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Medical Competence Network Southeast: A New Initiative Fostering Cooperation in Science and Technolo |
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by Sabine Herlitschka
Abstract
The article provides an overview of a
new initiative encouraging and fostering cooperation with medical
universities and faculties in Southeast Europe, initiated by the
Medical University of Graz.
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Agreements and Platforms—Some Side Notes on the European Union’s S&T Cooperation with Canada and the |
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by Stefan Neuhäuser
The cornerstones of the European Union’s transatlantic
cooperation in the field of science and technology are formal agreements
between the European Commission (EC) with Canada and the United States.
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Higher Education in Austria and the Bologna Process |
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by Gottfried Bacher
How it all began
It is an interesting fact that the Bologna Process actually had its
beginning in Paris. On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of
Sorbonne University, in May 1998, the ministers of education of France,
Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom decided to commit themselves to
stepping up transnational cooperation in higher education. They signed
a document called the “Sorbonne Declaration.” Little did they
know that the cornerstone for what would be called the “European Higher
Education Area” had been laid
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The Ph.D. Attrition Challenge in U.S. Graduate Programs |
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by Daniel Denecke
Doctoral programs in the United
States have long been a model for graduate education in other parts of
the world. Judged by standards of research productivity, quality of
education, and alumni success, U.S. research universities have merited
not just passing grades but highest honors. In the area of Ph.D.
productivity, however, graduate programs at these universities have not
achieved their full potential.
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Science, Policy, and the Race to the White House |
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by Jutta Kern
The issues of science and
technology (S&T) are usually regarded as important matters but are
rarely attractive enough to surface as hot topics in a presidential
election campaign. This year’s electoral battle is different, however.
It came as a great surprise to many observers when John Kerry, the
Democratic candidate, spearheaded his campaign with S&T topics.
"The United States of America deserves a president of the United States
who believes in science," John Kerry said when campaigning in Las
Vegas. The senator from Massachusetts touched upon growing concerns over the loss of U.S.
dominance in S&T innovation; he said there are an increasing number
of scientists who are dissatisfied with the Bush administration’s
science policy and handling of scientific matters.
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