In association with the Municipality of Pécs and EAEA, MELLearN – Hungarian Universities LLL Network, the University of Pécs, the Learning City-Region Forum of Pécs and ASEM LLL Hub Research Network on Learning Cities and Regions are organizing a special event called International Learning City Talks for 19. September 2024, on the theme of:
Theme: Learning Cities Learning from Each Other
Effective and Inclusive Knowledge Transfer in Communities for Sustainable Quality Lifelong Learning
Venue:
House of Civic Communities – 7624 Pécs, Szent István Square 17. – Hybrid event
Date:
19th of September, 2024
10.00 am – 3.00 pm CET
Programme
10.00 -10.20 am Welcome addresses:
Raul Valdes-Cotera – Chief Proramme Co-ordinator at UNESCO UIL in Hamburg, Germany
Uwe Gartenschlaeger - Director of DVV International in Bonn, Germany/ President of EAEA
István Tarrósy – Director of the International Centre at the University of Pécs, Hungary
Péter Várnagy – Vice-Dean for Foreign Affairs at Faculty of Humanities-University of Pécs, Hungary
10.20 – 11.20 am Round table on Adult Learning Trends, WPL, and WBL focuses, and Community-Learning Developments in Pécs
Éva Farkas - Adult Education Expert and Chair of IACE HOF: Key Trends and Recent Developments in Adult Learning and Education in Europe
Gábor Erdei – University of Debrecen, Hungary/ ASEM LLL RN2: Bridging Workplace Learning and Learning Cities
Carmel Berendi and Balázs Németh - Pécs Learning City Programme, Hungary: Learning City Pécs – Choices and Limitations
11.20 -11.30 pm Coffee-break
11.30 – 12.30 am Learning Cities Track 1 - Asian Learning Cities Developments
Yukiko Sawano - Department of Education of University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan: Citizen’s Learning Together — Some cases of “Citizen’s University” and nonformal learning organizations in Japan
Suwithida Charungkaittikul - Non-formal Education Division at Department of Lifelong Education, Faculty of Education of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand: Current practices and the future strategies to create more lifelong learning cities in Thailand
Tarra Ann M. Pagdanganan - City Education & Excellence Development Office in Balanga, Philippines: How Balanga Built a Sustainable Future through Education
12.30 – 1.30 pm Lunch Break
1.30 – 3.00 pm Learning Cities Track2 - European Learning Cities Reflecting Sustainable Communities
Aziz Orfia - Neighbourhood Services Department of the City of Lausanne, Switzerland: Lausanne Learning City: Organization, Action Plan and Current Projects. The Case of ‘Participatory Budget’
Victoria Furhalo – City Institute of Lviv, Ukraine: Non-formal Education in Libraries – Cases from Lviv Learning City, Ukraine
Denis Barrett – City Council of Cork, Ireland: Multi-stakeholder approaches to addressing climate challenges at local level through lifelong learning – perspectives from Cork UNESCO Learning City
Roberta Piazza - University of Catania, Italy: Italian Learning Cities in Progress
Marta Jendeková – Akademia Istropolitana-AINova, Slovakia: Case of Slovakia - Learning City of Trnava to Inspire Bratislava as Capital City of Slovakia
In case you decide to participate in our Programme online, please join our link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83754592385?pwd=fPlGzOC3wpodCHyhskjoChPJ56d7In.1
Meeting ID: 837 5459 2385
Passcode: 786893
Further information can be accessed here: www.ptf.ckh.hu and www.mellearn.hu
Partners: PASCAL Int. Observatory and its Learning Cities Network, Pécs Learning City Festival, Educators’ House Association-NHE, IACE HOF Europe, Eramus+ LEAP II Project, EPALE Hungary and Pécsi Civil Pályázati Alap/ Civic Programme-Grant of the Municipality of Pécs
„A MELLearN Felsőoktatási LLL Egyesület ’International Learning City-Region Talks’ konferenciáját Pécs Megyei Jogú Város Önkormányzata támogatta a Pécsi Civil Pályázati Alap terhére”