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PRIA International Academy (PIA) announces new online courses in April

Posted April 3, 2020 - 07:41

Ukrainian university joins PASCAL’s Learning Cities Networks (LCN)

Posted April 1, 2020 - 13:31

Donetsk State University of Management (DSUM), located in the city of Mariupol, has become the first Ukrainian University to join the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN).

PIMA Bulletin No. 29 - March 2020

Posted March 31, 2020 - 09:00

A folksy saying favoured in my ‘other Sydney’ out West is that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. This fits the mood as this Bulletin goes to press. The going always seems tough to those working in adult learning and education (ALE): poor cousin, Cinderella, little money, no recognition, left out of the global planning of MDGs and all but out of the SDGs, and so on.

Educational Peacebuilding in Medellin and Acapulco: Understanding the Role of Education, Culture and Learning in Responding to Crises

Posted March 27, 2020 - 11:42

We are very pleased to announce a new award to the University of Glasgow within the British Academy’s GCRF Education and Learning in Crises Programme. The project is entitled Educational Peacebuilding in Medellin and Acapulco: Understanding the Role of Education, Culture and Learning in Responding to Crises, and is led from Glasgow by Professor Evelyn Arizpe, Dr Sinead Gormally, working with Dr Nohora Niño Vega, El Colegio de Sonora, Mexico, and Dr Jerónimo Castillo Muñoz, Fundación Ideas para la Paz, Colombia. The value of the award is £357,915.