The next Knowledge Exchange of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the UK will open from the 1^st September 2011 until the 27^th October 2011. The ESRC will again be running two schemes, the Follow on Fund scheme and a Knowledge Exchange Opportunities scheme.

This call is aimed at social science researchers at all stages of their career and at organisations in the business, public and civil society sectors, with the intention of encouraging dialogue and collaboration between these groups. 

The role of cultural institutions in lifelong learning and community building is a core theme of PIE so that relationships between cultural policies, learning strategies, and sustained development is central to PIE objectives.

Canadian Society for Study of Higher Education (CSSHE)
Higher Education, Globalization, and Social Justice
November 3 to 4, 2011
Morris J. Wosk Centre, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C.

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS

Globalization has been a striking characteristic of the past few decades. The developments in the economy, energy, and education have all become ever more dependent on globalized networks. At the same time, problems such as climate change, which can only be addressed on a global scale, feature ever more prominently in our globalized media.

Friends,

If you have not checked PRIA out lately, they have an excellent enhanced web site with clear organizational lines:  Action Learning Inititatives, PRIA International Academy, PRIA Global Partnerships (with a new free Global Partnership Newsletter) and of course Rajesh Tandon’s Blog.

http://bit.ly/mNwd16

Cheers,   Budd

Report to PASCAL on the 2011 Talloires Network Leaders Conference Building the Engaged University, Moving beyond the Ivory Tower, held at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM) 13-16 June 2011

Talloires looking forward