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Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences in the UK - Recruitment Advice sought

Posted February 5, 2013 - 19:38 by Gwilym Pryce

Dear Colleagues,

The Nuffield Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) have launched a major new £15.5 million programme designed to promote a step-change in quantitative methods training for social science undergraduates in the UK.

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Scenario Planning for Scotland 2025 - a world-leading learning nation

Posted February 5, 2013 - 10:47 by John Tibbitt

The reports from a programme of work by Scotland's Future Forum and the Goodison Group in Scotland were launched at a gathering in the Scottish Parliament on 4th February.   The programme had involved a series of seminars, roundtable discussions and workshops with a wide range of stakeholder groups across all stages of education, business, the voluntary sector and young people to provide an evidence base.  PASCAL had participated in a workshop bringing together international perspectives as part of this process. 

A little news from the Aarhus College

Posted February 2, 2013 - 09:46 by Jan Gejel

Dear colleagues,

After a little clean-out of the our small website, we will invite you to take a look.

Perhaps you will find things of interest (click the images)...

You are most welcome to circulate this message in your networks.

Best regards,

 

Jan Gejel
Senior European Project Manager
Aarhus Social and Healthcare College Denmark

PASCAL Welcomes Addis Ababa to PIE

Posted January 26, 2013 - 12:22 by Peter Kearns

The PIE stimulus paper on Addis Ababa, written by Professor Ezana  Amdework, Chair of the Department of Sociology, Addis Ababa University, is the fifth stimulus paper on African cities and joins stimulus papers for Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Dakar, and Gaborone. In their cumulative impact they provide broad insights into the critical challenge of building sustainable learning cities in Africa.

Addis Ababa Stimulus Paper

Posted January 26, 2013 - 12:00 by Ezana Amdework

The history of urbanization in Ethiopia goes back centuries. Archeological and historical evidences show the existence of cities since the Aksumite period. Despite its long history, however, the process of urban development in Ethiopian is known for its extremely slow and sporadic progress (Mesfin 1976). This is in part a result of the fact that pre-twentieth century Ethiopian urbanization was intimately linked with political capitals. After the abandonment of Aksum as a capital, Ethiopian kings have for centuries practiced a tradition of roving capitals because of political, military, and environmental reasons (Assefa 1993:275). Menilik’s decision to make Addis Ababa a permanent capital represented an end to this longstanding practice.

Policy Profile: Promoting Entrepreneurship in Rural Illinois

Posted January 25, 2013 - 19:32 by Paul Crawford

Northern Illinois University's Center for Governmental Studies issues periodic Policy Profiles, the most recent of which takes up "Promoting Entrepreneurship in Rural Illinois."  This report (attached as a PDF), which focuses on the economics of Illinois communities, especially those communities in the state’s struggling rural areas, presents a study co-authored by PASCAL Associate, Dr. Norman Walzer and offers insights and suggestions to help local communitydevelopment efforts.

Webinar: Building a Regional Culture of Entrepreneurship

Posted January 25, 2013 - 16:42 by Paul Crawford

A webinar on BUILDING REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEMS will be held in the United States on Thursday, January 31, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., U.S. Central Time (17:00 - 18:30 UTC/GMT).  This event is supported by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to the bi‐state “State of Ingenuity” (SOI) regional collaborative.  This is the first in a series of webinars that is being developed by Northern Illinois University in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin‐Whitewater, the SOI project coordinator, and other SOI partners.  The SOI region has a membership with PASCAL International Observatory.

Glasgow Wins the Smart City Status

Posted January 25, 2013 - 16:37 by Bob Davis

Dear Colleagues

It has been announced today that the City of Glasgow has won the Future Demonstrator City Award from the UK Government.  This is a highly prestigious and competitive prize awarded to a city then expected to provide blueprints for the future integration of leading edge technologies, integrated planning and urban development.  It is worth some £24 million.

UNESCO Chair - GACER News - January 17, 2013

Posted January 17, 2013 - 20:43 by Budd Hall

A few conference alerts and other items people have passed to us. Hope you are well. We are particularly keen that you and your colleagues put in a proposal in to share your innovative practices and take part in the Barcelona event.  This will be the only event in the coming years with a global mandate and a focus on Knowledge, Transformation and Higher Education.  PLEASE pass this on to others in your networks.

Thank you

Rajesh Tandon and Budd L Hall

Co-Chairs

 

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