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LA Mayor and WCCD CEO sign key agreement towards establishing LA-WCCD Local Data Hub

Submitted by Mike Osborne on February 10, 2018 - 15:39

Los Angeles, California, February 5, 2018:  Today in Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Dr. Patricia McCarney, President and CEO of the World Council on City Data (WCCD) – located in Toronto, Canada - signed an MOU towards the establishment of the LA-WCCD Local Data Hub:

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The Glen Postle Intergenerational Mentoring Hub

Submitted by Mike Osborne on December 2, 2017 - 09:12

I’m delighted to have been able to have visited PASCAL Associate Glen Postle and see the Glen Postle Intergenerational Mentoring Hub at the Flexischool in Toowoomba. Glen has been working intensively in the development of the school over the past 20 years and continues to do so.

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A Program Masterpiece as 1st Conference for PASCAL in Africa... not to be missed

Submitted by André Snyman on September 12, 2017 - 04:02

The preliminary Conference Agenda is now available on the website for viewing and download. Early-bird registration still available!

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PASCAL Conference 2018: Updated title and sub-themes

Submitted by Josef Konvitz on September 12, 2017 - 03:23

The 15th PASCAL Conference, to be held in Korea on 30 August - 1 September 2018 has an updated title and sub-themes. The venue is the city of Suwon, part of metropolitan Seoul, Korea. The co-organiser is the GyeonggiDo Provincial Institute of Lifelong Learning (GILL).  The main theme of this first East Asia PASCAL Conference is "Learning Cities, Learning Societies: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice to Meet Local and Global Challenges”.  

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PASCAL Faiths and Learning Cities Network organises its first meeting in New York

Submitted by Rob Mark on September 11, 2017 - 05:18

The new PASCAL Faiths and Learning Cities Network had its first Skype meeting with delegates from the USA, UK and Israel. The main purpose is to bring together interested scholars and practitioners in this area to share ideas and experiences about how the network should proceed.

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Centre for Sustainable, Healthy & Learning Cities & Neighbourhoods Senior Business Manager

Submitted by Ya Ping Wang on September 8, 2017 - 11:40

Lead and manage the operations and finances of the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy & Learning Cities & Neighbourhoods, a new major four-year Global Challenges Research Fund investment.

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Africa's Rapid Urbanisation - Africa's Cities : Opening Doors to the World

Submitted by Denise Reghenza... on September 4, 2017 - 09:17

The World Bank is investing in the development of Africa's cities to overcome the lack of access to housing, services, and jobs.  In the report: "Africa's Cities: Opening Doors to the World" [featured below], addressing the crowded informal settlements and little infrastructure is seen through the improvement of safe water, sanitation and hygiene.  With a population of 1 billion predicted by 2040 and housing that currently costs 55% more than in other regions of the world, senior economist and co-author of the report states the situations is "dangerous".

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TRENDS2017 - BOOKING REMINDER

Submitted by André Snyman on August 22, 2017 - 07:26

The 14th PASCAL International Conference "Trends2017 –  Between Cities and the Rural: the Role of Universities in Developing our Societies” that will take place from 17 to 19 October 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. Since the inauguration of the PASCAL network, we are delighted to host the event in South Africa for the first time and... YOU ARE INVITED!

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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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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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