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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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EcCoWell Cork

PASCAL was delighted to be able to support Cities for the Future - Learning from the Global to the Local, an EcCoWell event organised by the City of Cork Council on 26 and 27 September 2013. The event with some 260 people registered was opened by the Lord Mayor, Cllr. Catherine Clancy, and there followed an introduction to EcCoWell by Denise Cahill, Healthy Cities Cork Co-ordinator. 

PASCAL publishes details of the Learning Cities 2020 programme

PASCAL International Observatory is pleased to announce the publication of the first details of the forthcoming Learning Cities 2020 Programme.

The Learning Cities 2020 programme consists of a suite of studies to enable cities and regions to maximise their competitive advantage. The brochure featured below and attached introduces the options, ranging from local analysis of the latest data on lifelong learning, skills and economic performance, the benchmarking of current practice, to masterclasses by international experts to help local policy appraisal and development. PASCAL can organise intensive local skills surveys if required. PASCAL will be pleased to tailor a package to meet individual city requirements.

European higher education in the world

Globalisation and technological development are radically changing the landscape of higher education. Over the next twenty years the demand for higher education is expected to grow exponentially, from the current 99 million students worldwide to 414 million by 2030, with China showing by far the highest increase in recent years followed by Brazil and India. The thirst for knowledge and social mobility in emerging economies will place higher education within the reach of hundreds of millions of citizens around the world.

Subscribers will be interested in this latest communication from the European Commission related to the role of European HE in the world. The document contains a number of policy recommendations for nation states.

Announcing PRIA International Academy Appreciation Programmes

We are pleased to inform you that we now have 25 courses (short and long term) for offering in an online and distant mode of learning. Please find belwo further information about our new courses, offered through PRIA’s International Academy. Do forward this information to friends, colleagues and others in order that we may be able to reach out to potential learners from across the globe.

REMINDER: Adam Smith Research Foundation Visiting Senior Research Fellow Scheme

The Adam Smith Research Foundation is making a new call for applications for Visiting Senior Research Fellows. Visiting Fellows are expected to conduct a discrete research project during their appointment, and candidates must demonstrate how their research will fit with at least two of the ASRF¹s research themes and/or other existing or emergent interdisciplinary College themes.

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