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Josef Konvitz, Chair of PASCAL International Observatory, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network

Submitted by Josef Konvitz on March 9, 2021 - 14:48

Josef Konvitz, Chair of PASCAL International Observatory, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. During the next four years, he will be responsible for several cities and a national network in the programme.

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Meeting Notes | Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Submitted by Leone Wheeler on March 4, 2021 - 15:48

This was the inaugural meeting of the network. The first matter discussed was the aim of the network and suggested topics (see http://lcn.pascalobservatory.org/networks/urban-rural).

There was a general discussion about the suggested topics. The two topics that were of most interest to follow up on were:

  1. Regional Economic Development: Strategies that focus on promoting employment, entrepreneurship, and small business start-ups and development, and
  2. Measures to combat changing demographics due to COVID-19 migration.
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Workshop report | The Social Platform for Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment (SoPHIA)

Submitted by Henrik Zipsane on March 4, 2021 - 15:24

The European Museums Academy met with the 'Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education Network' of PASCAL on the 3rd March 2021  to discuss the organisation of a joint webinar with the  SoPHIA- Social Platform for Holistic Impact Assessment.

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EcCoWell 3 as Follow up on the 2020 EcCoWell Community Recovery Program

Submitted by Peter Kearns on March 2, 2021 - 14:32

The attached paper develops the concept of EcCowell 3 as an innovative learning ecosystem directed at traditional objectives of learning cities. This is a follow-up on the 2020 EcCoWell Community Recovery Program which included a number of innovations for learning cities.

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Notes from the fourth meeting of the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks “Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures” (RIEF) on 6 Jan 2021

Submitted by Judith James on March 2, 2021 - 13:36

Attendees: Judith James and Chris Shepherd, co-leads for network; Mike Osborne, Director of Pascal; Rob Mark Networks Coordinator, PASCAL;  Palmira Jucevicienne and Robertus Jucevicienne, Kaunas, Lithuania; Jean Preece and Annie Tubadji, Swansea, Wales UK; Diane Tabbagh, Wyndham, Australia; Leone Wheeler, Australian Learning Communities Network; Kristiina Erkkilä, Espoo, Finland; Bill Esmond, Derby University; Michelle Murphy, Derry and Strabane Learning City; Shilpi Roy and Nishat Tasnim Maria, SHLC, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

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Embracing a culture of lifelong learning: A personal perspective by Peter Kearns

Submitted by Peter Kearns on February 23, 2021 - 10:03

The excellent paper by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Embracing a culture of lifelong learning (featured below and attached}, written as a contribution to the UNESCO Futures of Education initiative, merits widespread discussion. The paper combines vision and practical suggestions required in “reimagining knowledge, education, and learning in a world of increasing complexity, uncertainty, and depravity”.

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Call for contributions | Special Issue of International Journal of Training and Development: “The impact of skills and training on local development”, guest editor Martina Fuchs

Submitted by Chris Duke on February 23, 2021 - 09:48

Skills and training are key issues to improve local development, in the academic debate as well as in policy practice. This Special Issue focusses on vocational and professional education and training. These are activities relevant for business. They comprise technical and organisational skills and routines, social and self-competencies relevant to accomplish daily work tasks, and professional attitudes relevant for companies. Universities as sites of professional education play a role, as well as vocational schools and further public and private bodies.

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Link to PIMA Webinar on Climate Change, resource extraction and ALE – what are the links?

Submitted by Chris Duke on February 21, 2021 - 11:42

This was the third in PIMA’s Climate Justice and ALE webinar series and was co-hosted by PIMA, CASAE, and SCUTREA. The webinar was recorded and the link is available https://www.casae-aceea.ca/webinars/.

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Remembering Professor Angus Hawkins

Submitted by Verity Hilton on February 19, 2021 - 10:43

It is with deep regret that UALL announces the death of our former colleague, friend, and Executive Committee member, Professor Angus Hawkins of Oxford University.  Angus died suddenly of a heart attack over Christmas and colleagues and friends are devastated. He was only 67 and had recently returned from a sabbatical. The last time we saw Angus was online at the Association’s AGM in early December. 

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Notes from the third meeting of the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks “Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures” (RIEF) on 6 Jan 2021

Submitted by Judith James on February 1, 2021 - 08:04

Judith James introduced the meeting and explained that Michelle Murphy has been in touch to explain that a funding bid had not been successful, so Derry and Strabane Learning City were urgently seeking funding in order to continue. As a result she would be unable to present slides today.

The first presentation was by Nishat Tasnim Maria, and was a combined presentation about two major cities in Bangladesh- Dhaka (the capital) and Khulna [presentation appears below].

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