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ONE YEAR ON: HAITIAN EDUCATION AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
January 13th, 2011 posted by Ian Maull
On January 12th 2010, a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.0 Mw struck the Caribbean island nation of Haiti, killing over 230,000 people. As well as the cost to human life, the quake also caused widespread infrastructural damage, destroying countless homes and businesses. Needless to say, educational establishments did not escape the damage. One year after the quake, we examine how the teachers and students of Haiti have struggled to overcome these setbacks and ensure an education for the young people of the island.
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ANNOUNCES PLANS TO OPEN ON-CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTRE
April 12th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull
The University of Lincoln has announced plans to launch its new International Study Centre (ISC) on the main Brayford campus in the centre of Lincoln. The ISC will tutor international students and provide them with a direct, conditional route onto pre-specified degree programmes at the university.
WIN GIVES UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY TEAM SECOND SHOT AT WORLD PROGRAMMING FINALS
October 27th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
Team JET, a team of three computer science students at the University of Canterbury (UC) in New Zealand, have come out on top for the second year in a row in a national programming contest.
NEW ONLINE UNIVERSITY — WITH NO TUITION FEES!
October 6th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi
A new online university opened its virtual doors last month, but unlike the other scores of online universities out there, this one is completely free for its students, The Guardian reported today.
