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The Rise and Fall of Islamic Learning Cities | A Leverhulme lecture from Professor Nematollah Azizi

The Rise and Fall of Islamic Learning Cities | A Leverhulme lecture from Professor Nematollah Azizi

Throughout Islamic history, various cities have served as flourishing centres of learning, contributing significantly to intellectual, scientific, and cultural advancements. While the historical periods of peak intellectual activity may have passed and traditional centres of Islamic learning faced challenges and declines, efforts are ongoing to revitalize and preserve the rich intellectual heritage of these cities.

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Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
*** POSTPONED *** A Reflection on the Philosophical Foundation of Islamic Leadership - A Leverhulme

*** POSTPONED *** A Reflection on the Philosophical Foundation of Islamic Leadership - A Leverhulme Lecture by Nematollah Azizi

The next and 3rd Leverhulme Lecture from Professor Nematollah Azizi, University of Kurdistan, Iran and Visiting Leverhulme Professor at the University of Glasgow, entitled,  A Reflection on the Philosophical Foundation of Islamic Leadership will be held on Tuesday, 5th December 2023, at 7.00 pm at the Multi-Faith Centre, University of Derby. Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK.

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Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
What Skills to Be Developed for 21st Century Needs? Lessons for Adult Educators | PIMA

What Skills to Be Developed for 21st Century Needs? Lessons for Adult Educators | PIMA

PIMA Network cordially invites you to attend its special webinar on the challenging aspects of skills development in an era of uncertainties and crisis. Distinguished experts, researchers of skills policies, development, and adult and lifelong learning will provide keynote presentations to be followed by short reflections and questions with answers.

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Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
Gendered Journeys Team Retreat

Gendered Journeys Team Retreat

The Gendered Journeys project is an interdisciplinary, international mixed-methods project that explored gendered inequalities in India, Rwanda, and the UK using online surveys, interviews, and eco-mapping techniques to address persistent and growing gender gaps in STEM study and working, particularly in global south contexts. The team has engaged in a wide range of impact and outreach activities, including eco and network mapping activities at ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, ARCadia festival, Open house for the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2023 as well as Reimagining the Contemporary in Indian Education Conference held at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India.

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Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
Nematollah Azizi

Swansea University and PASCAL International Observatory collaborate to host Leverhulme Lecture on Islamic pedagogical capabilities for learning cities

On Thursday, 19th October 2023, Swansea University hosted a Leverhulme Lecture titled “Pedagogical Capabilities in Islam to Create, Maintain and Develop Justice-oriented Learning Cities”. The lecture was presented by Nematollah Azizi, a Leverhulme Professor at the University of Glasgow and a faculty member at the University of Kurdistan in Iran. This visit was organized by Swansea University, along the International PASCAL Observatory collaboration, where Swansea Learning City and Swansea University are active members and were happy to host Professor Azizi as their guest from their partner University of Glasgow.  The lecture by Professor Azizi aimed to explore the role of Islamic pedagogical capabilities in creating and maintaining justice-oriented learning cities.

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Thursday, 9 November, 2023
UNESCO Chair Global Adult Education University of Malta Seminar held on Friday 3 November, 2023

UNESCO Chair Global Adult Education University of Malta Seminar held on Friday 3 November, 2023

The first ever Seminar in Global Adult Education by the UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education of the Department of Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education was successfully held on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 November, 2023.  There were presentations from Canada, Italy, Kenya, Palestine and Spain/Catalonia.

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Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
Recruiting for Books Review Editor | International Journal of Lifelong Education

Recruiting for Book Review Editor | International Journal of Lifelong Education

The International Journal of Lifelong Education is currently recruiting for a Book Review Editor Role. This role is a great opportunity for an academic with a strong research background in the lifelong education and learning of adults and who also has the commitment, drive and ability to help develop the journal.

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Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
Nurture thru Nature (NtN) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Nurture thru Nature (NtN) - CR&DALL Seminar Series 2023-24 - 27 October 2023, 1230-1400 BST - Professor Radha Jagannathan

The next CR&DALL seminar in collaboration with the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change is being presented by Professor Radha Jagannathan, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, and Director of the PASCAL for the Americas. It is being held in Room 347, St Andrews Building, 11 Eldon St, Glasgow G3 6NH from 1300 to 1430 on Friday 27 October.  Her talk will focus on education in impoverished, inner-city schools and how after-school programs can enrich and enhance student performance.

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Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
Fostering sustainable and green communities through lifelong learning for all

Fostering sustainable and green communities through lifelong learning for all (Lifelong Learning Festival)

This online event is part of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Lifelong Learning Festival from 30 October to 3 November 2023 being held in Shanghai, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Global Network of Learning Cities. Amongst those attending the festival in person will be CR&DALL Associate Member, Judith James. From CR&DALL, we congratulate the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning on its acheivements in the learning city field over the last 10 years.

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Friday, 20 October, 2023
Pedagogical Capabilities in Islam to Create, Maintain and Develop Justice-oriented Learning Cities

Leverhulme Lecture - Pedagogical Capabilities in Islam to Create, Maintain and Develop Justice-oriented Learning Cities - 19th October 2023, 11:00, Swansea University

We are pleased to announce the second of a series of Leverhulme lectures by Professor Nematollah Azizi. The lecture will be delivered at Swansea University on 19th October 2023 at 11:00 in Building 11.1, Glyndwr D, Singleton Campus. The lecture is entitled, 'Pedagogical Capabilities in Islam to Create, Maintain and Develop Justice-oriented Learning Cities', and is open to all.

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Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

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