News

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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Launch of the EU Centre’s Sustainable Development Goals Network

On the 23rd July, the EU Centre was delighted to host the launch of Jean Monnet Network on the EU’s Role in the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia Pacific.

Jointly funded by a Jean Monnet Activities grant and RMIT University, the Network formalises the relationships amongst researchers, policy think tanks and Non-Government Organisations who share a primary interest in enhancing the effective contribution of the EU to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Asia Pacific.

Report on EcCoWell2 projects

Following a meeting during the recent 15th PASCAL Conference in Suwon, Denise has prepared a report on EcCoWell 2 projects. The EcCoWell 2 projects  were inaugurated in 2017 following a review of the EcCoWell experience for the PASCAL Board which added happiness and entrepreneurship to the objectives of EcCoWell.

A report on the 15th PASCAL Conference - Suwon, Korea, 30 Aug - 1 Sept 2018, by Josef Konvitz, PASCAL Chair

With expectations high, and a programme that filled three days from early morning until mid-evening, this conference was truly a journey.  As we shared experiences, as we learned more about how diverse learning city initiatives are around the world, as we deepened our understanding of the issues that define this moment in global history, we resolved to integrate lifelong learning into learning cities – not just to satisfy a constituency that needs to find its place in a crowded policy agenda, but as a means to a greater end, a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable pattern of development.

Growth of the Placemaking Movement

Learning cities and placemaking share much in common in the aspiration to build better human-centred cities. The placemaking movement has grown from a small organization in New York named the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) to a large international movement across 3,000 communities in 47 countries.

Inspiring stories of lifelong learning from around Australia: Quest magazine - ALA Member News, July 2018

Welcome to our second issue of Quest for 2018 featuring some inspiring stories about adult learning programs and the people involved in them from around Australia!

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