PASCAL Observatory is a member of a the Consortium set up and led by our partners Research voor Beleid in the Netherlands that is the sole selected party for the Framework Service Contract LOT2 of the European Parliament (Tender No IP/B/CULT/FWC/2010-001). The framework concerns research and consultancy services for implementation of European policies on education. It concerns all educational sectors except higher education. The duration of the contract is one year, with the possibility of extension of a further 4 years.

A presentation, entitled Cultural and creative industries in the PURE project was presented on behalf of the PURE project by Dr Muir Houston as part of a roundtable at the Joint Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture and Compostela Group of Universities entitled  'Inclusion through Education and Culture', held at the University of Pécs on 14-15 October 2010. We can assure you that Dr Houston is in the photograph!