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First report from the inaugural UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities, Beijing

I am pleased to report that the first two days of the inaugural UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities hosted by the Government of Beijing Municipal City and the Minister of Education, China, has successfully concluded with the assent by acclamation of the Beijing Declaration of Learning Cities.

Full details will follow in a subsequent posting.

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A number of PASCAL associates, including Heribert Hinzen, Ron Faris, Shirley Walters and Norman Longworth played key roles, as did PASCAL Director, Michael Osborne. We were also very pleased that another associate, Liza Ireland, currently working in China for Royal Roads University was able to join us.

 

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PIAAC events in Barcelona and Edinburgh

We are delighted to announce that PASCAL will be collaborating with the  Jaume Bofill Foundation in Barcelona in organising two events concerned with the recent OECD PIAAC study.

Details of the first of these events to be held in Barcelona on 7 November 2013 are attached below. The day consists of a seminar with invited guests from 0900-1400 at Palau Macaya, Passeig de Sant Joan, 108 – Barcelona and a Conference open to all at 18.30h at Cercle d’Economia, Provença, 298 – Barcelona.

A second event is in planning for early in the New Year in Edinburgh with additional collaborators in the form of College Development Network and the Scotland's Learning Partnership.

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International Conference on Learning Cities - Beijing, China, 21–23 October 2013

We are delighted to provide the details of the UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities, to be held in Beijing from 21–23 October 2013. PASCAL is a collaborating partner of the programme, and PASCAL Director, Professor Michael Osborne will be a plenary panellist, presenting on the topic of The role of research and collaboration in promoting the learning city. One of his fellow panellist will be PASCAL Associate, Ron Faris, who will speak on the subject of Assessment of learning cites/regions.

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Saturday, 5 October, 2013

New book launched: The Red Paper on Scotland 2014: Class, Nation and Socialism

This week sees the publication of The Red Paper on Scotland 2014: Class, Nation and Socialism and follows on from two previous Red Papers (1975 The Red Paper on Scotland; 2006 The Red Paper 30 years on).

This has already gained some advanced publicity in the Glasgow Herald

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Tuesday, 10 September, 2013

CR&DALL Seminar 2013 Series: "Croatia and EU Membership" a joint seminar with the Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies !!NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE!!

A seminar presented by His Excellency Professor Ivan Grdešić, the Republic of Croatia's ambassador to the UK.

MONDAY 16th of SEPTEMBER, 2013 at 14.30 in Seminar Room 1 (Sir Hugh Fraser), Wolfson Building, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow. See the attached flyer for full details.

Given the high turnout anticipated, we must stress that intending participants MUST reserve a place by e-mailing [email protected]

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Monday, 5 August, 2013

Joint University of Edinburgh/LSE afternoon seminar

 

"Educational attainment and inequality in Scotland:
How does Scotland compare with the rest of the UK?"

Date: Wednesday 28th August 2013

Venue:  G.21 Paterson’s Land, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh

 

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Monday, 15 July, 2013

SHRE Research Awards 2013

See attached flyer for details and contact information

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Monday, 15 July, 2013

The future of adult and community learning

Westminster Employment Forum Keynote Seminar

The future of adult and community learning

 

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Tuesday, 2 July, 2013

CR&DALL Co-director interviewed by Korea Herald

CR&DALL Director Professor Michael Osborne was interviewed in Korea following an address to the the Lifelong Learning Planet Forum hosted by the Gyeonggi Do Provincial Institute for Lifelong Learning (GILL) and the National Institute for Lifelong Education on the topic of UNESCO's International Platform for Learning Cities.

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Friday, 7 June, 2013

The International Council for Adult Education - 2013 Academy, Jordan September 1st, 2013

The ICAE Academy of Lifelong Learning Advocacy (IALLA) is an international training course on advocacy that intends to give emerging leaders in the field of adult education and social movements, the opportunity to acquire the skills to advocate for the right to adult learning and education and to consolidate ICAE as a global network committed to that end. This international course was held for the first time in 2004, in Norway, and since then, a total of six editions have taken place in Africa, Europe and Latin America.

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Thursday, 6 June, 2013

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