Ms Kovalenko, who is also has an international career in motorcycle road racing, is the second SDE member in as many days to be accused of plagiarism; on Wednesday, sitting MP Rainer Vakra was accused of plagiarism in his bachelor's thesis by investigative weekly Eesti Ekspress.Daily Eesti Päevaleht (EPL) has now headed its own investigation into Ms Kovalenko's own thesis, or rather theses, in respect of master's degrees she has from the University of Tartu, the first on money laundering, from 2015, and the second on the rights of small shareholders, from two years later.Three sourcesData analyst Priit Pärnapuu carried out an examination of Ms Kovalenko's work, and found three examples, in the money laundering thesis.The first of these, EPL says, is over ten consecutive pages from "Rethinking Money Laundering & Financing of Terrorism in International Law" by University of Oxford researcher Roberto Durrieu, reproduced without acknowledgment. The text is verbatim identical … [Read more...] about SDE candidate Anastassia Kovalenko latest plagiarism suspect
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FT Global MBA ranking 2019
It pays to be on top in the business education market. Despite a torrid year for US schools, in which even the elite institutions suffered declines in applications, the same names make up the top 10 of the FT’s 2019 Global MBA ranking as last year.There have been notable shifts in their positions within the top 10, however. Shanghai-based Ceibs (China Europe International Business School) rises to fifth, up from eighth in 2018, making it the highest placed Chinese school to date.Harvard Business School rose to second place after dropping to fifth last year but could not unseat Stanford Graduate School of Business from the top spot, an accolade the California-based school gained for only the second time in the ranking’s history last year.More significant changes in position occur further down the ranking. It is these movements that seem to reflect some of the key changes in business education occurring around the globe.Find out which business schools are in the top 100 in … [Read more...] about FT Global MBA ranking 2019
Memo to employers – it’s time to use your Apprenticeship Levy
PUBLISHED: 11:05 24 October 2018 | UPDATED: 11:05 24 October 2018 Tony Wenham Degree apprentices can earn a wage while completing a degree without student debt Picture: UEA Archant A deadline is looming for big businesses – and it’s a case of use it or lose it. Sharon Davies, UEA degree apprenticeship manager Picture: UEAIn a bid to hit its declared target of training three million new apprentices by 2020, the government last year introduced the Apprenticeship Levy.Effectively a tax on big business, the levy, which came into effect in April 2017, requires a spend of 0.5pc of the company payroll by firms paying more than £3m a year in salaries.The government slightly eased the burden by introducing a levy allowance of £15,000 a year, to be subtracted from the 0.5pc total. Also, as well as the amount paid into the account, the government applies a 10pc top-up on funds, so that for every £1 paid in, the employer gets £1.10 … [Read more...] about Memo to employers – it’s time to use your Apprenticeship Levy
Baku Higher Oil School expands co-op with Mexican Institute of Petroleum
Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 15 Trend: Rector of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) Elmar Gasimov hold a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to Azerbaijan Rodrigo Labardini and Deputy Head of Mission Alberto Aura González. At the meeting, prospects for expanding cooperation between BHOS and the Mexican Institute of Petroleum (Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo – IMP) were discussed. Having welcomed the guests, Rector Elmar Gasimov highlighted the latest developments and accomplishments of BHOS and informed that all young engineers who graduated from the Higher School this year were employed by various national and international companies. He also told that this year, the Higher School launched its first Bachelor’s degree program in Information Security and first MBA program. Ambassador Rodrigo Labardini extended his gratitude to Rector Elmar Gasimov for the warm reception and said that he paid close attention to news about … [Read more...] about Baku Higher Oil School expands co-op with Mexican Institute of Petroleum
Brilliant, Black and Welsh: A celebration of 100 inspiring people
Black History Month Wales begins this October... And it has given us the perfect excuse to celebrate the fact that Wales is full of brilliant, black Welsh people. To honour this annual event-packed month and this year's 70th anniversary of the Windrush arrivals, we are featuring 100 brilliant Afro Caribbean and African Welsh people who have helped shaped our nation. Each has been chosen by the Black History Wales-wide network of members as supported by the Black History Committee to mark its Black History Month theme - "Icons of Black Wales". Each has been chosen for their extraordinary commitment and contributions to public life, science, health, education, the arts, sport, business and equal rights. Each is an inspiration, has achieved something remarkable and has made a real difference. The list appears here in no particular order, and we know it could have contained hundreds of other important figures. We'd love to see your own nominations at the comments in the bottom. And we hope … [Read more...] about Brilliant, Black and Welsh: A celebration of 100 inspiring people