We are pleased to announce that the work of SUEUAA project, which concerns strengthening the urban engagement role of universities in Africa and Asia, will be extended through staff and student exchanges as a result of a successful institutional application by the University of Glasgow to the European Commission's Erasmus+ 2018 Key Action 107, Higher education student and staff mobility between Programme and Partner Countries - International Credit Mobility.

The University of Glasgow has advertised the position of Professor of Education. I would be grateful if PASCAL subscribers could post to news boards and associations or otherwise circulate the details below to their networks, colleagues, friends who might be interested in this position or who might know someone who might be interested. The relevant link is below:

This is one of the extracts from PIMA Bulletin 18, the whole of which can be found at this link.

Mugabe Ratshikuni says China has shown that state-driven development is possible without it. 

As we were celebrating Freedom Day over the long weekend in typically South African fashion, over a braai and some decent red wine, I had the opportunity to have a discussion with a gentleman who I had just met, on the crucial link between democracy and development which left me with much food for thought.

"A city is more than a place in space; it is a drama in time" - This statement by the Scottish polymath, Patrick Geddes, applies very aptly to Derry~Londonderry. His ideas and theories have been playing a part recently in my thinking about Learning Cities/Regions as my local council, here in Northern Ireland, begins its journey to become a UNESCO Learning Region.

This is a reminder to all colleagues that in association with the Municipality of Pécs, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and PASCAL International Observatory, the University of Pécs and its Learning City-Region Forum are organising an International Conference on 20th September, 2018 concerned with the theme of: Learning Cities and Culture Working Together.