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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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PASCAL 2010 Keynote - Engagement in African Universities - Professor Olusola Oyewole

The first keynote at the 9th PASCAL International Observatory conference in Gaborone, Botswana was presented by Professor Olusola Oyewole of African Union, Addis Ababa on the topic of Regional Engagement for African Universities: Challenges and Prospects. This presentation complemented a series of excellent welcome sessions from the Mayor of Gaborone City, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana and the Chair of the PASCAL Advisory Board.

The supporting keynote presentation outline appears below:

PASCAL 2010 Keynote - Engagement in African Universities - Professor Olusola Oyewole

The first keynote at the 9th PASCAL International Observatory conference in Gaborone, Botswana was presented by Professor Olusola Oyewole of African Union, Addis Ababa on the topic of Regional Engagement for African Universities: Challenges and Prospects. This presentation complemented a series of excellent welcome sessions from the Mayor of Gaborone City, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana and the Chair of the PASCAL Advisory Board.

The supporting keynote presentation outline appears below:

Policy Challenge Paper 1 - Closing the Engagement Gap

Today PASCAL publishes the first of its new series of Policy Challenge Papers which connect emerging ideas and research to topical policy challenges.   Policy Challenge Paper 1 urges regional authorities to secure the greatest impact from higher education institutions at local level by demanding engagement over issues of importance for regional development.

"Breaking the cycle of disadvantage..."

The Council of the European Union has produced a Presidency discussion paper in preparation for the Council meeting (Education, Youth, Culture and Sport) on 18-19 November 2010, entitled "Breaking the cycle of disadvantage – the role of education in combating poverty, inequality and social exclusion".

Why is recovery so hard? So slow? - “The Great Contraction”

We include here an abridged version of a paper presented by Josef Konvitz,OECD and Honorary Professor, School of Education, University of Glasgow at the ‘People, Places, Engagement and Change’ Research Cluster Seminar hosted by the Adam Smith Research Foundation, University of Glasgow, 5 November 2010.

For the full text, please contact Professor Konvitz.

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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