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Call for Papers Reminder : TRENDS2017 - DEADLINE June 15th, 2017 - "2 Days to Go..."

Submitted by André Snyman on June 13, 2017 - 05:41

Abstracts must be submitted: to [email protected] by June 15th,  2017 and will be peer reviewed. Contributors will be notified regarding acceptance of their papers by July 31st, 2017.

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UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter - May 2017

Submitted by Budd Hall on May 30, 2017 - 21:03

Here is the latest newsletter from the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education:

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Call for Abstracts: “Fulfilling the Vision: European Union Futures” 2017 Joint EU Centres’ Conference 2017

Submitted by Franny Martens on May 25, 2017 - 10:02

Abstracts Due 14 July 2017​

The EU Centre at RMIT University is calling for papers for a J​oint EU Centres’ Conference that will take place at RMIT University in Melbourne on 16-18 October 2017. 

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Call for Papers : PASCAL TRENDS2017 Conference, South Africa

Submitted by André Snyman on May 23, 2017 - 11:54

The PASCAL Centre for Africa, in partnership with CENLED (under the Auspices of The University of Johannesburg) and the BELGIUM CAMPUS iTversity, presents its showcase prestigious flagship conference in Africa that will provide a platform for all our public and private sector participants to rethink and reinvent the way that the international community shapes and forms the field of education, government, job creation, products and services that use new “trends” in the global and local economy, social environment, demographics spheres and the never ending field of new technology.

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PIMA Newsletter No 11, April 2017

Submitted by Chris Duke on May 16, 2017 - 10:10

Please find featured below and attached the PIMA Newsletter No 11, for April 2017.

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France's Political Turbulence

Submitted by Matthew Coote on April 24, 2017 - 21:53
May 4 2017 18:00
Australia/Melbourne
RMIT City Campus, Seminar Rooms 1 & 2 (Storey Hall)
348/336 Swanston Street
Melbourne
Australia  Australia

On Thursday 4 May 2017, the Monash European and EU Centre, RMIT’s EU Centre and Centre for Communications, Politics and Culture are joining force to organise a panel discussion on the future of French politics, the implications for Europe but also the Western world, more broadly.

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The Geography of Populist Discontent - Josef Konvitz interviewed by Richard Florida in The Atlantic | Citylab

Submitted by Josef Konvitz on March 28, 2017 - 06:39

Josef Konvitz, Chair, PASCAL International Observatory was recently interviewed by Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic:

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Reflections on the Seminar on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Lifelong Learning

Submitted by Chris Duke on March 4, 2017 - 08:55

How Does Lifelong Learning promote the 17 SDGs?

From the Millennium (2000-2015) to the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030): nine syllables in three. SDG is easy to say and remember; one more ingredient in today’s alphabet soup of words and acronyms manufactured daily and soon abandoned? Will these aspirational goals for humankind and our shared eco-environment for these next 15 years lead from resolutions to successful action?

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Vacancy: Senior Administrative Officer role - Department for Lifelong Learning, University of Sheffield

Submitted by Lucy Bate on March 2, 2017 - 21:25

Please find featured below and attached the job advert and details for a new Senior Administrative Officer at the Department for Lifelong Learning, University of Sheffield.

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Global crisis engages universities and community partners - Big Tent Consortium issues call to action to partners worldwide

Submitted by Budd Hall on February 7, 2017 - 18:17

The Big Tent Consortium, a global network of universities and their community partners today issued a call to action to its members to oppose the Jan. 27 US travel ban, join with other worldwide protests, and create spaces for dialogue within universities and communities everywhere. The call was part of a Consortium statement that responds to the US ban targeting citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries and which provides the latest evidence of growing Islamophobia and exclusionary trends around the world.

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