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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Community Service and Community Engagement in Four African Universities

This book reports on a pan-African action research project that investigated how universities used their third mission of 'community service' to address the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the context of their country's development priorities. 

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.

ACA Newsletter - Education Europe December 2011

The newsletter of the Academic Cooperation Association, a European-based network, is a monthly source of excellent information about Higher Education in Europe and beyond.

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.

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14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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