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Webinar series “Learning Cities’ COVID-19 recovery: from research to practice” - Summary June to December 2020

Submitted by Mike Osborne on June 21, 2022 - 09:03

PASCAL International Observatory, whose European base is at the University of Glasgow, has been engaged in a range of activities around the world. These include a major collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, a successful webinar series, Learning Cities COVID-19 recovery: from research to practice, co-led by PASCAL director, Mike Osborne in 2020, which for the convenience of subscribers we are now re-posting and highlighting as a complete entity here.

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UIL Newsletter: Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII)

Submitted by David Atchoarena on June 14, 2022 - 08:53

From 15 to 17 June 2022, education experts from around the world will come together for the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) in Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco, to formulate and strengthen UNESCO Member States’ commitment to ensuring that all adults can benefit from learning opportunities.

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ALCN Ripples Newsletter - May/June 2022

Submitted by Leone Wheeler on June 7, 2022 - 09:17

The ALCN Ripples Newsletter for May/June 2022 features a welcome to the new members of our Executive Committee and summaries of various activities including our Australian Learning Cities Webinar, Friday Forums and a call out to host  an event for the Global Learning Festival.

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This week: Lifelong Learning for Inclusion and Sustainability Conference 2022

Submitted by Verity Hilton on June 5, 2022 - 09:57

For those of you joining us we look forward to welcoming you to the conference in Glasgow. Full details of the programme and registration information can be found on our website.

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Invitation to UIL Roundtables at the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference

Submitted by David Atchoarena on May 16, 2022 - 11:32

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are essential actors in the promotion of lifelong learning. To explore how HEIs can be transformed into lifelong learning institutions and act as agents for sustainable development, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will host two roundtables at the upcoming UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022), which will take place from 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.

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World Conference on Higher Education, Barcelona, May 14-20, 2022 - New Reports

Submitted by Budd Hall on May 10, 2022 - 09:19
May 14 2022
May 20 2022
Europe/Madrid
UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education
Barcelona
Spain  Spain

The World Conference on Higher Education, Barcelona is expecting 2000 in-person and 5000+ virtual participants for the 2022 event.  The goal of WHEC 2022 is create a new roadmap for higher education facing the 2030 UN SDGs and the Climate Crisis.

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National Lifelong Learning Policies and Learning Cities | CR&DALL Policy Paper

Submitted by Muir Houston on May 2, 2022 - 13:16

Today the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings were announced with the University of Glasgow placed very highly internationally, especially in relation to SDG11 (making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe and sustainable), where it is placed second in the world. It is therefore apposite that we are able to announce the latest CR&DALL policy paper, authored by CR&DALL director, Professor Mike Osborne, and published jointly with the ASEM LLL Hub entitled National Lifelong Learning Policies and Learning Cities, which can be found at this link.

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UNESCO Newsletter - April 2022: Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII)

Submitted by David Atchoarena on April 21, 2022 - 05:35

Preparations for the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII, 15 to 17 June 2022, Marrakech, Morocco) are quickly moving forward. In this special newsletter, we explore the conference’s workshop themes and their organizers as well as some of the events happening alongside CONFINTEA VII, such as the youth, private sector and civil society forums, and much more.

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How To Design Buildings For Social Connectedness ¦ NewCities

Submitted by Steve Rubin on April 21, 2022 - 05:22

This month, we are excited to host an interactive session in partnership with Citi on building accessible and connected mobility systems at CoMotion Miami, continue the discussion on net-zero cities, and talk about how design can increase sociability.

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First Meeting of Learning Cities of Argentina

Submitted by Gabriel Rios on April 19, 2022 - 12:10

Villa Maria hosted the First Meeting of Learning Cities of Argentina on March 10 and 11, 2022. Representatives from Argentinian cities members of the UNESCO GNLC Global Network Learning Cities participated in the meeting.  The cities were Villa María in Córdoba, La Matanza in Buenos Aires, and San Justo in Santa Fe.

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