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"A city is more than a place in space; it is a drama in time"

"A city is more than a place in space; it is a drama in time" - This statement by the Scottish polymath, Patrick Geddes, applies very aptly to Derry~Londonderry. His ideas and theories have been playing a part recently in my thinking about Learning Cities/Regions as my local council, here in Northern Ireland, begins its journey to become a UNESCO Learning Region.

SUEUAA (Strengthening Urban Engagement in Universities in Asia and Africa) - two new Working Papers

The SUEUAA (Strengthening Urban Engagement in Universities in Asia and Africa) project funded by the British Academy looks at the role of the University in developing sustainable solutions to issues in six cities across six different countries: Harare (Zimbabwe), Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), Johannesburg (South Africa), Manilla (Philippines), Duhok (Iraq), and Sanandaj (Iran).

Newsletter & International Interfaith Peace Conference

The latest edition of the Multi-faith, Multicultural Centre Newsletter is available to view at this link.  Coming up is the 20 June morning 'Silence for Peace' Meditation Workshop to be held at the Toowoomba St James Anglican Church.  A regular feature of this Centre and Interfaith Working Group is the Voices of Faith radio broadcast.

Faith / Spirituality-based Learning Cities Development Network Highlights for 2016 - 2018

The Faith / Spirituality-based Learning City Development Network has been growing since our beginnings in 2016. After the PASCAL International Observatory Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Rob Mark (PASCAL LCN Director), Dr. Connie Watson (LearnLong Institute of Education and Learning Research), and Dr. Maria Liu Wong (LearnLong / City Seminary of New York) convened the first meeting for interested parties in July 2016 at City Seminary of New York (New York City).

Reconsidering and Re-learning happiness

One of the modules I currently teach at my home institution, Scottish Baptist College, is called Christianity and Culture. Students come from a number of denominational backgrounds, different geographical locations within Scotland’s Central Belt, and with truly diverse life experience.

EcCoWell Cork Open Space event on UN World Water Day

The next EcCoWell Cork Open Space event will take place during the Lifelong Learning Festival in the city on 22 March

The event will focus on the topic of water to highlight and celebrate UN World Water Day and is a chance to discover the many ways in which business, academia, communities and people engage with water.

Rethinking EcCoWell: In the Context of Sustainable Development Goals

This paper reviews the experience of the EcCoWell concept which was developed by PASCAL in 2012 as an approach to holistic and integrated development of learning cities.

The conclusions and recommendations of the paper were approved by the PASCAL Board in November 2017 and are now serving as the basis for implementing EcCoWell 2 as a refinement of the EcCoWell concept relevant to progressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in towns and cities. 

Call for Papers! Global Learning Cities Pre-Conference at the ITLC 2018 (Nov 7, 2018 - Teachers College, Columbia Univ) - UPDATE

Please join us for the "Global Learning Cities: Empowering Citizens and Transforming Communities" Pre-Conference Gathering at the International Transformative Learning Conference 2018 on November 7, 2018, at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York). This event is co-sponsored by LearnLong Institute of Education and Learning Research, PASCAL Learning Cities Network, City Seminary of New York, and Teachers College, Columbia University. The call for papers is attached, and proposals may be submitted until April 27, 2018.

PASCAL Learning Cities Provide Innovative Models for Development in Turkey

A seminar hosted by Ege University, Izmir held at the Ataturk Cultural Centre, presented an opportunity for Dr Rob Mark, PASCAL Learning Cities Coordinator, to inform professionals including university staff  and residents about the strengths of working together to build sustainable learning cities for a better future. Izmir is a city of almost 5 million people and Ege University has a population of more than 50,000 students. 

Getting Started with the SDGs in Cities

The German authorities have prepared a handbook as a guide to connect urban development and the SDG's . The purpose is to help actors  to consider all the complexity of urban topics and the multiple interactions across sectors and strata from the very beginning of planning. The target are both the local stakeholders and the national governments dealing with urban development issues.

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