With the help of the new AcademySampo portal, one can easily find information about people who registered to study at the university in Finland between the 1640s and 1890s. On Runeberg Day, Friday 5 February, a new AcademySampo portal will be published, which will gather a huge amount of information […]
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41 universities from 22 countries and the companies providing traineeship will introduce their opportunities in the international GO Abroad Fair 2021, which Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is organizing for the eighth time. Also, the participants of the exchange from previous years will share their good practices and answer the questions. […]
The Universities of Sciences Po, Princeton and Columbia are launching a major three-year research project on Muslim communities in India thanks to the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation. The resulting research will offer new analysis and insights into the challenges faced by Muslim communities in India today. This project […]
With the pandemic disrupting our learning, jobs, and health, it’s no surprise many of us are feeling blue this January. Although some students are happy with the new learning situation and the time they save on the commute, anxiety, sensitivity, emotional difficulties and inability to relax is observed more often […]
Elizaveta Chernova, a Croatian student of molecular biotechnology at Heidelberg University, has been honoured with the DAAD Prize for international students for her academic achievement and social commitment. The prize, endowed with 1,000 euros, is awarded by Heidelberg University and financed by funds from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). […]
The TU/e Department of Applied Physics has won the Diversity Prize 2020 offered by the Netherlands Physical Society (NNV). Thus, in the eyes of the association, the department is the physics institution most successfully applying an open diversity policy. “Not enough women candidates? In physics that is bullshit,” says Dean […]
Maria Melnikova became intensely active in the start-up community of Oulu during her studies in International Business Management. Her enthusiasm for entrepreneurial life paved the way for her career. Maria Melnikova is a veteran of the Oulu start-up community, having been involved with the creation of several organisations and events […]
Step 1: Understanding yourself Self-assessment is always the starting point for career planning. This involves finding answers to the following questions: What am I good at? (Yours skills) What interests me? (Your interests) What motivates me? (Your values) What do I have to offer an employer? (Your qualifications/experience) Step 2: […]
The job survey for Leiden University’s Humanities alumni who graduated between 2016 and 2020 shows that graduates have done well over the past years. On average, 70% of master’s alumni found a job within two months, of which 83% at academic or Dutch hbo level* (which was 74% in 2016). […]
Harvard Law School’s innovative online course, ‘Zero-L’, will be offered free to undergraduates at Goldsmiths, University of London studying the LLB Law programme. Zero-L, taught by 18 leading Harvard Law faculty members, introduces foundational legal concepts, legal methodology, career orientation as well as subject-specific knowledge. Over the summer Harvard Law […]
