Education

OPINION education : Berlusconi raised us; how to re-educate Italy?

Berlusconi raised us; how to re-educate Italy?

What can we say: it was intense. The post-Berlusconi era is almost upon us: will we cope with the tediousness of political debate, with the absence of a man to love and hate, with the end of a television trend where success is available to all?

by Valentina Gosetti @ // 09/11/11

education, italy, silvio berlusconi, politics, youth

FEATURE education : Music duo Kim Ki O: ‘the danger of being Turkish’ for Europe

Music duo Kim Ki O: ‘the danger of being Turkish’ for Europe

The Swedish pop elite love them, but EU bureaucracy is preventing Ekin Sanac and Berna Göl from breaking Europe. In Istanbul, music is an unstable bridge between east and west. Part two of a special feature

by cafebabel.com // 08/09/09

education, visa, bands, joy division, brussels, concert, kim ki o

FEATURE education : Why Turkish band Kim Ki O can't break Europe

Why Turkish band Kim Ki O can't break Europe

The Swedish pop elite love them, but EU bureaucracy is preventing Ekin Sanac and Berna Göl from breaking Europe. In Istanbul, music is an unstable bridge between east and west. Part one of a special feature

by Clara Bergström @ // 01/09/09

education, visa, education system, men and women, europop, member states, culture

TESTIMONY education : Istanbul's Yeditepe, Bogazici universities: erasmus on the catwalk campus

Istanbul's Yeditepe, Bogazici universities: erasmus on the catwalk campus

Istanbul is in: just look at the rising numbers of erasmus students at the thirty or so universities in the Bosphorus metropolis. While just a few years ago only a few universities in Istanbul had a bilateral contract with other European colleges, there are now hardly any colleges left in the 20-million inhabitant megapolis which do not open their doors to students eager to study abroad. Part one of an erasmus experience

by Harika Dauth @ // 15/07/09

education, vêtements, erasmus, istanbul, turkey, university

INTERVIEW education : Vito Kolelishvili: rugby player on 'unpaid managers and sportsmen' in Georgia

Vito Kolelishvili: rugby player on 'unpaid managers and sportsmen' in Georgia

In 2004, Vito Kolelishvili became a professional rugby player with Lelos, the national rugby union team. At 19, he is one of the few rugby players nominated ‘best player of 2008’, shortly after the Georgian national tournament ended. Interview

by Nino Gogua @ // 10/02/09

education, sport, money, georgia, training, talent, rugby

ANALYSIS education : European universities set for battle over Shanghai league table

European universities set for battle over Shanghai league table

The old European universities are as usual lagging behind while Anglo-Saxon universities are steaming ahead. The Shanghai league table is beginning to get on the nerves of the French Grandes Ecoles, which are trying to create an alternative league table

by Aurélien BORDET @ // 09/01/09

education, classement de shanghai, france, university, society

ANALYSIS education : Erasmus: when she was twenty, she had plenty

Erasmus: when she was twenty, she had plenty

The landmark programme has enabled 1.5 million young people to study in Europe to date, launching them into a 100% ‘eurogeneration’ experience. First in a series of five: success statistics

by JSeb 2.0 @ // 14/11/08

education, europe, the elections in numbers, eudebate2009, european union, travel, university

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When Cambridge dethroned Harvard..

The second oldest university of Britain, namely Cambridge ( established in 1209) managed to be given the title of the best university in the world. According to the list of Quacquarelli Symonds, the british university overthroned Harvard, which used to hold the title for seven years...up to now.. The university ...

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So, the ulpan

After meeting the unfriendly staff at the secretariat, I set of to take the test. It was an interesting event with a colourful multi-national group of people.

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Women's rally in London

By Naomi Christie London, 9th March 2009 (Women marching the streets of London on 7 March 2009. Photo: Naomi Christie) Women rallied in London last Saturday for an end to male violence. The event, One Million Women Rise, did not achieve the high numbers it had forecast with stewards estimating ...

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Intercultural Dialogue - Art, Media and Education

Written by Laura Pipponzi and Mauro Morabito Some considerations and pending thoughts after what we have heard and read during the concluding event of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

MauroMorabito by MauroMorabito on bruxelles

Me fail English? That's unpossible!

It has not been a good few weeks for the English language. First Countdown was plunged into crisis and then a lecturer at New Bucks University suggested that common spelling mistakes be allowed as variants. This really annoys me. Yes some people have problems with spelling, but if general literacy ...

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