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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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Why learning is central to city futures - A policy briefing from PASCAL International Observatory

Posted January 7, 2014 - 16:57

Over half of the world’s population now live in cities, and cities account for by the largest share of GDP.  Cities are recognised as the drivers of national and regional economies, and ensuring the resilience of cities in the face of the current economic downturn and the pressures of globalisation is a necessity for national governments and city and regional leaders as they strive to ensure competitive advantage, secure their place on the world stage and the prosperity and well-being of their communities.

11th PASCAL Conference - Cities Learning Together - Post-conference publications

Posted January 6, 2014 - 11:49

Building on the RMIT European Union (EU) Centre’s industry networks, PASCAL’s extensive work around Learning Cities and in partnership with the host, Hong Kong Institute of Education, this global conference was unique in design being a practically-oriented dialogue between European Union and older OECD approaches and those of East Asia and other non-EU regions.

Interactive sessions were held on days 1 and 3, and opportunities for field investigations in Hong Kong took place on day 2. The conference focused on present and future action, mainly within local neighbourhoods in big cities, to build green, safe, healthy communities which are economically viable and sustainable.

Featured below and attached are a set of reports on the conference:

Learning Regions in Hungary - From Theories to Realities (LeaRn) research project (2012-2015)

Posted January 5, 2014 - 12:15

The four year long research project (2012-2015) is led by Prof. Tamás Kozma and consists of five research groups. Each group is described briefly in the following sections.

Aim of the research: To investigate and analyze the factors (social, economic, political and cultural) which can contribute to the formation of learning regions. To analyze and compare the Hungarian regions in the aspects as possible learning communities and learning regions. To make deeper and more complex analysis of some selected regions.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - 15-12-2013

Posted December 30, 2013 - 11:16

In this issue we feature 10 current papers on the theme of social capital:

Cedefop VET-Alert - just published on VET - publications, documents and links - December 2013

Posted December 17, 2013 - 12:12

A new issue of Cedefop's VETAlert has just been published and is featured below and attached for download.

As always, the following subjects are covered:   skill  needs  - qualifications –adult learning - education and training policies.

Most referred publicationsand documents are accessible directly online.   

 

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