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Alliance for Regional Development Monthly Update - July 2014

Posted July 17, 2014 - 07:25

The Alliance for Regional Development is a groundbreaking coalition of high-level leaders in business, government, and academia working together to strengthen the economic competitiveness of Chicago’s tri-state region, including northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin. Here is their latest Monthly Update newsletter:

University-Regional Partnerships: Case Studies. Mobilising Universities for Smart Specialisation

Posted July 16, 2014 - 13:03

The attached booklet provides a variety of case studies of university-regional partnerships across Europe. All of them have been provided by members of the S3 Platform established by DG Regional Policy and managed by the Joint Research Centre in Seville. 

University-Regional Partnerships: Case Studies. Mobilising Universities for Smart Specialisation

Posted July 16, 2014 - 13:03

The attached booklet provides a variety of case studies of university-regional partnerships across Europe. All of them have been provided by members of the S3 Platform established by DG Regional Policy and managed by the Joint Research Centre in Seville. 

Learning Cities 2020

Posted July 14, 2014 - 21:40

This article provides a brief overview of historic work in the field of Learning City development. It then proceeds to highlight two contemporary strands of work. The first is the initiative of UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in establishing the International Platform of Learning Cities. The second is the work of the PASCAL Observatory, currently manifested in the Learning Cities 2020 programme.

The Learning Region Initiative – a Challenging Concept for Higher Education to Promote Regional Development

Posted July 14, 2014 - 20:21

The aim of this paper is to give a thourough insight to the evolution of the learning city-region initiative and connect it to the changing roles of higher education institutions within a frame of third missions of universities so as to promote regional development.

Learning regions for local innovation

Posted July 14, 2014 - 19:40

This paper looks at the role that educational bodies can play in promoting social and economic innovation at a local or regional level. A locality or region promoting innovation can be called a ‘learning region’. The paper demonstrates how learning in a ‘learning region’ differs from traditional formal and individualistic learning.

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