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NEP-SOC 2024-01-01, eight papers

Posted January 1, 2024 - 16:09

In this issue we feature 8 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

How to Best Facilitate a Successful Urban Environment | The Urban Lens Newsletter

Posted January 1, 2024 - 15:27

Robert Puentes best said it in his article in January 2015, originally published in the Washington Examiner and subsequently published in Brookings (2023) Rotten Roads, Bum Economy:

Local Economies and Pandemics - new book from PASCAL Africa

Posted December 19, 2023 - 10:41

We are pleased to make available a new book from the Centre for Local Economic Development that hosts PASCAL Africa at the University of Johannesburg.

How I made the most of my visit to Tampere University | PASCAL Americas Director

Posted December 19, 2023 - 10:40

I recently had a productive visit to Tampere University in Finland, sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the Finland Fulbright Foundation. The contacts at Tampere University that facilitated this research visit were made possible by the PASCAL network of associates. I thank Mike Osborne for these introductions

University leaders commit to transforming higher education institutions into lifelong learning agents

Posted December 19, 2023 - 10:39

Higher education institutions (HEIs) must evolve into agents for lifelong learning with the help of innovative institutional strategies – this was the key message of a recent international conference organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and Shanghai Open University (SOU), ‘Promoting lifelong learning in higher education: From institutional strategies to practical implementation’. Held in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, from 19 to 21 October 2023, the conference welcomed over 250 participants, including university leaders, policy-makers, higher education experts, scholars and researchers, from China and abroad.

 

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