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How Cities Can Save China

Posted December 5, 2012 - 23:41 by Josef Konvitz

China is experiencing its most severe economic downturn in decades, and revitalizing its economic model is critical to future prosperity — not only in China, but around the world.

UNESCO Chair-GACER News December 3, 2012

Posted December 3, 2012 - 23:48 by Budd Hall

Hello Friends,

Budd is heading to India to join Rajesh for the India Launch of the UNESCO Chair.  It will take place December 10th at the Jamia Millia Islamia, an impressive university in South Delhi founded by the muslim community.

We hope that you are all well and seeing your projects moving forward. Please see the video clip competition for student at the end of the newsletter!

Budd Hall and Rajesh Tandon

Co-Chairs

UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

Preparatory meeting for the first UNESCO Global Learning Cities Conference - Beijing

Posted December 3, 2012 - 23:41 by Mike Osborne

Preparatory meeting for the first UNESCO Global Learning Cities Conference The Preparatory meeting for the first UNESCO Global Learning Cities conference was held in Beijing on 1st December by UNESCO's Institute for Lifelong Learning, together with the National Commission of China for UNESCO of the Ministry of Education China, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission the Chinese and many other national and international organisations.

PASCAL was represented by its Co-director, Professor Michael Osborne. The conference will be held in November 2013 in Beijing.

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Beijing Institute for the Learning Society

Posted November 25, 2012 - 16:06 by Peter Kearns

We are posting today a note from Professor Li Chen, Executive Director of the Beijing Institute for the Learning Society, on the work of the Institute. Beijing is distinctive in establishing a research institute to support its policy to develop as a learning city (see below). The Institute integrates research from around the world in progressing this objective.

Higher Education in Regional and City Development - OECD reports

Posted November 25, 2012 - 15:34 by Mike Osborne

Subscribers may be interested in reading the most recent 16 reports published by the OECD from their project, Higher Education in Regional and City Development:

Who are we? Where are we going? How will we get there?

Posted November 25, 2012 - 14:43 by Howard Richards

I want to make this as simple as possible.   I know you are the smartest people in the world.    If you were not the smartest people in the world you would not be here.  But I do not want to make you prove you are smart.   I do not want to ask you to figure out something complicated.  

I will give short answers to four simple questions:

  1. Who are we?
  2. Where are we going?
  3. How will we get there?
  4. What are some next steps?

Here are the short answers:

New directions for work in digital Scotland

Posted November 20, 2012 - 13:45 by John Tibbitt

The Scottish Futures Forum hosted the final seminar in a 4-part series sponsored by the Scottish Universities Insight Institute (SUII) at the Scottish Parliament on 19th November, bringing together academics, practitioners, businesses and policy-makers to take stock  of the discussions in earlier sessions and suggest priorities for 'next steps' in maximising the opportunities for Scotland from developing digital technologies.

Supplier Chain approach by Rockwool Roermond, Netherlands

Posted November 9, 2012 - 13:17 by John Geven

The Rockwool Group is world leader in mineral wool solutions. We deliver products for sustainable solutions for energy-efficiency and fire safe buildings, with a perfect acoustic and allow climate control. We deliver products also for the oil and offshore industry, automotive industry and green housing.

Rockwool Roermond is the biggest factory in the group. Some 1200 employees work here making it  the biggest employer in this region of South Netherlands.

10th PASCAL Conference - a happy delegate at the dinner. Better than being the dinner!

Posted November 2, 2012 - 07:01 by Mike Osborne

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UNESCO Chair-GACER News October 31, 2012

Posted October 31, 2012 - 21:15 by Budd Hall

Friends,

Our news today is coming from Brest, from the meeting of the PASCAL International Observatory where Rajesh and Budd have both been invited to offer keynote remarks.  This is the first time that we have appeared at the same event since the UNESCO Chair has been established.  We are very grateful to the University of Western Brittany and Dr. Jean-Marie Filloque for inviting us and to PASCAL for making us feel welcome amongst them.

Budd and Rajesh
Co-Chairs
UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

 

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