We are delighted to announce that PASCAL Associate, Professor Emerita Shirley Walters and Professor Astrid von Kotze, who are based in the Institute for Post-School Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape, are the winners of the Best Humanities Project for Community Engagement for the Traditions of Popular Education Project (see www.populareducation.co.za and the linked Facebook page).

This is the first of three annual Newsletters. In celebration of eucen's 25th anniversary, the Newsletter includes a summary of 25 years of the association's history as well as an overview of eucen's current projects and events and a Special Edition looking back on eucen's past activities.