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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.

We invite readers to submit items for consideration. Please send your contributions to our Submissions Administrator.

European countries make real progress toward greater transparency for qualifications - Cedefop

Over the past year, progress in developing and implementing national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) has allowed more countries to link these to the common reference framework for qualifications, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

How far each country has progressed along this road can now easily be seen by clicking on country chapters in Cedefop’s working paper, Analysis and overview of NQF developments in European countries, the fourth annual report Cedefop has prepared on this topic.

First Call for the ESREA Life History and Biography Research Network Annual Conference

The Convenors and Organisers are pleased to announce the First Call for the ESREA Life History and Biography Research Network Annual Conference at the University of Magdeburg 6th-9th March 2014.

Please see the attached for more information.

The three things I've learned - lifelong learning debate in Catalonia

We are pleased that Professor Michael Osborne, Co-Director of PASCAL International Observatory and Director of CR&DALL at the University of Glasgow has agreed to contribute to a new online initiative we are launching linked to the project, Debates on Education, a project from the Open University of Catalonia and the Jaume Bofill Foundation

Time for action on work-based learning - Cedefop

Participants in Cedefop’s conference on tackling skills mismatch agreed that Europe needs to implement policy initiatives on developing work-based learning as an answer to rising youth unemployment.

High-level participants in the two-day conference, which finished on Thursday, included European Union Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Androulla Vassiliou, German Parliamentary Secretary of State, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Thomas Rachel and Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris.

Marie Curie Fellowship Opportunities (Deadline - 14 August 2013)

The Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) and the International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) represent good opportunities for experienced researchers and we welcome approaches from interested candidates.

The application is made jointly by the researcher and the host organisation. If PASCAL subscribers wish to make an application and work with us then please contact Professor Michael OsborneDeadline: 14 August 2013

 

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