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Living and Learning in EcCoWell Cities

Posted February 15, 2012 - 15:26 by Peter Kearns

This paper has been prepared to promote discussion of ways in which a number of ideals  directed at better life in cities can be integrated in more holistic and connected strategies so that there are value added outcomes in terms of the quality of life and the sustainability of cities.

Knowledge Transfer on Legs

Posted February 13, 2012 - 15:19 by John Tibbitt

Third Sector Internships Scotland is celebrating its first anniversary, and reports a successful first year of making connections between university students with fresh ideas and third sector organisations looking to develop new projects.  

The programme is an innovative partnership between Scottish Universities and the third sector.  TSIS is a four-year programme developed by Queen Margaret University, The Open University in Scotland and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, and is funded by the Scottish Funding Council.

Nordic Horizons

Posted February 10, 2012 - 14:48 by John Tibbitt

There is a flourishing informal group of professionals in Scotland meeting periodically to explore the 'Nordic Mode'; whatever it is that consistently places Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and sometimes Iceland close to the top of international league tables for well-being, equality, health and productivity.  The series of meetings is exploring different aspects of social policy in the Nordic countries, with a view to see what might be learnt and borrowed for policy development in Scotland in particular, but in the UK more widely.

60 Years of UNESCO Institute in Hamburg

Posted February 9, 2012 - 16:20 by Jin Yang

On 24-25 May this year the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, UIL, will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of UNESCO’s presence in Hamburg. The anniversary celebration will highlight the Institute’s impact on education policy and programmes throughout the 60 years of its work focussing on lifelong learning, adult learning and education, and adult literacy in all world regions.

Rio 10+20: The Future We Want

Posted February 4, 2012 - 20:07 by Peter Kearns

A Zero-draft of the Outcome Document for the UN Rio 10+20 Conference on Sustainable Development (June 2012) has been circulated. The Rio 10+20 Conference is a follow up on the 1992 Rio Conference on Sustainable Development and will be significant in showing what has been learnt since the first Rio conference and how far countries are prepared to collaborate in addressing key sustainability issues.

Academic Impact - United Nations

Posted February 2, 2012 - 16:29 by Jane Usherwood

Subscribers may be interested to know that U21 is a partner to the UN's Academic Impact initiative and has consultative status with the Economic and Social Committee of the UN (ECOSOC), the only network of universities with that status.

The Extraordinary Value of Great Universities (Richard Florida)

Posted January 31, 2012 - 20:26 by Paul Crawford

The Extraordinary Value of Great Universities (Richard Florida).

Do Cities Need Universities to Survive? (Nate Berg)

Posted January 31, 2012 - 20:21 by Paul Crawford

Do Cities Needs Universities to Survive? (Nate Berg).  

Universities Engaging with Scottish Local Authorities

Posted January 27, 2012 - 13:15 by John Tibbitt

The Engaging with Scottish Local Authorities (ESLA) initiative has its origins in the move by the Scottish Government, since 2007, to work on a more outcome focussed basis.  To support this, the ESLA programme was launched to support develop evidence-informed policy and practice in local government in Scotland, as key agents in the delivery or services and achievment of government policy outcomes.

Eranet-Mundus: Euro-Russian Academic Network

Posted January 26, 2012 - 17:05 by Mike Osborne

The ERANET-MUNDUS project, funded by the European Commission, aims to establish strong ties and mobility flows between Russian and European universities. The project is coordinated by the University of Barcelona and involves 10 European institutions (including the University of Glasgow and other International Research Universities Network (IRUN) partners), 8 Russian institutions and associates partners.The principal objectives are:

 

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