*** FACE-TO-FACE and VIRTUAL EVENT ***
Tampere University
Tampere
Finland  Finland

The PASCAL Observatory is delighted to announce its plans for the 16th PASCAL International Conference to be co-organised and hosted by Tampere University, Finland from 24-26 October 2022, and offer in both face-to-face and virtual mode.

The main theme of the conference is the responses made by cities and regions, and their citizens, in their path to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Socio-spatial inequality and local educational action in the construction of caring cities

I am pleased to make available a new publication commissioned by the International Association of Educating Cities,entitled Socio-spatial inequality and local educational action in the construction of caring cities, for the upcoming United Cities and Local Governments' and KNOW programme's GOLD VI report.

ASEFSU23: Awards Ceremony

On 15 November we proudly announced three ASEF Summer University 23 Hackathon winners for the country categories Bangladesh, India and Pakistan as well as the Audience Award. Over 500 people joined our online voting.

ASEFSU23 Background Papers are out!

The ASEFSU23 consisted of 3 main programme elements. In the pre-hack Phase (11-29 October 2021): "Ideation, including Challenge definition, knowledge building & stakeholder engagement", all participants undertook training and attended workshops to deepen their understanding of the theme of Sustainable Cities and Urbanisation, as well as provide them with an outlook on Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Research on cities and Education 2030 goes global | November 2021

The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)-UNESCO first explored how cities are becoming crucial stakeholders in pursuit of the sustainable development goal for equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all (SDG 4) in four French cities and has since put together recommendations on how to improve the role of cities in educational planning and management.

Good News. Keynotes Announced and Deadline Extended for Abstracts for 2021 ANZRSAI Conference

Dec 6 2021
Dec 7 2021
Australia/Melbourne
*** HYBRID EVENT ***
124 La Trobe Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia  Australia

Thank you to all those that have already submitted an abstract or panel proposal for this conference. The deadline to submit an abstract or panel proposal has been extended to 31 October 2021 so there's still time if you want to present your research at this conference.

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