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10th PASCAL Conference - Welcome by Jean-Marie Filloque

Dear Colleagues

It is a pleasure for me, as Vice Rector for LLL and academic affairs, on behalf of Pascal Olivard, Rector of the University of Brest, to welcome you in our city, in the framework of the 10th PASCAL Iinternational Observatory Conference.

U21 Lifelong Learning & Research Workshop at the University of Glasgow 14-15 May 2012 - Workshop Report

The universities of Glasgow and Auckland jointly chaired this workshop, entitled ‘Lifelong Learning driving universities’ ambitions? Dare we? Can we? Let’s!’ Its purpose was to:

The role of HE in local and regional social and economic development - Brest, 29-31 October. Call for Papers. Deadline 25 June

The PASCAL International Observatory is pleased to announce its 10th annual conference: "The role of Higher Education in local and regional social and economic development", to be hosted at the Western Brittany University (UBO) from October 29-31, 2012, in Brest, France.

PASCAL Response to Scottish Government Green Paper on Higher Education

PASCAL has submitted a response to the SG on its current green paper on Higher Education:

PASCAL sends its sympathies to the people of the PURE region of Darling Downs

PASCAL sends its sympathies to the people of the PURE region of Darling Downs and particularly the people of Toowoomba, which has suffered terrible flooding and loss of life. The attached pictures and link to a youtube video sent by PASCAL Associate, Professor Glen Postle, give you some idea of the devastation caused. We hope that the worst is over and our thoughts are with our friends and colleagues.

 

 

The video is of Chalk Drive, Toowoomba, taken from across the road from the Flexi School. You can see the school in some of the shots (click on an image to view/show slideshow).

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14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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