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Time to ponder on what the European Union and European Parliament means for its citizens: a personal reflection from an Irish and British Citizen

Strasbourg is often said to be at the heart of Europe. Torn between France and Germany for decades it was perhaps an obvious choice for the construction of the Palais de l’Europe and the European Parliament. Recently I had occasion to visit the Parliament building and to listen to an interchange between young adults from all over Europe and the Vice-President of the Parliament.

Cedefop newsletter No 94 - October 2019

As jobs and ways of working transform, so does the emphasis on skills and learning, said Cedefop Executive Director Jürgen Siebel in a keynote speech at the European vocational skills week (EVSW) 2019. Read about this, together with other Cedefop activities, in their latest newsletter:

PASCAL Director visits Seoul - October 2019

Professor Michael Osborne, Director of PASCAL in Europe was very pleased to be invited by Seoul National University for a week of activities in Seoul, beginning 14 October 2019.

UNESCO Learning Cities Conference - 1-3 Oct, 2019, Medellin

From the 1st to the 3rd of October, the city of Medellin hosted the bi-annual International Conference on Learning Cities, with a focus on inclusion. More than 400 delegates were welcomed from approximately 150 countries to discuss the role of lifelong learning in meeting the 2030 goals for Sustainable Development. 

Two of the four background papers for the conference were chosen from PASCAL International Observatory associates, working at the University of Glasgow School of Education.

ALADIN Online Alert 29

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library and CDÉACF, with input from additional ALADIN members from all over the world. Its goal is to share recent online and full-text information and documents in the area of adult and lifelong learning.

 

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