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In honor of International Holocaust Day 2021 - Modiin and the FVG Region, Italy

Submitted by Zimra Gold Yanay on January 30, 2021 - 06:26

The city of Modiin Maccabim Reut, Israel, and the FVG Region, Italy, continue to strengthen ties and cooperation between Learning Cities, to create a natural connection for the Younger generation, the generation of the future. In order to enhance a multi-cultural dialogue between Learning Communities, a dialogue establishing a bridge of inclusivity, overcoming cultural differences, and connecting past – present and future, in order to promote humanistic values that we all share, as a Global Learning Society.

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PIMA Bulletin No. 34 - January 2021

Submitted by Chris Duke on January 25, 2021 - 07:36

We begin this ambiguous New Year on an upbeat note: Chris Brooks demurs at the prevailing doom and gloom with which we farewelled 2020, noting causes for collective pride. Yet there is also a blunt closing challenge: in his rural village ‘flat-earthers’ display ‘thoughtless thinking and a failure to identify and examine the facts’. ‘Surely this is a major educational failure. What should we do?’ Brooks asks.

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Invitation to UDN webinar series ‘Urban Innovative Actions, achievements and perspectives’.

Submitted by Roberta Piazza on January 12, 2021 - 09:54

Received recently from UDN, an invitation to their upcoming webinar series:

On behalf of the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission and the Permanent Secretariat of Urban Innovative Actions (UIA), we invite you to join us in the upcoming UDN webinar series ‘Urban Innovative Actions, achievements and perspectives’.

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Towards Citizens Enablement | PASCAL PUMR programme has been refocused, extended and retitled

Submitted by James Powell on December 15, 2020 - 13:48

The powerful and progressive PASCAL PUMR programme has been refocused, extended, and retitled, as Citizens Enablement, following comprehensive discussions with the Leonardo Ambassadors for Corporate Learning; they believe the new title simply portrays the best that the development has to offer society, especially after COVID-19. The essence of the honed approach is still that academics can, and should, enable/empower citizens to achieve their desired aspirations, both by, and for, themselves.

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Notes from the second meeting of the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks “Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures” (RIEF) on 26 Nov 2020

Submitted by Judith James on December 8, 2020 - 02:55

The first presentation was by Palmira Jucevicienne and Robertus Jucevicienne and focused on the highly successful rejuvenation of the Old Town part of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was pointed out that a Learning City does not function for itself, it is established for problem-solving and the biggest problem at the present time is that of sustainable development.

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Invitation from PIMA Member: Call for Papers for the International Forum of Teaching and Studies (IFOTS)

Submitted by Gabriele Strohschen on December 4, 2020 - 01:45

I have been one of the journal’s editors since its inception in 2004. I am proud to be affiliated with American Scholars Press, founded by a former doctoral student of mine. IFOTS has a 16-history of publishing established authors in education as much as welcoming newcomers to our profession; we strive to provide a forum for those who teach and those who learn!

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PIMA Bulletin No. 33 - November 2020

Submitted by Chris Duke on November 30, 2020 - 12:05

The expression used by the Queen of Britain of the death year of the 'people's princess' in the nineties well applies as 2020 departs. That was a one-family crisis; this is a people's crisis world-wide. It is the first truly global pandemic for a century, following World War One. Governance seems close to collapse: globally in the UN system; and in weak, near-failing nation-states or under harsh authoritarianism.

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News from the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

Submitted by Josef Konvitz on November 25, 2020 - 00:50

The OECD staff devoted to regional, urban and local development present a series of papers and indexes concerning local financing, SMEs, culture, entrepreneurship and regional development, classic PASCAL themes. Proves to show what teamwork can achieve using electronic communications only.

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Opportunity at Glasgow: Lecturer in Community Development - Job Ref: 045467

Submitted by Margery McMahon on November 21, 2020 - 08:04

The University of Glasgow has advertised the following position, and we hope that it may be of interest to many within your networks. The post in the field of community development coheres closely with a number of foci of CR&DALL and invites applications from any part of the world:

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Professor Jim Gallacher

Submitted by Mike Osborne on November 10, 2020 - 09:59

On Saturday 31 October a great Scotsman died. Professor Jim Gallacher, for some four decades, was a driving force in the widening of access to higher education in Scotland, and in fostering the development of research in lifelong learning. He was a close personal friend and colleague of mine for over 30 years, and it is with great sadness that I write this account of his work.

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