The Joint Commission of the 2019 regional cooperation between New Caledonia, France and Vanuatu has endorsed a grant of Vt40 million to fund education projects in Vanuatu during its recent meeting in Port Vila.The Vt40 million grant covers thirteen (13) projects in education and training which are the priority areas of the partnership since 2017.The majority of these projects for this year (2019) focuses on higher education and are oriented around the three pillars on which the construction of the National University is founded: access to quality higher education, the structuring of research and skills transfer, and linguistic innovation.According to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), the assistance includes Vt10 million to support scholarships at masters and PHD level, Vt10 million to equip science laboratories of several high schools and to support the new Bachelor in Environment Course which will be introduced in 2020, Vt3 million to provide trainings for VBTC editorial … [Read more...] about Vt40 Million For Education Projects
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Ministers demand universities do more to get people from military backgrounds to go into higher education
MINISTERS have told universities to help more people from military backgrounds. Just 24 per cent of young people with parents in the services go on to higher education, compared with 43 per cent in the general population. And veterans who want to apply are often hindered by having served rather than studied. Now Universities Minister Chris Skidmore and Veterans Minister Tobias Ellwood have written to all universities demanding that they sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. Just 57 of 136 have so far committed to the pledge that the Armed Forces community will not be disadvantaged. 'CONSIDER THE BENEFITS' The two ministers are also calling for military experience and qualifications to count towards course entry requirements. Mr Skidmore said: “We want everyone with the talent and potential to go on to university and thrive.” “I’m sure all universities will wish to consider the benefits of being a civic university that supports armed forces families in their … [Read more...] about Ministers demand universities do more to get people from military backgrounds to go into higher education
Education is key in the fight against bowel cancer
0 Post a comment Wednesday, 17 April 2019 - Health by Contributed Item - Contributed Item @twitter.com/gem_news [email protected] April is ‘Bowel Cancer Awareness Month’ and the charity Bowel Cancer UK has published shock findings which show that almost half of people living in Wales – 47 per cent – cannot correctly identify the large bowel on a diagram. The charity points out that it is important people know where their large bowel is located to help in the early diagnosis of cancer.The survey commissioned by Bowel Cancer UK involved 4,000 people from across the UK.Just over a quarter of Welsh adults (26 per cent) thought their small bowel was their large bowel, a common misconception. The remaining fifth confused their large bowel with their stomach (3 per cent), liver (3 per cent), pancreas (3 per cent) and kidneys (2 per cent), with seven per cent of people having absolutely no idea where their large bowel is. Willie Hamilton, … [Read more...] about Education is key in the fight against bowel cancer
Cabinet does not consider changing school education system of 12 years, minister says
The Armenian government does not consider changing the 12-year education system in the schools, the Minister of Education and Sciences Arayik Harutyunyan stated on Wednesday at the Q/A session in Parliament. In request to comment on upcoming education reforms with regards to t school education, Minister Harutyunyan said: “There is no question of changing the education model in Armenian schools in our agenda. From the first day when I was appointed to the post of the minister, speculations about changing the system have been disseminated and there has been an impression we are considering it. In reality, we received such proposals to review, yet we didn’t take it seriously. Quite the opposite, today we are working hard to increase the role of high schools in our education system.” To note, the current national curriculum for general education in Armenia is based on a twelve-year general programme adopted in 2006, which consists of compulsory primary (grades 1 to 4), … [Read more...] about Cabinet does not consider changing school education system of 12 years, minister says
Lake rescue teenager Nathaniel Clark nominated as ‘unsung hero’ in Northamptonshire Education Awards 2019
A modest teenager who pulled a stricken primary school pupil from a freezing lake earlier this year has been nominated as an ‘unsung hero’ in our education awards. Nathaniel Clark, a sixth former at Northampton Academy, dashed to the rescue after hearing 10-year-old Charlie Johnson’s cries for help on January 31. The youngster got into trouble at Thorplands after his heavy rucksack slipped around his body and pulled him into the water. Sixteen-year-old Nathaniel said: “My natural instincts kicked in and I didn’t think twice - I had to help the boy.” He has been nominated for the 2019 Northamptonshire Education Awards - organised by the Chronicle & Echo, Northants Telegraph and Daventry Express - by one of his mum’s best friends, Jessica Bentley. Said Jessica: “He doesn’t believe he did anything special.“But without his help the boy wouldn’t have survived the cold waters.” Nathaniel is just one of the early … [Read more...] about Lake rescue teenager Nathaniel Clark nominated as ‘unsung hero’ in Northamptonshire Education Awards 2019