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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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Newsletter for European Research in Learning and Work [L&W] - December 2014

Posted December 1, 2014 - 13:10

This is the latest edition of the L&W Newsletter, which will reach you via a mailing list of over 1400 experts in and beyond Europe. As always, it focuses on transnational research activities in the field of human resource development (HRD) and vocational education and training (VET), centred on major categories: conferences, networks, programmes, projects and publications. Many thanks to all who contributed information for this edition of the Newsletter!

ACU Engage Community launch, Thursday 4 December and GUNi seminar, Thursday 11 December 2014

Posted November 27, 2014 - 15:42

On the occasion of this year’s Talloires Network Leaders Conference 2014 (TLNC), and building on the responses to the Beyond 2015 campaign, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) ia launching the ACU Engage Community, a new global network for universities committed to engaging with their local, national and regional communities.

Bruce Wilson meets President van Rompuy

Posted November 26, 2014 - 12:25

Bruce Wilson, Director of PASCAL, was in Brisbane on Sunday 16 November where the EU centre that he directs at RMIT co-sponsored an event with the President of the European Council (Herman van Rompuy) and the new EC Vice President Dombrovskis. Here he is seen greeting President van Rompuy.

PASCAL Briefing Paper 6 - Benefiting from transnational experience; migration and the role of lifelong learning

Posted November 26, 2014 - 10:42

This briefing highlights some emerging issues faced by migrants, and cities and regions in relation to lifelong learning policy and practice, particularly in the UK context.

Communicating in plain language, avoiding academic “silos”, developing “narratives” -- keys to City and Region Learning

Posted November 25, 2014 - 12:27

The ways that cities and regions can truly advance themselves in meaningful ways hinges upon their ability to think and act as cities and regions.  Getting to the point where this may be accomplished is a long and difficult road, to say the least.  Learning is at the center of this, which is at the core of PASCAL.

 

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