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GUNiResearch Project on Community Engagement: Invitation to participate

The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) would like to invite you to take part in a research project on worldwide initiatives on community university engagement (CUE) by completing an online survey questionnaire.

10th PASCAL Conference - Welcome by Jean-Marie Filloque

Dear Colleagues

It is a pleasure for me, as Vice Rector for LLL and academic affairs, on behalf of Pascal Olivard, Rector of the University of Brest, to welcome you in our city, in the framework of the 10th PASCAL Iinternational Observatory Conference.

Photos from the 10th PASCAL Conference

A selection of images from the early stages of the 10th PASCAL International Observetory Conference in Brest:

Making a case for university social responsibility

Chripa Schneller & Erich Thöni (Ed.), 2012: Knowledge Societies: Universities and their Social Responsibilities. Asia-Europe Foundation, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-07-1565-6

There is a perception that everyone is aware of what University Social Responsibility (USR) means. In reality, the understanding of this concept differs in focus, extent and action across many countries. To consolidate an overview of USR best practices in ASEM countries, the 2nd Asia-Europe Education Workshop "Knowledge Societies: Universities and their Social Responsibilities" was organised jointly by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the University of Innsbruck in Austria in June 2011.

Community Engagement in African Universities - Perspectives, Prospects and Challenges

Announcing a new book from NIACE: The most dominant voices for university engagement emanate from the USA, Australia and countries in Europe. Nevertheless, community engagement has a long tradition in African universities, although that tradition has been constrained by the fluctuating conditionalities of development funding agendas.

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