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Dilemmas of equality in education

In keeping with its egalitarian philosophy, the government has provided generally equal support to all of the universities and has not identified any one of them as a “flagship.” ...

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“My Dream, Chinese Dream”

“It is hoped that it will inspire and educate young people to have dreams and work hard to realise their dreams.” ...

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University candidates selected on their GCSE results

Pupils who fail to excel at their GCSEs are being discriminated against by universities increasingly using the exams to weed out candidates for degree courses, leading teachers have claimed. ...

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Signalling a transition

This makes growth vulnerable, as governments respond either with protectionist measures or with demands for adjustments on China's part that could be expensive....

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Gates: Webi, e ardhmja e arsimimit

“Për pesë vjet në internet do të mund të gjeni të gjitha ligjëratat më të mira në botë, dhe shpesh falas. Nuk do të ketë më nevojë për të shkuar në universitete”, ka thënë Gates....

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Ancient Greek 'to be taught in state schools'

“Ancient Greek is just a wonderful language, full of beautiful words and fascinating concepts.” ...

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University applicants urged to consider apprenticeships

Thousands of university applicants should give up hopes of getting a place this year and consider taking an apprenticeship instead, the head of the admissions service has admitted. ...

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South Africa holds education summit

The summit is the culmination of 1GOAL, a campaign supported by football's governing body FIFA to use the attention the World Cup commands to publicise the need ......

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The academy's battle plan is one long rear-guard action against natural language change. Anything that focused our attention on the validity of the rules themselves would be a great thing for English. ...

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Diplomat s’vlejnë asgjë, por asgjë s’vlen sa diplomat

Të përfundosh studimet me notën maksimale, normalisht tregon një farë ekselence , por a i përgjigjet kjo notë maksimale përgatitjes reale të të rinjve shqiptarë të vlerësuar nga kjo notë? ...

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Cambridge University 'to run a state school'

Under plans, it would offer up to 630 places on a new development in the north-west of Cambridge. ...

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University cheats targeted

Cheating students face being thrown out of university for plagiarism under a points-based disciplinary code drawn up by academics. ...

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Oxford essay tradition comes to this: ‘death'

For a number of years, the one-word essay question has not proved to be a very valuable way of providing insight into the merits of the candidates....

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World's smallest 3D map 'created'

The complete 3D map of the world measuring only 22 by 11 micrometers was "written" on a polymer. At this size, 1,000 world maps could fit on a grain of salt. ...

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Password-stealing virus on Facebook

"With Facebook as your lure, you potentially have 400 million people that can click on the attachment. If you get 10 per cent success, that's 40 million," he said....

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Ways to improve your adolescents' health

A review of school records showed meditating adolescents miss fewer days and generally behave better, he pointed out. ...

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No place for women? Harvard's changed

Universitywide, slightly more than a quarter of Harvard faculty members are women, an all-time high, with the senior faculty accounting for most of the increase....

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Why PCs understand women more than men

Voice recognition computers find men harder to understand than women, Edinburgh University scientists have found....

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Cambridge University offers B&B

Bed and breakfast accommodation is to be offered in some of the most historic buildings in the UK as Cambridge University opens its doors to tourists. ...

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In China, a chorus for reforms

Household registration, or hukou, essentially identifies each Chinese citizen as urban or rural. It dates back to the time when the Chinese revolutionary Mao wanted to control migration to cities. ...

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Goodbye to kiss-and-tell journalism?

The good news, if the move goes through, will be that it will put an end to Britain's notorious kiss-and-tell media culture that has made nonsense of any notion of privacy. ...

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Microsoft to deactivate PC network

A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, granted a request by Microsoft to deactivate 277 Internet domains, which the software maker said is linked to a "botnet", the paper said. ...

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Twitter users hit by phishing attack

The attack, which is ongoing, began on Saturday, as Twitter users found members of the micro-blogging network had posted ......

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Australia tightens visa rules

The reforms are designed to ensure the selection of “the best and brightest” foreigner-applicants for skilled jobs....

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Australia to tighten immigration process

"It will be because either we have concluded that the real intention is not to study or we are satisfied that the documentation is not authentic and fraudulent."...

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Handwriting, new tool...

"Handwriting analysis could eventually complement other lie detection methods and would add a new dimension because......

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"US weapons have verses from Bible"

The sights are used by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the training of Iraqi and Afghan soldiers....

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Biggest online threats in 2010

A computer security firm has advised PC owners to keep their computer safe from new security threats in the New Year. ...

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Cambridge to issue bonds to raise money

For the first time in its 800-year history, Cambridge University is planning to issue bonds to raise money from the markets, a varsity. ...

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Tehran academics denounce crackdown

The letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — signed by 88 professors — was the latest daring challenge to the Iran’s clerical leadership. ...

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Looking back on the pandemic

One key difference is that while seasonal flu predominantly kills the old, the new virus has proved life-threatening to younger people too.......

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Swine flu pandemic: Flashback

Latin cultures have made physical proximity one of their trademarks: people regularly kiss each other hello and goodbye....

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Fit boys make smarter, successful adults

During early adolescence and adulthood, the central nervous system displays considerable plasticity. ...

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Europe of knowledge

Reports from Brussels on how the Bologna process is shaping the future of higher education in Europe while aiming to facilitate student mobility across the globe. ...

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Televizori pengon zhvillimin e të folurit

Ngadalëson zhvillimin e tyre gjuhësor, ndërsa në marrëdhëniet prindër – fëmijë, televizori bëhet pengesë për komunikim... ...

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Education in the 21st Century

WISE was organised in Doha, Qatar recently. The aim was to draw a 10-point agenda to create a vision for ‘21st century education’ that ensures education for all. ...

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Forca si koncept, i marrjes së pushtetit në demokraci...!?

Sot....një revolucion i tillë i mendjeve të forcës...shkatërron jo vetëm pamjen dhe shtetin, por pasurinë e njerëzve....

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Perfectionism can be healthy

As long as it is not insatiable and compulsive, perfectionism can be beneficial to students....

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Exam results "need a health warning"

School exam results should be published with a "health warning", according to researchers....

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Scientists: You can really smell fear

Researchers have shown that we subconsciously detect whether others are scared by picking up chemicals they release from their bodies....

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More graduates 'out of work'

More graduates failed to find a jobs last year after leaving university in the midst of the economic downturn, according to an official report....

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Sponsor to pay for Aristotle school roof

All men by nature desire knowledge. (Aristotle )...

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Facebook students underachieve in exams

Students who use Facebook, the social networking site, are underachieving in exams, research suggests. ...

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Jobless bankers can teach

Specialist teacher-training courses usually last for 12 months....

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Writing helps brain

Writing poems or songs - no matter how bad they are - could be good for mental and physical health. ...

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Oxford students threatened over unpaid rent

Hundreds of Oxford University students could fail to graduate after amassing debts of £200,000. ...

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Social class still determines success

"Education has, quite properly, been seen as the great leveller but children from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds all too often end up in the worst schools and achieve the worst results."...

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Face scanners at school

Each system - costing around £1,000 - can verify a face in 1.5 seconds and claims to be more accurate at identifying people than a human. ...

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