The University of Zimbabwe in association with the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) at the University of Glasgow and the PASCAL Observatory at the University of Johannesburg and the University of Glasgow invite you to a conference celebrating the role of universities in developing the infrastructure of cities through strengthening their urban engagement roles.  The conference will be held on 9/10 May 2019 at the Cresta Lodge Hotel, Harare.

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Subscribers may be interested in the attached publication by Paul Benneworth, Bojana Ćulum, Thomas Farnell, Frans Kaiser, Marco Seeber, Ninoslav Šćukanec, Hans Vossensteyn & Don Westerheijden, entitled, Mapping and Critical Synthesis of Current State-of-the-Art on Community Engagement in Higher Education.

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Are you interested an early career research interested in learning more about sustainable cities and neighbourhoods?

The GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) is pleased to launch a new fund, which aims to strengthen capacity of early career researchers to understand and address global challenges in fast-growing cities in developing countries.

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The Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) is holding two consecutive conferences on June 10-14, 2019 in Pomorie, Bulgaria - 30 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Educational Reforms in Eastern and Central Europe & Eurasia 1989-2019 (10-11 June) and XVII BCES Annual International Conference - Glocal Education in Practice: Teaching, Researching, and Citizenship (11-14 June).

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Awards for learning cities 2019 have been announced. 10 cities have been judged to have made significant progress in promoting quality education and lifelong learning possibilities for all, they are: 

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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)!

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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. 

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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.

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Just to let you know that we have now published our showcase event write-up as a news release on our website.

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