Lettori turn on EU Commission
More than 1,500 foreign language lecturers who claim job discrimination by Italian universities have complained to European ombudsman, Jacob Soderman, that poor administration and possibly foul play...
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Economics elite to broaden view
A subtle but potentially radical revolution is under way at the Bocconi University in Milan. Rector Roberto Ruozi wants to transform the Bocconi's traditionally brilliant but coldly single-minded...
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Students could pay for reforms
A review of the Spanish university system is likely to recommend a significant increase in funding through both student fees and government grants. More money is urgently needed for radical reforms...
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European university planned near Paris
Seven higher education establishments in the region south of Paris have joined forces to set up a new European university centre. The universities and ecoles, which include the Pole Universitaire...
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Gates opens route for have-nots
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has pledged $50 million a year for 20 years in scholarships for American minorities - a total of $1 billion, the largest charitable gift in the history of higher...
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ILT chief urges the learning technology experts to join
Learning technologists will be able to join the Institute for Learning and Teaching with the same status as lecturers, writes Tony Durham. Addressing the Association for Learning Technology...
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Learned friends
The Butterworths Direct legal database is to be integrated with the news, business and legal information service Lexis, so that a single subscription will give access to an "unrivalled" collection of...
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Young at heart
Amaze, the spin-off company part-owned by Liverpool John Moores University, has developed Zoon, a rich media website for Volkswagen, (www.zoon.de) utilising the company's Navihedra three-dimensional...
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The perennial challenge - bring down unemployment and stabilise inflation
Tackling Unemployment
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Chinese whispers
The Chan's Great Continent
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Unmalicious but interesting
Living with the Century
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Nothing to be proud of
The Economic Horror
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Why the City owes a queer fish a debt
The City of London: Volume Three