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ALCN Ripples September Newsletter

Submitted by Leone Wheeler on October 4, 2021 - 13:29

In this issue of Ripples we pay tribute to Dr. Ken Thompson, Chair of the Hume Global Learning Community, friend and Executive member of ALCN. We also report on the results of the recent Wyndham Learning Festival and entrepreneurial learning in the City of Hume.

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Learning for a better future

Submitted by Peter Kearns on September 28, 2021 - 22:49

The role of learning cities in meeting today’s challenges for a better future has been a dominant theme in PASCAL work on learning throughout the period 2017 to 2021. This theme has been given urgency and direction by developments during this period, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while demographic change with ageing populations, the growing impact of the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, and the pace of change, in their cumulative impact have brought this sense of a time of disruption and turbulence with the world out of control.

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PIMA Bulletin No. 38 (Sept 2021)

Submitted by Shirley Walters on September 27, 2021 - 10:40

This issue of the Bulletin is unusually long and diverse. Readers are reminded that it is an open access publication. Anyone is welcome to share it, in full or a particular article or passage, acknowledging the original PIMA source.

How will we remember 2021? The year of COVID-19 (variant Delta) and what it meant to oneself, one’s family, community, life, work, even country?. Maybe if we are in educational settings - school, community centre, or higher education institution (HEI) - for its transformative effect on teaching methods, market appeal, loss of income and insecurity of employment?

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Sherwan Ameen, PASCAL Learning Cities Networks Contributor imprisoned without trial in Iraq

Submitted by Mike Osborne on September 21, 2021 - 06:29

Sherwan's predicament is part of what has been described by Amnesty International as human rights abuse in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. According to investigations by Amnesty International, ‘In mid-August 2020, widespread protests erupted in the KR-I, mainly in Sulaimaniyah, Duhok and Erbil, demanding an end to corruption, better public services, and the payment of overdue salaries of government employees'.

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Online Learning Programmes on Responsible and Sustainable Innovation

Submitted by Karsten Krueger on September 20, 2021 - 05:56

The University Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona/ Spain) (together with the Tampere University (Finland), Kozminsiki University (Varsovia/ Polonia), Notus (Barcelona/ Spain) and INGOs (Varsovia/ Polonia), have developed an open access learning programme on responsible and sustainable Innovation within an EC Erasmus+ project.

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Promotion of membership of Asia-Pacific Learning Cities (APLC) alliance

Submitted by Sung Lee on September 14, 2021 - 10:03

I am delighted to announce the creation of the Asia-Pacific Learning Cities Alliance (APLC) in co-operation with the Korea Association of Lifelong Learning Cities to revitalize lifelong learning in cities in Asia. The Alliance will hold its inaugural meeting on September 30, 2021, both online and offline.

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PASCAL Perspectives on Ageing Well - Peter Kearns

Submitted by Peter Kearns on September 8, 2021 - 12:11

Good active ageing has been a core theme in PASCAL work on lifelong learning over the last three years. During this time PASCAL work has included the following:

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International Literacy Day 2021

Submitted by David Atchoarena on September 8, 2021 - 12:04

On International Literacy Day 2021, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning calls on the international community to increase funding and political will in order to ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults achieve literacy and numeracy, as enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals.

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You are invited to 'The German Elections 2021: Paint it Black, Green Day or Red Triumph?' - 14 September 2021, 12.30pm

Submitted by Matthew Coote on September 6, 2021 - 10:00
Sep 14 2021 12:30
Sep 14 2021 14:00
Australia/Melbourne
*** ONLINE WEBINAR ***
124 La Trobe Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia  Australia

Our colleagues at the European Union Centre of Excellence at RMIT University and the European Studies Association Australia and New Zealand (ESAANZ) invite you to this presentation and discussion on the upcoming German federal election.

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UIL publishes ‘Snapshots of learning cities’ responses to COVID-19’

Submitted by Christina Drews on August 24, 2021 - 10:54

UIL is happy to inform PASCAL subscribers about its Snapshots publication concerning learning cities.

‘Snapshots of Learning Cities’ Responses to COVID-19’ is a collection of case studies that emerged from a 2020 webinar series. Featuring thirteen case studies across five themes, the publication delves into the process of establishing new initiatives when faced with a sudden crisis.

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