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India a ‘target country’ for Finland’s Talent Boost program

The PIE News

Students from India who study in Finnish institutions usually go for science and technology courses, said Lhdevirta. Of course the companies do a lot for their own workforces, I hope that Finnish vocational training institutes and universities of applied sciences develop more contacts with their Indian counterparts.

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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

To the age of 16, a pupil can pass through education blithely unaware that engineering exists, let alone what it entails. Its closest correspondent is the Design & Technology GCSE. i] On the contrary, engineering is almost entirely absent from the school curriculum. Post-16, the BTEC pathways are also under threat.

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A Norwegian vision: transforming higher education with VECOIL partnerships

The PIE News

In the midst of Norway’s enchanting fjords and endless summer daylight, a gathering of educators takes place at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen. This commitment to accessibility ensures that students from diverse backgrounds can access quality education.

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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

Or might the Euro-UK equivalent of Singapore’s Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), in a similar location, be a creative post-Brexit option? Or might an equivalent of Cornell Tech NYC be worth creating in European higher education and research space?

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Colombian Higher Education

HESA

These days he’s a lead consultant at the World Bank, but formerly he was the Vice Minister of Higher Education in Colombia, and he’s here with us today to provide an overview of recent policy developments in the nation. Colombia’s higher education system is complex. The population of students is about 50/50.

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Columbian Higher Education

HESA

These days he’s a lead consultant at the World Bank, but formerly he was the Vice Minister of Higher Education in Columbia, and he’s here with us today to provide an overview of recent policy developments in the nation. Columbia’s higher education system is complex. The population of students is about 50/50.

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A “pathway to Finland” – the boost needed for its 2030 goal?

The PIE News

The program sees students have extra lessons in English, as well as course specific tracks in business, engineering & technology and nursing. “As As we all know, with students coming from different countries, they are used to a different education system or different levels of education assistance. “It