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Tips for successful learning strategies

What is this blog about? With more opportunities of working with foreign companies, Vietnamese Students are eager to get an international degree with Western Universities.  Top level and mid-level Managers, however,  prefer Executive Education Programs  in partnership between local Universities and their foreign counterparts.  Among the preferred destinations are the English Speaking countries such as US, UK, Canada, Australia.  Although core modules such as Finance, Management, International Business are among the most popular areas of study, skills in Intercultural Communication is, in my view, the most important skills that Vietnamese learners need first and foremost. Opportunities As most students have difficulties with English, the best formula for success is to have a self-pacing program which allows students to review the teaching material at their own free time and do their assignments under the guidance of an ONLINE monitor. Learning Opportunities SBI Training Solutions of

Edu-News (France) : Opportunities for PhD Candidates in France

Opportunities for PhD Candidates in France MESSAGE DIFFUSION Bonjour, Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer de la création du site Internet «  www.phdinfrance.net  », destiné à regrouper les offres de thèses en France ouvertes aux étudiants étrangers anglophones. Les offres de thèses en France sont actuellement postées sur de nombreux sites web et il est difficile de les trouver sans une bonne connaissance du paysage de l’enseignement supérieur français et de la recherche. Cela constitue un obstacle pour les potentiels candidats, notamment les étudiants Indiens, avec lesquels nos services travaillent. Pour remplir notre mission, et renforcer la coopération scientifique avec la France, nous souhaitons regrouper ces offres sur un site internet unique qui permettra de faciliter la recherche pour les étudiants étrangers anglophones. Par ailleurs, l’indication des mots « PhD in France » sur les moteurs de recherches doit permettre à court terme d’afficher le site PhdinFrance parmi les pr

Useful links to Historiography and Nationalism

Information on the negative influence of nationalism on the writing of history, list of books found on  Wikipedia pages on  Historiography and Nationalism . Benedict Anderson,  Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism  (Verso, 1991 [2 nd  ed.]). George C. Bond and Angela Gilliam, eds.,  Social Construction of the Past: Representation as Power  (Routledge, 1994). Margarita Díaz-Andreu,  A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology: Nationalism, Colonialism and the Past  (Oxford University Press, 2007). Margarita Díaz-Andreu and Tim Champion, eds.,  Nationalism and Archaeology in Europe  (Westview Press, 1996). Marc Ferro,  The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught to Children  (Routledge, 2003). Patrick J. Geary,  The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe  (Princeton University Press, 2002). Ernest Gellner,  Nations and Nationalism  (Cornell University Press, 1983). Eric J. Hobsbawm,  Nations and Nationalism Since 1780  (C

What is corporate social responsibility?

Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. The four types of Corporate Social Responsibility are philanthropy, environment conservation, diversity and labor practices, and volunteerism. The main objectives of CSR are to provide a neutral and credible platform to all stakeholders engaged in CSR best practices for capturing relevant issues to foster sustainable growth. The objective of CSR Education is to provide research, training, practice, capacity building, standard setting, advocacy, rating, monitoring, recognition and related support in the field of CSR. The three main pillars of CSR are economic, environmental, and social. They are are informally referred to as people, planet and profits

Edu-News (Switzerland): Upcoming Events in Geneva

Message from AIC The AIC organizes stimulating and exceptional events in Geneva and its’ surroundings.  Check-out  AIC website, join AIC Facebook group and  the “AIC LinkedIn Group” to keep up to date with upcoming events.  Upcoming events (to be updated)

Edu-News (International) : International Summit IBMSGS'2014 Call for Paper

Call for Papers: www. ibmsgs.org Submission ( http://ibmsgs.org/submission/ ) could be in the form of : Abstract (paper not exceeding 2 pages ) Full papers: Prepare your manuscript (maximum 6 pages) Poster Presentation: a graphically based approach to presenting research Attend without a paper link as Listener,  http://www.ibmsgs.org/listener/ About IBMSGS The  International Summit on Bio-Metrics and Smart Government (IBMSGS’ 2014)  invites you to present your experience in the related area in a pre-reserved time slot speech or as a research paper during the  IBMSGS’2014  program. All reserved-time-slot speech abstracts and accepted papers will be published in printed Summit proceeding which will be presented to high caliber scientific journals. We seek novel  speeches/paper submissions to be presented or posted (as a poster paper) in  IBMSGS ’2014  with topics broadly including, but not limited to : (for detailed list, http://ibmsgs.org/ctopicpf/ ) Ad

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