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Paradigm Shifts | FONDAPOL - a second paper by Josef Konvitz

Josef Konvitz, Chair, PASCAL International Observatory, has produced a second paper for FONDAPOL, the French Foundation for Policy Innovation. "Paradigm Shifts" is about how and why they are as difficult as they are, at times, necessary. And ours may be such a time.

PIMA Bulletin No. 31 - July 2020

This edition of the PIMA Bulletin is guest-edited by researchers at RMIT University, Australia, and presents a snapshot of work being undertaken by members and associates of the European Union-funded Jean Monnet Network, which is based in the European Union Centre of Excellence at RMIT University. The Jean Monnet Network brings together researchers from the University of Glasgow, Australian National University, Nanyang Technical University in Singapore and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, policy think-tanks and Non-Government Organisations who share a primary interest in enhancing the contribution of the European Union to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Asia Pacific.

UNESCO Cities Platform (UCP): Urban Solutions: Learning from cities’ responses to COVID-19

Subscribers may be interested in this report from the UNESCO Cities Platform (UCP), which on 25 June 2020 organised an online meeting Urban Solutions: Learning from cities’ responses to COVID-19. The UCP comprises UNESCO’s eight city networks and programmes.

Open Science Brief for UNESCO - A Step Towards the Decolonization of Knowledge

UNESCO is launching international consultations aimed at developing a Recommendation on Open Science for adoption by member states in 2021. Its Recommendation will include a common definition, a shared set of values, and proposals for action.

New report on community engagement in higher education

The European Commission has just published a new report entitled Community Engagement in Higher Education: Trends, Practices and Policies, which I wrote as a member of the Network of Experts on the Social Dimension of Education and Training (NESET), and which was also reviewed by Ellen Hazelkorn.

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