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Russia builds a new Federal University in Siberia
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
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ITAR-TASS
The prime minister noted the special importance of the Siberian Federal University as one of the country’s top education centres, which is being built in accordance with the National Education Project,” Peskov stated. Moreover, he quoted Putin as saying that “such education centres will help train skilled specialists with a higher education”.Three Federal Universities are now being built in the country – the Far Eastern, Siberian and Southern.
International students in B.C. get a break on work permits
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
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International students in B.C. get a break on work permits
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government on Tuesday announced a pilot expansion of the Off-Campus Work Permit Program for international students in B.C., according to a news release.Effective immediately, international students studying at eligible private post-secondary institutions in B.C. can now apply for off-campus work permits.
Life miserable for many foreign students in Australia
Friday, May 9th, 2008
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Thank God the Australians are on the earth. We Americans need to have some other country more nutz and crazy than us. We are racist and ignorant sometimes but this is one or those stories you gotta put in the only in Australia category.
Life miserable for many foreign students | NEWS.com.au
RACIST attacks, second-rate colleges, greedy landlords and low-paid jobs are making life a misery for many foreign students in Melbourne. Seventeen foreign students died in Victoria in the past year from boarding home fires, murders, car crashes and drownings.
E-learning on tolerant Islam launched
Monday, April 7th, 2008
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The Jakarta Post - E-learning on tolerant Islam launched
An e-learning program is being introduced to Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in a bid to promote an inclusive and tolerant brand of Islam in Indonesia, says a nongovernmental organization.
Education not delivering ‘results’ in China too!
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
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full story: Education not delivering ‘results’
Four in 10 Chinese complain about the yawning gap between large investments in education and its returns, a recent nationwide survey has showed.
Education takes a hit on Guam
Monday, March 24th, 2008
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Pacific Daily News - www.guampdn.com - Hagatna, GU
The Guam Public School System Health and Safety Task Force did not reinstate Southern High School’s sanitation permit yesterday after an inspection of the campus revealed persisting and new violations.
Public service television in Thailand
Friday, February 15th, 2008
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Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Optimism, as well as a sense of defiance, marked the first day of public-service television news. The station touched upon a highly sensitive issue in one of its news programmes.The news documentary looked at the October 6, 1976 bloodbath at Thammasat University, less than a week after new Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, in a CNN interview, attempted to distance himself from the event and downplayed it.
In that interview, Samak said one “unlucky” person only had died, contrary to an official death toll of more than 40.
Stolen Generations apology a milestone of awesome implications
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
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This is a social justice policy that has awesome implications for many folks in Australia. The financial implications alone are a tangle. Read more about it below: More here: Coalition backs Stolen Generations apology - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
“We believe that its morally and practically important in terms of understanding and addressing the way many Aboriginal people feel about this issue, however we believe very strongly that Mr Rudd now needs to release the wording that he proposes to put into the Parliament for this apology,” Dr Nelson said.”It’s essential that the Australian people have the opportunity to understand what is going to be said by their Parliament on their behalf.”
Questioning the influence of China in the USA
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
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Full essay here: Saipan Tribune
Many islanders interested in the Pacific region have watched in amazement at the phenomenal economic growth of the People’s Republic of China over the past 20 years or so. The MVA is looking at the country and its growing affluent population of young adults as a market for the islands’ tourist sector. That’s a good thing.I don’t normally discuss books in this column but for those interested in the Asian economy of the 21st century I recommend two interesting books, The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman and China Candid by Ye Sang. These books will provide a background on the PRC’s growing influence on the world scene and the United States economy in particular. China alone has a population of 1.2 billion people and a fast developing economy and a growing and affluent market for many consumer products.
Australian Gov’t to Apologize to Aborigines
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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For more info: Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Australian Gov’t to Apologize to Aborigines
Even though imperialism clearly isn’t a thing of the past as a global phenomenon, the Australian government is preparing to verbally own up to a painful chapter from its own national history by formally apologizing to Aborigines for past attempts at “civilizing” their people via forced assimilation initiatives that spanned more than five decades.
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