A seminar hosted by Ege University, Izmir held at the Ataturk Cultural Centre, presented an opportunity for Dr Rob Mark, PASCAL Learning Cities Coordinator, to inform professionals including university staff  and residents about the strengths of working together to build sustainable learning cities for a better future. Izmir is a city of almost 5 million people and Ege University has a population of more than 50,000 students. 

The Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA), USA, announces its annual conference for 8-9 March 2018, Orlando, Florida with the theme: "Quality of Life in Adult Learning".  The purpose of this Alliance is to help institutions of higher education develop and sustain learning environments and programs suitable for adults. 

This year, UALL are delighted to announce that the UALL 2018 Annual Conference will be held in the lovely surroundings of Downing College, University of Cambridge. The conference is a perfect opportunity for practitioners and researchers present their work and ideas to the wider academic community.

Dear friends and colleagues,

In the tradition of once-yearly letters which I have followed in recent years, I want to look forward to 2018.  For most of us, in political terms 2017 was a year to put behind us.   Although I often prepare for the worst, my basic outlook is to be optimistic. This is less a contradiction in terms than it may seem. We can create options – indeed, unless we believe in fate, we must; and we can seize opportunities.

Cities of Learning (CofL) is a new place-based approach to enhancing lifelong learning through digitally connecting individuals to learning, employment and civic opportunities within a defined locality.