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The PASCAL EUROPEAN NETWORK of LEARNING REGIONS (PENR3L) with the aid of the

EUROPEAN COMMISSION SOCRATES PROGRAMME

MEETING MINDS, SHARING EXPERIENCES, ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN LEARNING CITIES AND REGIONS

A KEY WORKSHOP FOR EUROPEAN LEARNING CITIES AND REGIONS

7/8 December, 2007 in Kaunas. Lithuania

The PASCAL Observatory and its partners in the PENR3L project welcome you this invitation-only workshop in Kaunas to meet with some 46 fellow experts and practitioners in learning city/region work from 21 other European countries.

At the workshop you will be exploring together the many facets of Learning Cities and Regions for economic, social and community development so that, when you return to your own cities, regions and universities, you can put into practice the combined wisdom of your fellow delegates. 

PASCAL is also an organisation that can help you do that. Its associates represent a variety of countries and possess a formidable collective knowledge in learning city and region matters.   It has links to global examples

By reading this programme you will recognise that we are looking for implementable results. The active solution sessions will enable you to both contribute and learn. Each one will produce recommendations for action that will be later incorporated into an action agenda and distributed to everyone.

Ultimately you will be instrumental in creating a sustainable and dynamic European Network, with links to PASCAL global expertise and practice that can continue to provide an invaluable resource for us all for years to come.

Professor Mike Osborne, Co-Director of PASCAL and

Professor Norman Longworth, Author, European Policy Paper on the Local and Regional Dimension of Lifelong Learning, and Adviser to the PENR3L project