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Cooperation: City University of New York and Austrian Universities Join Forces |
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When contemplating the benefits of
the right balance between globalization and regionalization in higher
education, one can imagine a flourishing inter-institutional knowledge
network. In Vienna, further steps have been taken to realize this goal:
On July 5th, 2005, Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of the City University
of New York (CUNY), and Elisabeth Gehrer, Austrian Federal Minister of Education, Science, and Culture (BMBWK),
signed an agreement supporting and expanding the exchange opportunities
between several Austrian institutions for higher education and CUNY. On
the Austrian side, the various universities of applied sciences
(Fachhochschulen) and nine major universities specializing in liberal
arts, business studies, the sciences, and engineering, support the
agreement. CUNY, considered to be the largest university system in the
U.S. with 19 sub-universities, represents the American partner.
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Getting there the Sustainable Way: “Sustainable Weeks” in Austria |
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In 2004, from September 15 through
October 15, the first “Sustainable Weeks” were held all over Austria.
This fall again, the food trade, drug, health, hygiene and beauty
retail chains, the construction materials trade, and – for the first
time this year – electrical retailers have jointly declared
themselves willing to target environmentally benign,
regionally-produced, and fair-traded products in their
self-advertising. Instead of price dumping and tough competition, the
focus is on joint objectives such as fair trade, doing business
regionally, organic products, saving on resources, and raising
awareness.
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Canada: Immigration Policy Change Widens Door for Foreign Students and Scholars |
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Canada, which attracts more than 130,000 foreign students a year, has eased regulations for foreign students and scholars.
Transfer between different study programs now possible
On January 31, 2005, the Canadian Government announced a new policy for
foreign students enrolled in post-secondary studies in Canada. These
students may now transfer between programs of study and institutions
without applying for a change in the conditions of their study permit.
They can also transfer between public and private institutions.
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EU: EURAB calls European Researchers to Lobby for EU Research Budget |
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The proposed doubling of the EU’s
research budget by the EU Commission to €70 billion for the next
Framework Program (FP7, 2007-2013) seems to be in serious danger due to
the continuing debates over member countries’ contributions. On May
28th, Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg and, at that time,
EU president, announced that major cuts in the proposed research budget
have to be expected.
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