“We listen to public, and they have a say in setting the research agenda. After all, universities undertake research with public funds; they must be accountable to the public”. Such were the sentiments expressed during three dialogues on ‘strengthening community engagement in higher education in India’ during March 3-7, 2014.
Nextwork is an important event aimed at developing international relations with the various protagonists of the EU grant-funded projects (academic and educational Institutions, Universities, companies, Public Authorities, associations and research centres).
It is our wish to make you aware of the publication of World Report on Higher Education 5, Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education Contributing to Social Change: Higher Education in the World 5 published by Palgrave MacMillan.
Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) has launched a new University Civic Engagement Initiative in partnership with Silatech. The initiative is designed to provide the support and resources necessary to build and expand university civic engagement among students in the Arab world.
Many subscribers have an interest in the service role of universities, and it is evident to me from a number of meetings during 2013 that work within Latin America deserves a wider audience. I therefore provide details of the most recent newsletter of the Centro Latinoamericano de Aprendizaje y Servicio Solidario (CLAYSS) based in Buenos Aires. There are many items of interest, and below I have selected just one.
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