Learning Regions

Introducing the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) in Nigeria

Posted March 9, 2015 - 09:15 by Chester Shaba

Dr Chester Shaba, is an Education Specialist and Programme Manager for UNICEF’s Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) in Nigeria. Dr Shaba is leading a team of specialists to develop a strategy to ensure the widening access to education for all internally displaced out-of-school children (OOSCs) living in host communities.

LCN spin off links students from Glasgow and Cork - University of Glasgow BA Community Development team welcomes University of Cork

Posted January 14, 2015 - 08:30 by Helen Martin

The BA Community Development team at Glasgow University welcomed in the second week of January 2015, for the 2nd year running, students and staff from the University of Cork, who were on a week-long study visit  to Glasgow.

Three items from Atlantic Arc Cities

Posted January 1, 2015 - 11:40 by Mike Osborne

To start off your New Year with a bang rather than a whimper here are three items of interest sent to us recently from our colleagues at the Atlantic Arc Cities.

Book Launch Invitation: The SAGE Handbook of Globalization - 6 August, 2014

Posted July 28, 2014 - 10:05 by Franny Martens
Aug 6 2014 16:30
Australia/Melbourne
RMIT Storey Hall Level 7, Conference Rooms 1 and 2
342 Swanston Street
Melbourne

Rarely does a day pass without some reminder that we inhabit a rapidly globalizing world. The two-volume SAGE Handbook of Globalization exemplifies the dynamism of RMIT’s Global Studies discipline and Globalism Research Centre in a bold new field of teaching and research.

ASEM Think Tanks' Dialogue Report

Posted July 10, 2014 - 09:46 by Bruce Wilson

In November 2013, PASCAL came together in Hong Kong with a range of partners from Asia and Europe to conduct its 11th conference on the topic of Cities Learning Together: Local Communities in the Sustainable and Healthy Learning City.

People Centered Smart Territories: Design, Learning & Analytics

Posted July 6, 2014 - 07:35 by Peter Kearns

IxD&A (Interaction Design and Architecture (s)) Journal has produced a special issue on "People Centered Smart Territories: Design, Learning & Analytics" (No 20, Spring 2014) This issue provides a useful reminder that we need to move beyond technology in considering the Smart City approach.

PASCAL publishes details of the Learning Cities 2020 programme

Posted September 30, 2013 - 09:51 by John Tibbitt

PASCAL International Observatory is pleased to announce the publication of the first details of the forthcoming Learning Cities 2020 Programme.

The Learning Cities 2020 programme consists of a suite of studies to enable cities and regions to maximise their competitive advantage. The brochure featured below and attached introduces the options, ranging from local analysis of the latest data on lifelong learning, skills and economic performance, the benchmarking of current practice, to masterclasses by international experts to help local policy appraisal and development. PASCAL can organise intensive local skills surveys if required. PASCAL will be pleased to tailor a package to meet individual city requirements.

PASCAL 2010 Keynote - Engagement in African Universities - Professor Olusola Oyewole

Posted December 2, 2010 - 12:31 by Mike Osborne

The first keynote at the 9th PASCAL International Observatory conference in Gaborone, Botswana was presented by Professor Olusola Oyewole of African Union, Addis Ababa on the topic of Regional Engagement for African Universities: Challenges and Prospects. This presentation complemented a series of excellent welcome sessions from the Mayor of Gaborone City, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana and the Chair of the PASCAL Advisory Board.

The supporting keynote presentation outline appears below:

Some Strategies in Building Learning Communities and Regions

Posted October 17, 2010 - 09:13 by Peter Kearns

Peter Kearns and Denise Reghenzani Kearns have kindly written extensive notes on discussions that they had in Germany, Canada and Hong Kong during the period of June to September.  The discussions were focussed on mainly:

A learning region is...

Posted April 3, 2010 - 08:21 by Steve Rubin


A learning region is not simply about employment-related skills, but also about providing access to and the updating of all kinds of abilities, interests, knowledge and understanding throughout life.

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