Pick 'n' mix with high standards
English-taught courses are widely available and very accessible in Sweden. Higher education is of a high standard, very flexible and, most important, free. Contrary to popular belief, the cost of...
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Sweden: Courses in English
Only Jennifer Costelloe's Sheffield University sweater and accent betray her English origins. Ms Costelloe, 20, is spending one semester in the English department at Stockholm University. "I went to...
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Eire: cutbacks a drawback
Matthew Neuberger, 22, is enjoying his social life in Dublin and his study at Trinity College, by far the most popular college for overseas students. He has no Irish connections, yet he has felt very...
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Medicine and law big pullers
Students from the UK made up less than 3 per cent of 60,000 applications for Ireland's seven universities and 37 other higher education institutions received last year by the Central Applications...
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Adequate French? Say salut to 6,000 degree programmes
France has about 400 higher education and research institutions, including universities, institutes of technology, grandes ecoles and other specialised schools, between them offering some 6,000...
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France: 'Totally different' study methods
Josie Kaye, 21, is taking a year out from her bachelors course in politics at Nottingham University to study at Sciences Po, the prestigious Institute of Political Science in Paris. Bureaucracy was...
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Oxford pins fortunes on postgraduates
Postgraduate students could outnumber undergraduates at Oxford University by 2020 under plans to reposition the ancient university to maintain its world-class status. The reforms would also allow...
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French research lays down gauntlet
A three-month campaign by French researchers to reverse swingeing budget cuts and end blighted career prospects for young staff culminated in the resignation of more than 2,000 key workers on Tuesday...
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EU-Israel scientific and technical cooperation: Commissioner Bolkestein's remarks to Parliament
Strasbourg, 11 March 2004 Verbatim report of proceedings on 10 March 2004, Part 2 Bolkestein, Commission. Mr President, I am grateful for this opportunity to discuss with Parliament the issue of...
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Commissaire Philippe Busquin: Energie et croissance économique: le rôle de la recherche européenne, European Business Summit 2004, Session "Energising economic growth with better energy"
European Business Summit 2004 Mesdames, Messieurs, L'énergie est au même titre que l'eau ou les technologies de l'information, un bien vital de la société d'aujourd'hui. On a tendance à l'oublier,...
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Europe and Basic Research Council Conclusions (Extract from: Provisional Version, Competitiveness Council, 11 March)
Brussels, 11 Mar 2004 The Council, following an exchange of views on Europe and basic research during which it was agreed to return to this issue following further input from the Commission, adopted...
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Space Policy (Extract from: Provisional Version, Competitiveness Council, 11 March)
Brussels, 11 Mar 2004 The Council had an exchange of views on European space policy on the basis of the Commission White Paper of November 2003, which outlines a detailed set of space policy actions...
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Agenda of the Galileo Special Committee, 17 March 2004
Brussels, 11 Mar 2004 Full text of Document 1006/04 The first round to negotiate an EU-Israel co-operation agreement on the development of a civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS) will be...
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Call for expressions of interest in membership of a scientific committee
Brussels, 11 Mar 2004 Full text Health and Consumer Protection DG Item source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk /documents/call_2004_en.htm
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MARSTRUCT Network launched in Lisbon
Brussels, 11 Mar 2004 A new Network of Excellence (NoE) on Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT) was launched in Lisbon on 4 and 5 March 2004. The network, including collaborators from 17 countries, will...