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Latest news on European research in learning and work [L&W] - June 2017

Particularly worth noting in this edition are calls for papers relating to the conference on Communities in New Media [GeNeMe '17] in Dresden, the World Congress on Access to Postsecondary Education in São Paulo, the conference on Networked Learning in Zagreb (see Conferences), the conference of the European Access Network (EAN) in Giessen, the conference "Learning Journey - Adult Educators and Social Change" in Tallinn (see Networks and Organisations), the conference on the Non-Traditional Student Perspective (EMPLOY) in Seville (see Projects) and the TVET@Asia issue on Informal Learning (see Publications).

VET scandals, professional development and more - ACE News 29 May 2017

As more large private providers collapse, a new report argues for the superiority of TAFE over higher education in terms of job outcomes, and recent research shows that lifelong learning doesn't just change your life, it can change your brain.

Call for Abstracts: “Fulfilling the Vision: European Union Futures” 2017 Joint EU Centres’ Conference 2017

Abstracts Due 14 July 2017

The EU Centre at RMIT University is calling for papers for a J​oint EU Centres’ Conference that will take place at RMIT University in Melbourne on 16-18 October 2017. 

Call for Papers : PASCAL TRENDS2017 Conference, South Africa

The PASCAL Centre for Africa, in partnership with CENLED (under the Auspices of The University of Johannesburg) and the BELGIUM CAMPUS iTversity, presents its showcase prestigious flagship conference in Africa that will provide a platform for all our public and private sector participants to rethink and reinvent the way that the international community shapes and forms the field of education, government, job creation, products and services that use new “trends” in the global and local economy, social environment, demographics spheres and the never ending field of new technology.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 78, Issue 5

In this issue we feature 8 current papers on the theme of social capital:

14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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