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Belarusian cities support a creative economy for sustainable development

Posted October 24, 2018 - 11:31

It was a great pleasure on behalf of PASCAL to speak at a conference focusing on the theme of ‘Learning cities for a creative economy and sustainable development’ held in the City of Vitebsk, the first officially designated Learning City in Belarus.

Reporting on UNESCO UIL International Consultative Meeting in Shanghai, 18-19 Oct, 2018 and the Opening of the 14th Lifelong Learning Week for All in Shanghai on 20 Oct, 2018

Posted October 22, 2018 - 08:41

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) organised a special International Consultative Meeting on Lifelong Learning to discuss a coming Handbook on Lifelong Learning Policy and its four chapters, one of them on Learnnig Cities, with more than 30 invited experts on lifelong learning from 18 countries in plenaries and workshop dialogues.

Call for Abstracts - Adult Education 100: Reflections & Reconstructions 2-4 July 2019, Nottingham

Posted October 22, 2018 - 08:13

Adult education, said Britain’s Ministry of Reconstruction in 1919, “is an inseparable aspect of citizenship, and therefore should be both universal and lifelong”, adding: “We need to think out educational methods and possibilities from the new point of view, that of the adult learning to be a citizen.”

Briefing prepared for the European Parliament on SDGs

Posted October 17, 2018 - 11:27

Please find featured below and attached a briefing prepared for the European Parliament's ENVI Committee prior to the High Level Political Forum in July 2018 - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) , New York, 16 - 18 July 2018.

UN Habitat Synthesis Report for SDG 11

Posted October 17, 2018 - 08:51

As part of the recent United Nations High Level Political Forum on sustainable cities, UN Habitat produced a synthesis report on SDG 11 ‘sustainable cities and communities’.  The report provides a good overview of progress made so far.

University of Bristol first in UK to launch ‘Science of Happiness’ course

Posted October 16, 2018 - 09:53

The University of Bristol has become the first UK university to launch a ‘Science of Happiness’ course, designed to teach students a set of science-based strategies for living a more fulfilling life.

Starting today, on World Mental Health Day [10 October], the course draws on the latest results in psychology and neuroscience to get to the root of what happiness is and how to achieve it, as well as teaching tangible practices which students can apply in their everyday lives.

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