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Universities to develop new model for service learning in European Cities

A new 3 year European Union funded project known as ENGAGE has commenced involving partners from 6 countries. The project, which will involve 6 universities and a host of community partners, will reach out to local communities though engaging with local community associations and NGO’s. The project will provide active learning opportunities for students in each country based on real-world situations.

SCUTREA 2019 - 2nd Call for Abstracts

This is the 2nd Call for Abstracts for the SCUTREA Conference 2019 - Adult Education 100: Reflections & Reconstructions - to take place at the University of Nottingham, UK, on Tuesday 2nd - Thursday 4th July 2019.

British Educator and PASCAL Associate Dr Pat Davies admitted to the International Adult & Continuing Education Hall of Fame

Pat Davies, Londoner, a well-known name among many British and European University continuing education educators and a PASCAL Associate, has recently been admitted to the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. The award was made at the 23rd Induction Ceremony in New Orleans Louisiana, USA on 10 November 2018.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 97, Issue 2

In this issue we feature 12 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

Deadline extension: Special Issue on "Smart Learning Ecosystems - technologies, places, and human-centered design" - IxD&A Journal

Learning ecosystems are getting smarter and play a central role in regional development and social innovation. “Smart,” thus, are not simply technology-enhanced learning ecosystems but, rather, learning ecosystems that promote the multidimensional well-being of all players of learning processes (i.e., students, professors, administrative personnel and technicians, territorial stakeholders, and, for the schools, parents) and that contribute to the increase of the social capital of a “region,” also thanks to the mediation of the technologies.

 

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