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APLU Social Capital Series: Culture and Collaboration

Don’t miss the next webinar in the new Social Capital series from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)! On Thursday, May 15, at 2pm Eastern, Jim Woodell (Asst VP, Innovation and Technology Policy) will talk with Linda Kawano of Cantu Designs, Neil Kane of Illinois Partners and Northern Illinois University, and Steve Tello of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies

The attached document produced by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning provides a comprehensive set of links lifelong learning policy and strategy documents from UNESCO Member States and international organizations. It will be an excellent resource for many subscribers.

Seeking African linkages

This note introduces you to a Northern Illinois University (NIU) colleague, Presidential Teaching Scholar Joseph Scudder (PhD, Indiana University) of our Department of Communications.  Dr. Scudder will be visiting South Africa beginning 13 May 2014: primarily Johannesburg, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. 

Urban Big Centre posts - the full set

Earlier details of one post were made available, but the University of Glasgow is currently advertising a large number of other posts, associated with the new ESRC-funded Urban Big Data Centre and the recently-launched MSc in Urban Transport. These posts are an opportunity to be based in a Centre at the forefront of the ‘big data’ movement, and include roles for social scientists and computer scientists. Here are links to all of the posts available.

Random Reflections for the Month of May, 2014

On the occasion of May Day, here is another set of random reflections for your perusal:

Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) celebrates its 50th anniversary

The Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014. Founded by a small group of passionate adult education practitioners on 30 January 1964 in a UNESCO regional workshop in Sydney, Australia, ASPBAE has grown to a more than 200 strong membership-based organisations, with members operating in 33 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Big Data Jobs at the University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow is seeking to make several appointments associated with the new Urban Big Data Centre funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Big Data Network Phase 2.

Governance of Manifestos

At election time, most political parties prepare manifestos defining their priorities if they get elected. Manifestos have become as much a part of democratic elections as banners, candidates and campaigns. In the largest democracy of the world, political parties have generally been very casual about their poll manifestos over the past decades.

Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future

The March and April Newsletter of the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future (featured below) contains much that will be of interest to PASCAL subscribers.

This includes information on a webinar on Goals and Targets in the context of the Open Working Group on SDGs to be held on 16 April.

On the way to 2020: data for vocational education and training policies

This new publication from CEDEFOP, On the way to 2020: data for vocational education and training policies, will be of interest to many subscribers. We feature the English version below, translations are available from the CEDEFOP website.

 

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