News

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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The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - April 2019

The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates. The Network enjoys a high profile and is among the several national and international bodies encouraging universities worldwide to adopt a more centrally-focussed universities' 'third mission' commitment to community service in its different senses and settings.

Here is a copy of Talloires Network E-Newletter for April 2019:

XVIth PASCAL Conference, 16-19 October - Online details and registration now available!

Registration, preliminary program details and the call for papers for the XVIth PASCAL Conference, 16-19 October is now available at the following link:  https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace/pascal2019/.

La contribución de las universidades al desarrollo económico y social - Fundación CYD

This paper, La contribución de las universidades al desarrollo económico y social, recently published as a blog item from Fundación CYD, Spain, may be of interest to subscribers involved with the contribution of universities to cities and regions; an area that PASCAL itself still works in in various ways including in our work with global south partners in SUEUAA and the work we highlighted last week in Taiwan, which is part of a larger project in Hong Kong, Scotland and Italy.

Applications for the Professor Sir David Watson Award for Community University Partnerships now open

The Sir David Watson Awards recognises the combined efforts of community and university partners towards making a difference to the lives of people in their shared community. These awards have been created in memory of Professor Sir David Watson, honouring his leadership in encouraging community-university engagement.

PNU hosts SUEUAA international forum

The Philippine Normal University through the Linkages and International Office (LIO) hosted the International Forum on Strengthening Urban Engagement of Universities in Africa and Asia last 28-29 August 2018.

This international forum gathered some 80 researchers, educators and community engagement experts and practitioners from various universities, government and non-government agencies to discuss best practices in urban engagement and extension programs. The forum reaffirmed the roles of the universities in addressing and responding to the needs of the local community.

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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