"BE A LEARNING CITIZEN" UNESCO Science Camp Budapest 29 November- 03 December 2021

The "V. Science Camp Budapest 2021" was held from 29 Nov- 03. Dec. 2021 with a focus on sustainability, learning communities and social innovation. The event was hosted by the prestigious adult education institute Kossuth Klub, in strategic partnership with PASCAL under the patronage of the Hungarian National Commission of UNESCO. Young innovators were challenged to create the pilot project: BE A LEARNING CITIZEN!

International working groups focused upon and explored different aspects of learning cities throughout a week of exchange with experts in a dialogical approach. In this endeavour the camp sought to move from global vision to local actions. The Scientific director of the event Dr. Balázs Németh (University of Pécs, president of EUCEN, vice- director for PASCAL in Central and Eastern Europe PASCAL) and Ms Carmel Berendi, researcher, coordinator of the event (Doctoral School of Education Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest) together with committed young innovators facilitated the groups. “The Kossuth Klub welcomed talented students to the program from Hungary, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia. We are thrilled to learn their vision and innovation on a learning city." said Mr. Adam Gyenes, president, Kossuth Klub Association.

In particular on 29th November,  representatives from UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities and from PASCAL’s Learning City Netowork around the globe enriched the science camp with their valuable knowlegde and expertise, engaging in a learning exchange with participants (in a hybrid mode) 

Program:

BE A LEARNING CITIZEN! SCIENCE CAMP BUDAPEST, 29. NOV- 03. DEC 2021

ONLINE International Day of the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) 

November 29. 2021. 9:00- 17:00 h CET

Hybrid mode international day with guest speakers from Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) online, student participants, moderators and organisers in the conference venue.

 9:00 - 9:30: Opening:

• Ms Zsófia Rácz, under-secretary of state, Ministry of Human Resources
• Dr. Gábor Soós secretary, Hungarian National Commission of UNESCO
• Dr. Balázs Németh University of Pécs, president of EUCEN, vice- director of Central and Eastern Europe PASCAL, . 

 9:30 - 12:30: Presentations: Learning cities around the world celebrating learning. UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities representatives and researchers share about Theory and praxis, research and developments, choices and limitations of GNLC learning cities. Chair: Dr. Balázs Németh, Scientific Director of the V. Budapest Science Camp 2021

Speakers: 

09:30: Learning City of Cork, Ireland - Mr Dennis Barrett, Cork Learning City Coordinator, Cork City Council 

10:00: Between Global and Local: Developments of Pécs Learning City,   

            Dr. Balázs Németh, University of Pécs, Hungary

10:30:  Wolverhampton City Learning Region – rationale, model and priorities -   

             Dr. Mary Mahoney, Director of Access and Lifelong Learning, University of      

             Wolverhampton, UK

11:00: UNESCO Learning City Sonderborg - Mr. Carsten Lund, Deputy City      

            Manager Sonderborg, Denmark 

11:30: Espoo as a Learning City. Role and activities of youth  - Ms Paula    

            Vihiniemi, Senior Planning Officer, International Affairs, Espoo, Finland:   

12:00: Lucca Learning city. The strategic alliance for Lifelong Learning - Dr. Roberta PIazza, University of Catania,

            Member of the Scientific Committee of Lucca Learning City and PASCAL Associate Director for the Meditteranean

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 14:50: Workshops with Q & A sessions. Learning city best practices

Presentations (20 - 25 min) followed by Q & A session: participants’ exchange in facilitated dialogue on topics connected to learning cities and regions (access, participation, role of LLL and sustainability). Chair: Ms Carmel Berendi, andragogue, researcher, Doctoral School of Education, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest

Workshops conducted in parallel sessions: 

• How Festivals and Celebration Can Create a Culture of Learning - Ms Siubhan Mc Carthy, Coordinator Cork Lifelong Learning Festival
• Researching With not On: Novel data and methods to explore Learning Cities'  - Dr. Catherine Lido, Associate Director of Urban Big Data Centre/ Deputy-director of PASCAL Europe, University of Glasgow
• A learning city versus an embedded culture of lifelong learning in a city – exploring the challenges of Wolverhapton - Dr. Mary Mahoney, Director of Access and Lifelong Learning, University of Wolverhampton
• Together we can make it! Higher Education Institutions to Foster Stakeholder Participation - Ms Carmel Berendi, andragogue, researcher, Doctoral School of Education, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest

15:00- 16:30 Intensive workshops (conducted by moderators with participation of students. Introducing the pilot project: BE A LEARNING CITIZEN!

16:30- 17:00 Closing plenary:  Summary of the presentations and the workshop sessions, closing remarks.

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