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“By 2025 Scotland will be regarded as a world-leading learning nation” An international perspective - 30 March 2012

Posted March 20, 2012 - 14:54 by Mike Osborne

On 19 March, Scotland's Futures Forum and the Goodison Group in Scotland organised on behalf of the Scottish Parliament an international workshop exploring the proposition that Scotland will be regarded as a world-leading learning nation by 2025. It included contributions from PASCAL associates Ilpo Laitinen and Anders Olsson by video-conference, as well as John Tibbitt and Mike Osborne at the host's venue, the Parliament building in Edinburgh.

CEDEFOP - A Strategy for Green Skills

Posted March 8, 2012 - 18:05 by Mike Osborne

A new Briefing Paper, A Strategy for Green Skills has just been published and is available in multiple languages at the CEDEFOP site here. The English language version is attached.

Widening Access to Higher Education: Scottish, UK and European Policy Dimensions - University of Edinburgh seminar

Posted March 5, 2012 - 15:54 by Mike Osborne

This seminar at the University of Edinburgh disseminated findings drawn from the EU Sixth Framework Project Lifelong Learning Policy and Practice in Europe (LLL2010), which ran from 2005 - 2011. The project involved 12 European countries and Russia and investigated various aspects of lifelong learning policy and practice, including higher education, adult education and workplace learning. The potential of lifelong learning to promote social inclusion as well as economic growth was a major focus of the study.

PUMR Academic Director speaks in Budapest and New York

Posted February 28, 2012 - 14:21 by Mike Osborne

James Powell, Academic Director of PASCAL PUMR recently led a Executive Higher Educational Institution Briefing for 12 Rectors and Vice Rectors on the Modern Renaissance, its implications for them and the role PUMR can play in helping prepare their universities for the Modern Era. The event was hosted by the Central European University in Budapest with a grant from the European ESMU fund. There was much interest by the Rectors in the PUMR approach and requests for Professor Powell to undertake follow up meetings for detailed discussions in Kazakstan, Belarus and Poland.

Engaging in Lifelong Learning: Shaping Inclusive and Responsive University Strategies. European Universities Association Report

Posted February 28, 2012 - 11:55 by Mike Osborne

Attached is the SIRUS report, Engaging in Lifelong Learning: Shaping Inclusive and Responsive University Strategies, by Hanne Smidt  and Andrée Sursock, which is based on material prepared by representatives of the 29 participating European universities.  It is based on a study of the institutional lifelong learning strategies of these universities by the European Universities Association, who suggest that frank and open discussions provided invaluable insights into strategic institutional development.

Eranet-Mundus: Euro-Russian Academic Network

Posted January 26, 2012 - 16:05 by Mike Osborne

The ERANET-MUNDUS project, funded by the European Commission, aims to establish strong ties and mobility flows between Russian and European universities. The project is coordinated by the University of Barcelona and involves 10 European institutions (including the University of Glasgow and other International Research Universities Network (IRUN) partners), 8 Russian institutions and associates partners.The principal objectives are:

Lifelong Learning in Later Life: A Handbook on Older Adult Learning

Posted January 4, 2012 - 17:17 by Mike Osborne

I have just received information from Peter Mayo about a new book by Brian Findsen and Marvin Formosa - Lifelong Learning in Later Life : A Handbook on Older Adult Learning* (here on Amazon).

*Selections from the opening chapters are featured below.

eThekwini - a Learning City in South Africa

Posted December 29, 2011 - 17:23 by Mike Osborne

I spotted some time after the event that the eThekwini Municipality, which incorporates the city of Durban, in South Africa is positioning itself as a learning city with the launch of the Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE) in December 2010.

This initiative, which is reported as a first in the history of local government on the continent, aims to enhance the capacity and knowledge of local government practitioners in Africa in order to be effective in the delivery of core competencies.

Eurypedia - 38 Education Systems in Europe

Posted December 22, 2011 - 09:51 by Mike Osborne

Eurypedia is a new Eurydice product and aims at presenting the most accurate picture of national education systems across Europe.

PURE project extension agreement in Darling Downs/Professor Glen Postle

Posted October 31, 2011 - 20:22 by Mike Osborne

Following a memorandum of understanding between the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and Regional Development Australia (RDA), PASCAL will be extending its PURE work in the Darling Downs region of Australia.

One of the architects of this memorandum has been PASCAL Associate, Professor Glen Postle, pictured below with the Vice-Chancellor of USQ, Professor Bill Lovegrove and others from USQ an RDA.

 

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