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Rethinking Education - Towards a Global Common Good

Posted November 21, 2015 - 11:18 by Mike Osborne

This publication from UNESCO is their most significant report on Education since Learning: The treasure within in 1996, (the ‘Delors Report’), and before that Learning to Be: The world of education today and tomorrow in 1972, (the ‘Faure Report’).

Our hearts go out to all victims of terror

Posted November 15, 2015 - 12:29 by Mike Osborne

On behalf of PASCAL we post below a response made by our colleague Chris Duke on the campaigning website 38 Degrees with which we are sure that PASCAL subscribers will wish to echo. We could add many more examples of terrorist acts even in the last week, such as that of the 224 Russians most likely murdered over the Sinai desert, and as Chris says our hearts are with all victims of such atrocities.

The TEF(LON) - will it stick?

Posted November 9, 2015 - 12:47 by Mike Osborne

A much awaited Green Paper has been published today in the UK entitled, Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice. The press release from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills can be found at this link.

Communities of Practice in Lifelong Learning - an Invitation

Posted October 29, 2015 - 14:29 by Mike Osborne

We are currently involved in a project called DISCUSS (see http://www.discuss-community.eu), which is supported by PASCAL about the development of communities of practice in lifelong learning. We know that many PASCAL subscribers have had many years of experience in such communities and wonder if some of you would be willing to write a short blog (just one page of response only is needed) about some of your experiences in the context of projects in the field of lifelong learning.

Glasgow - European Entrepreneurial Region for 2016

Posted October 15, 2015 - 10:30 by Mike Osborne

In July 2015, the  President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Markku Markkula, awarded Glasgow (UK), Lombardia (IT) and Małopolska (PL) as European Entrepreneurial Regions (EER) 2016. The Award ceremony was held in Brussels  after a jury, consisting of members from EU institutions and business associations, selected the regions' strategies as the best to promote entrepreneurship and spread innovation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

More jobs at the University of Glasgow

Posted October 1, 2015 - 12:33 by Mike Osborne

Below you will find great opportunities to work in an exciting environment at the forefront of education in the UK. The School of Education in Glasgow has recently been ranked as No. 1 in the UK on the National Survey of Students; No. 1 in the UK on the Sunday Times Good University Guide; and No. 2 in the UK in the Complete University Guide. Subscribers will have seen two of these posted previously. There are now three others of interest.

New lecturer and senior lecturer posts in community development and adult education at Glasgow - Deadline 16 October

Posted September 16, 2015 - 10:14 by Mike Osborne

I would like subscribers to be aware of two new posts at the University of Glasgow. We are looking for high calibre applications from any part of the world for these posts.

2nd International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC) - PASCAL Delegation

Posted August 21, 2015 - 16:40 by Mike Osborne

We are pleased to announce that following an invitation as partners to UNESCO's Global Network of Learning Cities, PASCAL Observatory is sending the following delegation to the 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities in Mexico City, taking place from 28-30 September 2015:

Invitation to International Conference on Learning Cities - 28-30 September 2015

Posted August 18, 2015 - 16:44 by Mike Osborne

Please find featured below and attached an invitation from our good friends at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg to the forthcoming International Conference on Learning Cities in Mexico City from 28-30 September 2015. We strongly encourage all members of PASCAL and subscribers to consider attendance, particularly members cities and organisations of our Learning Cities Networks (LCN) program.

12th PASCAL Conference - Proposals for the Big Idea Sandpit - Deadline 7 August

Posted July 18, 2015 - 16:38 by Mike Osborne

Delegates for the 12th PASCAL Conference are invited to propose Big Ideas linked to the themes of the conference in advance of the event: five of these ideas will chosen to be pitched in plenary session on Day 2 with a strict 5 minute presentation. There will then be a debate and vote for the best idea. That idea will then be developed into a longer presentation by the presenter and advocates from the conference, and debated further on Day 3.

 

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