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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Another thoughtful piece on rankings - Hands off ‘sustainability’ rankings

Posted January 20, 2019 - 08:06

Word is out that rankers want to put their hands on “sustainability”. They have already distorted the purpose of “education” by ranking universities using a narrow spectrum, R&D (though important), and publications criteria that skewed the understanding of what seeking knowledge is all about.

EXTENSION: UALL Conference 2019 submissions

Posted January 15, 2019 - 13:38

NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY

UALL has extended the deadline for the Call for Papers and Workshop proposals to the Lifelong Learning and Innovation conference at the Telford Innovation Campus, University of Wolverhampton, 10 - 12th April 2019, as well as for the UALL Awards.

Report on Good Active Ageing for All - French version now available

Posted January 14, 2019 - 15:32

The PASCAL & PIMA SIG report Towards Good active ageing for all in a context of deep demographic change and dislocation has been translated into French by the Collège International des Seniors centred in Paris; a copy is featured below and attached.

2019: A crucial year for Europe and universities

Posted January 13, 2019 - 15:49

In 2019, the EU will welcome a new leadership, face the final chapter of Brexit and set the rules for its new research and education programmes. At the same time, new technologies, larger and more diverse student populations, constraints on academic freedom and new ways to learn and teach will have a strong impact on the longer-term opportunities and challenges at Europe’s universities.
 

UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Newsletter August - December 2018

Posted January 10, 2019 - 10:04

In this newsletter – our last of 2018 – we are delighted to report on several developments that demonstrate the growth and dynamism of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).

 

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