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2018 MacJannet Prize Call for Nominations!

Posted January 8, 2018 - 08:27

The Talloires Network is proud to announce the ninth annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. The prize will recognize exceptional student civic engagement initiatives based in Talloires Network engaged member universities around the world and contribute financially to their ongoing public service efforts.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 86, Issue 1

Posted January 5, 2018 - 08:34

In this issue we feature 7 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

Senior Business Development Manager vacancy, UBDC Glasgow

Posted January 3, 2018 - 14:06

Deadline for applications: 7 January, 2018

The Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) at the University of Glasgow is advertising an extremely important post for us: Senior Business Development Manager, who will primarily be working on sustainability for the Centre and Centre finances in general.

Opportunities for a New Dialogue for Change in Ukraine – PASCAL Learning Cities Co-ordinator, Rob Mark, addresses a learning cities forum in Ivano-Frankivisk

Posted January 2, 2018 - 10:09

Promprylad is a new inclusive learning environment seeking to change a city through providing new kind of learning opportunities for the community. The project, which is in it infancy, is operated by MItOst, an independent non-profit organisation located in Berlin. It is seeking to transform the lives of people in the the city of Ivano-Frankivisk Western Ukraine.