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The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - September 2011

Posted September 12, 2011 - 09:42

The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates, and which is a co-signatory to the September 23 2010 Communique "Enhancing North-South Cooperation in Community-University Engagement".

Latest Issue of JACE - four articles on universities and regional development

Posted July 16, 2011 - 09:59 by Mike Osborne

The latest issue of the Journal of Adult and Continuing Education (JACE 17.1) has just been published, and includes articles by PASCAL board members and associates.

NURA feasibility report

Posted July 12, 2011 - 13:08

The Bradley Review in Australia recommended: 'That the Australian Government commission a study to examine the feasibility of a new national university for regional areas and, if the study indicates that a new national regional university is feasible, the Australian Government provide appropriate funding for its establishment and operation'. (Recommendation 17)

The Engaged University: Shaping Inclusive and Responsive University Strategies

Aug 31 2011
Sep 1 2011
Europe/London
University of Southampton
Southampton
United Kingdom

SIRUS is a project that brought together 29 universities from 18 European countries, over the last two years, to develop, enhance and compare institutional lifelong learning strategies. The conference will present and discuss the new strategic orientation of Europe’s higher education via the concept of an engaged university: a university that does not only respond to societal needs, but positions itself to build cooperation and partnerships in a proactive and agenda-setting manner.

Australian Minister refutes pessimistic regional investment report - Crean vs Grattan Institute

Posted June 1, 2011 - 18:44

Minister for Regional Australia, Simon Crean, said that a report released by the Grattan Institute talks down the benefits of regional investment and does not recognise challenges and circumstances facing people in the regions.

See Mr Crean's statements on the Australian government website here.

The Grattan Institute report appears below:

Removal of A, B, C designation for academic journals in Australia

Posted May 30, 2011 - 15:18 by Budd Hall

Dear Friends,

Susan Goff from Australia has just alerted us to what may appear to be  a rather esoteric but interesting development, the removal of so-called quality rankings for scholarly journals in merit and quality assessment measures for scholars in Australia.  These regulations have had a negative impact on academics doing engaged scholarship.  I hope that this is an indication of the pendulum beginning to swing in at least a minor way in the directions for which many of have been advocating.

Global Alliance for Community Engaged Research has new facebook page

Posted May 30, 2011 - 15:11 by Budd Hall

GA has set up a facebook page that anyone and everyone can post items to and make comments.  Thanks to Nirmala Lall for taking the initiative.  

Report on the Canadian Community-University Exposition 2011

Posted May 30, 2011 - 15:06 by Budd Hall

Jazzing up Community University Partnerships at CU Expo 2011
By Catherine Etmanski , University of Victoria
With the assistance of Heather McRae, Joanna Ochocka, Sarena Seifer, and Budd Hall

Enterprising Academics and the Knowledge Capital – towards PASCAL Universities for a Modern Renaissance (PUMR)

Posted May 20, 2011 - 14:57

This paper portrays an innovative approach from a consortium of universities who have developed new and highly effective ways of both knowledge sharing and actively working with external colleagues from, business, industry and civic society for knowledge cities.

 

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