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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Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers - PASCAL 2015 Conference in Catania 7-9 October

PASCAL is pleased to announce that the Conference website is now open with full details of the 12th Annual PASCAL Conference to be held in Catania, Sicily, 7-9 October 2015.

Discount on PASCAL Series at Manchester University Press for subscribers

We are pleased to announce that Manchester University Press will offer a discount of 20% to PASCAL subscribers to the following titles In the PASCAL Series on universities and lifelong learning:

New PASCAL Outside the Box (OTB) discussion forums launched

The PASCAL Outside the Box (OTB) discussion forums website announced at the end of last year has now been launched. OTB is open to all PASCAL users to enter into the discussions.

Emerging Modes of Cooperation between Private Enterprises and Universities

University-business cooperation (UBC) is currently one of the key strategic challenges facing higher education in Europe. It holds implications for support for graduates’ career success, international mobility, modernisation of curricula and the more practical orientation of higher education in general.

In a survey among 700 enterprises and enterprise associations in Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and other countries, the EMCOSU consortium sought answers to three interrelated questions:

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - February 2015

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 February 2015:

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14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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