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Mid-Term Review of CONFINTEA VI

It gives me great pleasure to present this special issue of the CONFINTEA VI Follow-up Bulletin, only a few weeks before the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review, which will take place in the city of Suwon, Republic of Korea (25–27 October 2017). This meeting will provide the necessary platform for dialogue among Member States and their governmental and non-governmental actors and stakeholders.

Dr. Rajesh Tandon, UNESCO Co-Chair on Community-Based Research visits School of Education, University of Glasgow

On Sept 15^th and 16^th 2017, we were delighted to host at the School of Education, University of Glasgow, Professor Rajesh Tandon, the founder-President of PRIA, global participatory research & training centre based in New Delhi, India. PRIA has completed 35 years of work in empowering citizens to claim their rights and organize their own communities. Professor Tandon has also been the UNESCO Co-Chair on Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education since 2012.

CR&DALL Themes:

Citizenship, Development Education, Poverty and International Development, Sustainable Development

University of Edinburgh Access Programme - Vacancies

The Centre for Open Learning at University of Edinburgh are advertising for three part-time Teaching Fellow posts which carry the main course development responsibility for their Part-Time Access programme, which launches in August 2018. The closing date for these posts is October 10^th 2017.

Call extended: Citizenship and the Crisis of Democracy

RELA have extended the deadline for submission of papers to the thematic issue on Citizenship and the Crisis of Democracy: What Role Can Adult Education Play in Matters of Public Concern? The new deadline is November 15.

The workforce of the future, digital inclusion and seniors, fostering a culture of lifelong learning and more - ACE News, October 2, 2017

Lifelong learning for a changing workforce, busting stereotypes about older learners, fostering a culture of lifelong learning and more stories about adult and community education are featured in this week's news round up.

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