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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Latest news on European Research in Learning and Work [L&W] - February 2019

In this edition of the L&W Newsletter you should note in particular several calls for papers relating to international conferences: the Nordic Conference on Adult Education and Learning in Copenhagen, #EDEN2019 in Bruges, the ESREA conference in Belgrade, the EAPRIL conference in Tartu (see Conferences) and the Transitions in Youth (TIY) workshop in Maastricht (see Networks and Organisations), and to special issues of international journals: Gender hegemony (HRDI), Refugee workforce integration (HRMJ), Literacies and adult education (RELA) and International mobility in education, training and research (JIM/ERASNUS+). And not to overlook the following offers: a call for tender (BIBB), a call for applications (CIDER), a position of Research Intern (SFIVET) and limited places for the ECADOC summer school in Malta (see Programmes and Projects)!

Commonwealth Foundation January 2019 Newsletter - Blue Economy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The first Commonwealth Foundation Newsletter for 2019 is out and focuses on their "Blue Economy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" conference which was held in Nairobi.  Attending to the issue of sustainability is of grave concern in developing and developed nations. 

University of Glasgow joins £20m global research hub aiming to harness benefits of South-South migration

The University of Glasgow is set to play a key role in a £20 million global research hub – funded through UKRI’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and led by Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) – announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) today as part an ambitious new approach to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

The Monash University Global Immersion Guarantee (GIG) study experience connects students with a challenging world

Monash University in Australia has developed an immersion international experience for first year students titled the Global Immersion Guarantee (GIG) which enables first year Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Global Studies and associated double degree students to attend a fully funded immersion learning experience starting with India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Italy.

A Comment on the Councils on the Ageing (COTA) State of the (Older) Nation 2018 Report

The PASCAL International Observatory has a strong interest in learning in later life which was recently reflected in a report entitled Towards good active ageing for all in a context of deep demographic change and dislocation, produced by the PASCAL and PIMA SIG on Learning in Later Life.

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