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Brain disease in former Aus rules player
The player’s brain, which was examined by the Australian Sports Brain Bank* run by Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in partnership with the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or…
SRK La Trobe scholarship awarded
The prestigious Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship was today awarded to an Indian female researcher with a passion for improving farming practices through animal science, ecology and molecular studies.
PhD research…
Notre Dame University- Louaizeh launched a UNESCO Chair on Open Educational Resources
On 20 February 2019, the Notre Dame University- Louaizeh (NDU) launched its UNESCO Chair on Open Educational Resources (OER) for Access and Success, in presence of UNESCO Beirut’s Director Dr Hamed al Hamami and UNESCO…
Strengthening African networks in quality assurance and recognition of qualifications
The Workshop for the Implementation of Component 3 of the UNESCO-Shenzhen Funds-In-Trust Project on Strengthening Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa, was held from 18 to 20 February, in Dakar, Senegal.…
UNESCO convenes an event on fostering integrity and ethics in higher education towards combating…
UNESCO jointly with the Academy of the State Prosecution of Uzbekistan in cooperation with the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education and the Youth Union of Uzbekistan, as well as with the…
France to support IIEP-UNESCO in improving educational planning worldwide
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) celebrated the recent signing of a core funding agreement for IIEP on 25 February 2020.
Over the next four years, AFD will…
Facts about artificial intelligence and inclusion in education
The global learning crisis is marked by major inequalities in education around the world. The figures are alarming: Close to 260 million children are out of school; millions are living in countries affected by conflicts, and are in urgent…
The state of intercultural bilingual education in Chile, the focus of International Language Day…
The Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) celebrated the International Language Day in the Chilean capital with a discussion on the state of native languages in Chile. The event, held on…
NUS to set up new Centre for Trusted Internet and Community to help build an accountable Internet…
The first-of-its-kind centre will integrate social and behavioural science research, digital technologies, data-driven approaches, and policy studies to holistically examine the Internet and its societal impact
The rise of the…
CII & USIBC report lists out 13 interventions to push India-US trade
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with US India Business Council (USIBC) today launched ‘$500 Billion Roadmap’, a report that provides an assessment of current trends in U.S.-India trade and the policy reforms needed…