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UNESCO convenes meeting of women entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries of Cuba and…
What challenges have women entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries faced in times of pandemic? What windows of opportunities are open for them in this new scenario? What can we learn from their resilience strategies?
These…
UNESCO to present regional strategy to support sustainable cultural tourism in Southern Africa
The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) will present the Sustainable Cultural Tourism Strategy for Southern Africa to stakeholders during a webinar slated for 8 March 2021.
The Strategy is designed to guide UNESCO ROSA’s…
UNESCO welcomes the Pope’s visit to Mosul, a symbol of solidarity and an accelerator of peace
Paris: On the eve of the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Iraq, UNESCO welcomes a historic event and an important step for the reconstruction and stabilization of the country. This visit comes at a decisive moment in the project…
La Trobe University is working with 50 farmers across Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania to…
Ecologist Dr Jim Radford from the Research Centre for Future Landscapes at La Trobe University is collaborating with nine industry partners to lead new research on the importance of ‘natural capital’ for farm production.
Farmers…
Study into AFLW head and knee injuries
The project will be led by physiotherapists Professor Kay Crossley and researcher Ms Brooke Patterson, a former AFLW player and current development coach for Melbourne. It will evaluate rates of concussion and knee injuries in more than…
La Trobe excels in QS subject rankings
Sports-related subjects at La Trobe placed 37th in the world, up one position from last year, while both Archaeology and Nursing were again named in the world’s top 100.
La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar AO welcomed this…
Aalto University’s Art & Design now ranked 6th in the world
QS World University Rankings published its field-specific rankings for 2021 on 3 March. The rankings covered 51 academic fields and 1452 universities around the world.
In the field of Art & Design, Aalto University climbed to 6th…
Finnish universities join forces to train 5G experts
The Finnish Institute of Technology (FITech), and the University of Helsinki are using a million euros in funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture to launch expert training in 5G technology. The courses will be open to all,…
New users to renovated Aalto University Töölö
The extensive renovation of the former main building of the School of Business, now called Aalto University Töölö, has been completed and operations in the building have started in early 2021. Two new users have been secured in the…
New data visualization provides creative ways of analyzing the genetic ancestry of Finland
Commercially available gene tests that shed light on individual’s origins are popular. They provide an estimate of the geographic regions where one’s ancestors come from. To arrive at such an estimate, the genetic information…