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EU calls on Romania's politicians to back fight against corruption

setimes.com     Jul 24, 2008   129 related          

The European Commission urged Romania's politicians Wednesday (July 23rd) to show "unequivocal will" in rooting out corruption but refrained from applying the sanctions that Bulgaria suffered. 24/07/08 Romanian Minister of...                

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Africa: Low Enrolment in Higher Education Impedes Continent's Devt

allafrica.com     Jul 23, 2008          

This poses a series of impediments, he said, "First, because higher education is vital to having the leaders, managers and scientists Africa needs to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development; but also, because of...                

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Education Department and European Union Fund 16 Projects to Advance International Curriculum...

webwire.com     Jul 21, 2008          

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of $1,279,738 for 16 projects that add a European Community-United States dimension to international curriculum development and... [WebWire - Monday, July...                

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EESC Bureau appoints Martin Westlake as new Secretary General

europa.eu     Jul 22, 2008          

CES/08/67 9 July 2008 EESC Bureau appoints Martin Westlake as new Secretary General At its meeting on 8 July 2008, the EESC Bureau decided to appoint Mr. Martin Westlake as the next Secretary General of the European Economic...                

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Toward a New Model for Best Practice and Knowledge Construction in Virtual Campuses - Antonio...

uis.edu     Jul 19, 2008          

This paper reports on the work of a European Commission DG Education and Culture cofinancedproject PBP-VC, Promoting Best Practice in Virtual Campuses, which is aimed at providinga deeper understanding of the key issues and...                

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Resolved: Republicans think you're dumb

nitpicker.blogspot.com     Jul 15, 2008   1 related          

Recently, Barack Obama made the entirely uncontroversial point that American kids, in order to be more competitive globally, should be learning other languages. I do want to especially highlight John Derbyshire, however, who...                

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Report: EU 'losing business' due to lack of language skills

euractiv.com     Jul 14, 2008          

Published: Monday 14 July 2008 European business risks losing competitiveness as other countries start outperforming the EU in terms of language skills, concludes a report presented by business leaders last week (11 July). The...                

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Education Leaders Forum concludes in Paris

egovmonitor.com     Jul 14, 2008          

On 7 and 8 July 2008, leaders and opinion makers from around the world gathered at UNESCO Headquarters to engage in rich discussions on issues around tertiary education. The Forum opened with addresses from the Director-General...                

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Europe Faces Growing Teen Illiteracy

businessweek.com     Jul 11, 2008   6 related          

Romania and Bulgaria are at the bottom of the pack as EU countries show increasing proportions of teenagers with poor reading skills A growing proportion of teenagers in the EU have poor literacy skills, a fresh European...                

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Multilingualism: How languages help business

noticias.info     Jul 11, 2008   2 related          

The Business Forum for multilingualism, set up in 2007 to explore how language skills can have an impact on trade and jobs in the European Union, delivered its report to Commissioner Orban today. The report gives a clear...                

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