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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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Learning cities and regions revisited: The R3L+ project

This seminar* presented findings from the R3L+ project which took a case study approach to investigate issues of quality in the development of learning cities and regions. Speakers from three of the cases (Germany, Romania and the UK) provided an overview of their respective cases with reference to issues of partnership, participation and lifelong learning.

The European Experience: Governance, Place and Higher Education - Josef Konvitz

Professor Josef Konvitz, PASCAL Associate and recently retired as Head of Division, Regulatory Policy, at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) delivered the TRE Networks Annual Roundtable keynote on "The European Experience: Governance, Place and Higher Education." Josef's paper argues for the acceleration of efforts to promote university and regional engagement and is featured below:

Bellagio Initiative outlines actions to guide future philanthropic and development collaboration

The Bellagio Initiative Summit has ended with a determination by development organisations and philanthropists to build mutual trust, share learning and develop joint training initiatives.

The commitments are contained in an aide-mémoire (PDF) which will pave the way to a more comprehensive framework for action to be published in the new year.

PURE Review Visit in Queensland, Australia - December 2011

The latest PURE Review Visit (CDG Review Team Leader Professor Chris Duke) took place between December 5th and 8th in Queensland, Australia. The members of the team were based at Toowoomba and the photograph shows Bruce Wilson (right, with microphone); Chris Duke, Steve Garlick and Pat Inman also took part in the in the review discussions.

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - December 2011

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".

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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