Kyoto University has recently concluded strategic partnership agreements with the University of Zurich (UZH, Switzerland), the University of Hamburg (Germany), and National Taiwan University (NTU, Taiwan). The three partners were selected from among the institutions with existing academic cooperation and exchange agreements with Kyoto University. Under the university-level strategic partnership […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Imagine a new type of security system that, rather than storing data or an encryption key on a USB drive, encodes information into a small piece of plastic that can be unlocked only via a chemical reaction using a specific type of substance. And the devices that […]
The QS World University Rankings 2021 ranks the Universidad de los Andes 35th for employers’ perception of alumni. More than 1,600 institutions are ranked by the British firm Quacquarelli Symonds, and Los Andes was the 35th best university in the world for employer reputation. It climbed 21 places from the […]
Traditional treatments of industrial effluent, that is, the resulting liquid waste sent out from factories, are mainly based on removing pollutants, and then throwing them in water courses. The search for more sustainable alternatives than that one, which make use of technological advances is the focus of the work developed […]
University Presidents and Provosts,Colleagues, Parents, and Award Recipients, 1. Let me start by congratulating all of our 17 individuals who are receiving your award under the Singapore Teaching and Academic Research Talent Scheme, or START. Congratulations also to your family members and academic mentors who are here today, and who have […]
Education at a Glance 2020, a collection of education statistics recently published by the OECD, highlights that the Estonian vocational education system stands out for its accessibility to both first-time students and adults looking to add to their skills. In total, 77% of all students aged 25+ at the upper […]
More and more young Europeans are undertaking an Erasmus semester abroad in order to learn new languages, explore other cultures and study and train in other countries. The European Union is expanding this successful programme. It is making €14.7 billion available between 2014 and 2020 – that is 40 per […]
Finnish National Agency for Education launched a study to find out how schools and institutions in primary and secondary education cope with being forced into distance education by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study collates and summarises a number of Finnish studies and reports with the aim of facilitating further reforms […]
Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan TD, today announced her key priorities for action to reform and develop special education provision in Ireland. Minister Madigan said: “I want to be an advocate for all our students with complex needs and their families, to ensure their needs are met […]
On 4 August 2020, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of the Economy, as the supervisory body of the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in view of the creation by the end of 2020, in Luxembourg, of a “European Space Resources Innovation […]
