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We are delighted to report that The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen our friend and colleague professor Jari Stenvall, who is a professor of administrative science at Tampere University and a PASCAL Associate, as the Professor of the Year 2022. The nomination was announced at the Union’s Communicatio Academica event on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in Turku. The award amount of the Professor of the Year is €20,000. 

The City of Canning, Perth Western Australia is seeking Expressions of Interest from researchers, local governments and government agencies, individuals, groups, social enterprises and businesses who are applying creative, innovative and courageous responses to the policy and practical challenges of our time, and looking for incredible ways to inspire our broader community to collaborate closely on co-creating shared solutions to sustainability issues.

As 2021 comes to a close, I wish to thank all of you for the interest you have shown and the actions you have taken to promote lifelong learning. I would also like to thank the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s global partners for their productive alliances over the past 12 months. Together, we have found strong solutions to reinforcing the provision of lifelong learning opportunities for all, despite the challenging environment of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

My book, The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education is now published by Springer. It is open source and can be downloaded, and a copy is featured below and attached.