Central Europe
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Literacy Cubed – Focus on Roma families
In July and August 2014, a family literacy programme (FLP) called Literacy Cubed, developed in a European partnership project implemented by five organizations – RWCT International Consortium and Asociatia Learn&Vision […]
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100 young people are vying for the title of world’s best German language student
Young German Olympiad competitors from all over the world arrived at Frankfurt airport on 3 August 2014. They had made their way from Afghanistan, New Zealand, Cameroon, China, Romania, Iran and many other countries in order to put their German knowledge to the test over the following two weeks in the Goethe-Institut’s German Olympiad.
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Lithuania: The incredible shrinking university degree
The allure of a university diploma gives way to the security of vocational training in the post-2008 economy.
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Learning Mobility Scoreboard Report: Member States must try harder
A new report by the Eurydice Network, Towards a Mobility Scoreboard: Conditions for Learning abroad in Europe, highlights unequal opportunities, uneven commitments and a complex range of obstacles to learner mobility across Member States.
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The tragedy of education in rural Romania
Rural education in Romania is in a dismal state, lagging far behind its urban counterpart, and having among the worst standards in the European Union.
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Can Poland afford free school books?
The government’s free textbook scheme will bring financial relief to many families, but publishers say the state is effectively monopolizing a profitable business.
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Teaching history for democratic citizenship
History teaching should not be about providing answers, but about asking the right questions.
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25 Years After: The Challenges of Building the Post-Communist Media and Communication Industries
Call for Papers 20-22 November 2014, Prague
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Journalist training – where are we after 25 years of transition?
Bankwatch is organising a training to familiarise reporters from EU neighbourhood countries with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its operations across the neighbourhood region.
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Obrnice’s second chance
A Czech village comes slowly back to life by integrating its Roma and emphasizing education.
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