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Over the past 20 years, European policy-makers have become increasingly conscious of the place-based dimension of regional and urban development, and have explored different policy approaches to distribute and share the learnings across a wide variety of regions in Europe. The impact of the Global Financial Crisis added some urgency to this question, as the European Union's Structural Funds constitutes the largest concerted effort aimed at economic development and achieving territorial cohesion.
The International Science of Learning Conference 2017 will bring together leading researchers from around the world, including from the Australian Science of Learning Research Centre, the US National Science Foundation, University of Washington, International Bureau of Education UNESCO, and the University of Hong Kong. As well as the 2-day research program, a day-long public forum will be held on research translation and the policy implications of science of learning research.
Given the refugee crisis, the potential Brexit, terrorism, and the recent economic crises in Greece and elsewhere, it can be easy to overlook the European Union as a viable region. In recent years, however, I have begun to believe that while the U.S. has been the dominant force in modern entrepreneurship, the future looks less promising for the U.S. than most think.
Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers, incumbent of the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Development Education and Director of PASCAL Africa, has returned from India after being part of the 2016 Festival of Innovation, which focused on inclusive innovations.
An evening public lecture ‘The nature of the city’ will be delivered by Prof Jesse Ausubel (Rockefeller University) on Monday 18 April. The lecture will consider the role of technology in decoupling human needs from the environment – vibrant cities, undergrounding infrastructure and using maglev/hyperloop type transportation systems.
Please find attached details of three training programmes in the field of entrepreneurship and business development for vulnerable groups to held in Girona, Spain, and funded within the EC's Erasmus+ programme during 2015/2016.
Barcelona has been selected as the first European Capital of Innovation "for introducing the use of new technologies to bring the city closer to citizens. The new Capital of Innovation award looks at the outstanding achievements of cities building up an innovation ecosystem "ie a system which links the citizens (People) with a built environment (Place) and public organisations and policy makers (Public) and through business (Private). The award went to Barcelona for "introducing the use of new technologies to bring the city closer to citizens".
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