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Meeting calls for Islam instruction at German schools - Summary
Berlin - Religious instruction in Islam should be available to Muslims attending German schools, a conference initiated by Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble agreed Thursday. Islam classes was one of a series of proposals discussed at the day-long ...

[Posted on : 2008-03-13 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

Conference discusses Islam classes at German schools
Berlin - Muslim leaders met with German government officials on Thursday for a third round of talks designed to improve the integration of their community in Germany. The conference was expected to decide on the introduction of free Islam classes for...

[Posted on : 2008-03-13 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

Eight-year-old passes university entrance exam in Brazil
Sao Paulo - An 8-year-old boy passed the entrance exam for the law school of a Brazilian university, local media reported Thursday. Joao Victor Portellinha, who is technically still in primary school, will not be allowed to attend the Universidad Pau...

[Posted on : 2008-03-06 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

UC Berkeley to team with new Saudi university
San Francisco - The mechanical engineering department of the prestigious University of California, Berkeley is teaming up with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the US university said TuesdayUnder the terms of the all...

[Posted on : 2008-03-04 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

Sex with professor earns German student good marks - and a fine
Hildesheim, Germany - A female student was fined 1,800 euros (2,640 dollars) Tuesday for trading sexual favours for inflated marks that landed her a job at the law faculty of a German university. The unnamed 30-year-old admitted at her trial in the c...

[Posted on : 2008-02-26 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

UNESCO warns about deteriorating Arab education
Doha - The United Nations' top education official, Koichiri Matsuura, warned Tuesday that Arab nations were in danger of falling behind in education, with the illiteracy rate in Arab countries among the highest in the world. Despite the efforts exer...

[Posted on : 2008-02-19 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

Australian grads nonchalant with resumes
Sydney - Bad grammar, slang terms and texting shorthand in applications is making it difficult for some Australian university graduates to find good jobs, companies said Tuesday. We talk to a lot of people in the graduate recruitment industry and th...

[Posted on : 2008-02-18 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

Merkel unveils programme for young Israeli musicians
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday announced a scholarship programme for young Israeli musicians to spend two years studying at the Berlin Philharmonic's orchestra academy. The programme is named for Polish violinist Bronislaw Huber...

[Posted on : 2008-02-17 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

BACKGROUND: Deadly shooting sprees at schools and universities
Hamburg - The shooting spree at Northern Illinois University added to the growing list of bloodshed committed by students at schools and universities. Following is a list of the bloodiest incidents:-- February 14, 2008: Seven people, including the gu...

[Posted on : 2008-02-15 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

Merkel rejects Turkey-trained teachers - Summary
Hamburg - German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Monday a proposal from Ankara to provide Turkish-trained teachers to educate minority children in German public schools. She said she had rebuffed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan when he ...

[Posted on : 2008-02-11 ] Category : [ Education (General) ]

 

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