At the University of Glasgow, host of PASCAL's centre in Europe, the MSc in Young People, Social Inclusion and Change (MSc in Youth Studies) programme is recruiting students fast and there are only a few places left for 2015/16. Youth is now a hot topic internationally and this is being reflected in the increase in the numbers of students, both recently graduated and those already working in the field, wanting to pursue their studies and develop their careers in this area of work.

The University of Glasgow and its consortium partners, the University of Malta, the Open University of Cyprus and Tallinn University are delighted to announce the successful outcome of the joint ‘International Master in Adult Education for Social Change’ 2015 bid for ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarship funding.

On July 23 a meeting took place in the Palace of Tourism in Acireale, a beautiful city close to Catania, where the next PASCAL conference will be held in October. The meeting was arranged  to promote the city of Acireale joining PASCAL's Learning Cities Networks (LCN) programme.

I am returning to random reflections once again, for your perusal below:

Following an initial founding meeting held in Melbourne in February this year a Friends of PASCAL Association was formed on 4 July 2015, and is registered in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. This will be a valuable supplement to the work of the International Observatory. It sits very well with changes in governance arrangements under way with the Board, especially its new and wider concept of membership.