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How entrepreneurial is your Higher Education Institution?

The HEInnovate project funded by the EC and OECD offers a range of dimensions for consideration in measuring the extend to which HEIs are entrepreneurial. A concept paper produced by the project is attached.

Benchmarking of Future City/Regions

The project Benchmarking Future City/Regions may be of interest to subscribers. The following is an extract from its website and describes its aims:

Activate programme from University of Glasgow presented in Cape Town

As part of my involvement in the Kettering Foundation and Talloires Networks international collaborative research partnership into studying Regional Perspectives on University Civic Engagement, I along with my community partner Nghomes (Margaret Layden) was invited to participate in the Network's International Leaders conference “Live Engagement, Transform Lives” held in South Africa in December 2014.

University Grants Commission of India and community engagement

I am glad to share with you that as a result of the collective efforts of PRIA and the UNESCO Chair in India, the vision for community engagement in HEIs, as outlined in the 12th Five year plan document, has been finally made operational.

Engaged Scholar: E-Newsletter

Featured below and attached for download is the most recent issue of Tthe Engaged Scholar, prepared by Michicago State University.  Good reading.

Future of Cities - Latest Publication

The latest publication of the UK Government Office for Science's Foresight Group led by Sir Alan Wilson on the Future of Cities has just been published. The Business of Cities authored by Emily Moir and Greg Clark looks at the way in which the relationship between cities and business is evolving.

Innovation in Higher Education in Europe - a new report with PASCAL inputs

The final report and annexes of case studies from a Study on Innovation in Higher Education undertaken for the European Union in 2013 led by LSE Enterprise and the Panteia Group have just been published. PASCAL undertook two of the case studies within this study, which are found in the annex as follows:

Random Reflections for the Month of October, 2014

Here is another round for your perusal:

Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe

Thousands of people working in adult education will be able to access news and events, and network with colleagues across Europe, as the European Commission unveils the latest version of its community-directed adult learning site, EPALE.

The second version of the adult learning community platform EPALE (the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe) has gone live today in English, with several important new developments, including an events calendar and a newsroom feature. 

Check EPALE at this link 

Regional Perspectives on University Civic Engagement - a Talloires Network/Kettering Foundation supported partnership

As part of an international collaboration made possible through the Talloires Network and the Kettering Foundation research partnership into studying Regional Perspectives on University Civic Engagement, the University of Glasgow along with colleagues and our community partners, from University of Western Sydney, American University of Cairo, International Medical University in Malaysia, Tecnológico de Monterrey University (one of the University of Glasgow's Universitas 21

14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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