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Compare and Contrast - PIAAC interpretations

Posted October 29, 2013 - 18:40 by Mike Osborne

Subscribers may be interested in following the progression of an item that we recently produced on the PIAAC results from the UK:

PIAAC events in Barcelona and Edinburgh

Posted October 14, 2013 - 11:13 by Mike Osborne

We are delighted to announce that PASCAL will be collaborating with the  Jaume Bofill Foundation in Barcelona in organising two events concerned with the recent OECD PIAAC study.

Sustainable Food Cities Network

Posted October 1, 2013 - 10:42 by Mike Osborne

The Soil Association in the UK has initiated a Sustainable Food Cities Network, which we hope will attract the interest of subscribers interested in this important dimension of the learning city. Furthermore, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is funding this network with public, private and third sector organisations and local communities working together to improve their food system and to use food as a catalyst to tackle local challenges.

What is the Value of UNESCO to the UK?

Posted September 25, 2013 - 08:39 by Mike Osborne

Organisations in the UK benefit by generating £90 million per year through the UK's membership of UNESCO. These finances, which include investment, tourism revenue and project grants, have contributed to regeneration, community development and conservation across the UK.

Given our excellent relationship in Pascal with UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning, subscribers will be interested in this report.

The Wellcome Trust and Public Engagement

Posted September 1, 2013 - 11:51 by Mike Osborne

The Wellcome Trust produces a range of reports concerned with public engagement in relation to health matters. These consist of literature reviews, research and conferences conducted or commissioned by the Trust to explore different groups' attitudes to a variety of issues related to biomedical science.

On the way to 2020: national and international data for vocational education and training and lifelong learning policies

Posted July 17, 2013 - 11:36 by Mike Osborne

What do statistical data say about your country’s vocational education and training (VET) and lifelong learning policies? How does your country compare with the European Union (EU) average and other Member States?

Adam Smith Research Foundation Visiting Senior Research Fellow Scheme

Posted July 17, 2013 - 11:32 by Mike Osborne

The Adam Smith Research Foundation is making a new call for applications for Visiting Senior Research Fellows.

City Health 2013 - the 2nd City Health International Conference in Glasgow

Posted June 26, 2013 - 17:20 by Mike Osborne

Given the interests of PIE in Healthy Cities and the emphasis that Peter Kearns has made concerning this facet of the learning city within the EcCoWell model, and the strand of interest that we are trying to develop for the 11th PASCAL Conference in Hong Kong, this event in Glasgow may be of considerable interest to subscribers. We invite you to take a look at City Health 2013 in Glasgow from 4-5 November, which has many overlaps with the interests of PASCAL. 

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6th GUNI conference - Update

Posted May 15, 2013 - 13:45 by Mike Osborne

The 6th GUNI conference on Higher Education in the World is coming to an end after three interesting days of inter-change, and has provided many examples of excellent engagement between communities and universities. It has included a number of inputs from PASCAL people, including plenary sessions involving Board Member Hans Schuetze, Associates Paul Benneworth, Lean Chan, Budd Hall, Julia Preece and Shirley Walters, and Co-Director Mike Osborne.

New book: China's Aid and Soft Power in Africa - The Case of Education and Training by Kenneth King

Posted May 10, 2013 - 17:14 by Mike Osborne

China's increasing role as an education donor in Africa, and the significance of this both economically and politically.

Why does China run one of the world's largest short-term training programmes, with plans to bring 30,000 Africans to China between 2013 and 2015?

Why does it give generous support to 24 Confucius Institutes teaching Mandarin and Chinese culture at many of Africa's top universities from the Cape to Cairo?

 

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