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Israel - Italy collaboration of Learning cities

Posted January 28, 2020 - 05:28

The Israeli Center for Learning Cities, in Modiin, has recently signed an agreement, the first of it's kind, with the FVG Region of Italy, during a visit to Israel under the title "Pilot Project Learning Cities" [featured below].

This agreement is the result of a mutual learning process between the Israeli Center for Learning Cities, in Modiin, and the Parliament of the FVG Region, together with the Universita delle LieberEta, Udine and the City of Trieste.

Universities for a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society?

Posted January 27, 2020 - 10:52

I hope that PASCAL Subscribers will be interested in a series of articles produced from Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India, within a programme entitled, University Practice Connect, a collaboration between academics and development practitioners, which brings the two together to co-create this mutually benefitting space for learnings and experiences; for strategy-formulation and prob

CLAYSS Service-Learning Training

Posted January 15, 2020 - 05:47

We are pleased to present the availability of online courses on service-learning for all levels of education (preschool, primary, secondary and higher education), as well as youth and community organizations. CLAYSS is the Latin American Center for Service Learning.

Los retos actuales del sistema universitario español (The current challenges of the Spanish university system)

Posted January 15, 2020 - 05:01

We have published a new blog with the title "Weaknesses, challenges and new challenges of the Spanish university system", which we wish to share. To read an opinion piece by José María Sanz, Professor of Applied Physics (Autonomous University of Madrid) and Rector of the UAM (2009-2017), access the Foundation CYD post from the link below.