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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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What will the Future EU27 do? | The New 1930s | Cyber-Terrorism : Roundup of free RMIT Seminars, Oct 2016

With topics ranging from the face of the new European Union, to the triumph over communism of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, to the liberal democracy of the new 1930s, to Cyber-Terrorism and Cyber- Warfare; RMIT is hosting a highly engaging range of free seminars in October:

Sustainable Urban-Rural Connections - South African National Research Foundation

A research project funded by the South African National Research Foundation. This project addresses the urban-rural linkages network in the PASCAL Learning Cities 2020 programme.

PASCAL Center for Latin America and the Caribbean - Summer Highlights, September: 2016

Tecnológico de Monterrey (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Wikipedia) is the latest PASCAL Centre, and the first  Spanish-speaking country to join. Tecnológico de Monterrey was founded over 70 years ago and now has two dozen campuses in Mexico. This Update describes its dynamic programme of entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship, outreach and sharing of knowledge both within the country and internationally.

UALL Awards 2017 - Applications are now invited

The UALL Awards Scheme recognises and celebrates projects, programmes, research and practices that promote lifelong learning in the Higher Education Sector.  The Scheme is open to all institutions in UALL membership. The winner will be announced at the UALL 2017 Annual Conference at York (5-7 April).

For 2017 there is a new international category for innovative engagement/research in an international or transnational context.

UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals - Education & Lifelong learning

At last year’s United Nations summit on sustainable development, world leaders vowed to provide “free, equitable, and quality” primary education for all children, by 2030. But for millions of kids, it will not come in time—and probably not even in the next 50 years.

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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