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Education Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists comments on Lancet study suggesting HPV screening provides greater protection compared to smear test

London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new paper published in the Lancet (03 November) suggests that primary HPV screening provides greater protection against invasive cervical cancer compared to cytology-based screening (smear test). Cytology-based screening is when the cells taken during the test are … Read the full press release

Leading personalities join forces to encourages parents and carers spend time reading with children

.5 million free books given to reception-aged children as part of Booktime This year sees Booktime gift its 10 millionth book to a child to encourage a lifelong love of reading London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading personalities including Mount Pleasant … Read the full press release

The Financial Times and Pearson unveiled new FT Education API for students and educators

London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Financial Times and Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, today unveiled a new FT Education API that offers students and educators the opportunity to access free, award-winning content from the Financial Times. The API, created … Read the full press release

The German Council of Science and Humanities evaluated the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with positive results

German Council of Science and Humanities evaluates Humboldt Foundation with positive results. Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Council of Science and Humanities has evaluated the Humboldt Foundation with positive results. The German Council of Science and Humanities is the … Read the full press release

Seven faculty members from the leading international business school INSEAD shortlisted for the 2013 Thinkers50 Awards

Prestigious biennial honour recognises world’s best thought leadership in management and innovation Fontainebleau (France), Singapore and Abu Dhabi, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seven faculty members from INSEAD, the leading international business school, have been shortlisted for the 2013 Thinkers50 Awards. The biennial … Read the full press release

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation selected six researchers from abroad to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award

Six researchers from abroad – two women and four men – receive Germany’s most valuable international research award Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — An environmental economist from Switzerland, a quantum physicist from Austria as well as three physicists and a mathematician … Read the full press release

Développement du sentier didactique du Grand Morcel (Vallorbe) pour le bonheur des amateurs de nature et de pêche

Etendu et enrichi d’un étang, c’est un sentier didactique communal du Grand Morcel renouvelé que le grand public pourra parcourir à l’occasion de la journée découverte organisée ce samedi 2 novembre. Ce lieu de promenade, d’observation et de pêche a été développé grâce … Read the full press release

The European Commission released its 2013 Education and Training Monitor with plenty of data to facilitate evidence-based policy making across Europe

Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sixteen Member States1 decreased their spending on education between 2008 and 2011, with six2 showing further significant budget decreases in 2012, according to the latest Education and Training Monitor released today by the European Commission. The 2013 Education and … Read the full press release

European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou calls for closer cooperation between EU and Qatar in education and culture

Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union should work more closely with Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in areas of common interest such as education and training, new skills for a changing world and strengthened cultural ties … Read the full press release

The European Investment Bank launched new recruitment campaign for its FEMIP Internship Programme

Luxembourg, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is currently launching a new recruitment campaign for its FEMIP Internship Programme. The Programme is open to students who are nationals of the Mediterranean partner countries (Algeria, Egypt, Gaza/West Bank, Israel, Jordan, … Read the full press release

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands formally opened the new FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre on Wageningen University & Research Centre campus

Wageningen, the Netherlands, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands today formally opened the FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre on the campus of Wageningen University & Research Centre in the presence of the King’s Commissioner for Gelderland, Clemens Cornielje, the … Read the full press release

FrieslandCampina and Rabobank to provide education and affordable finance to local dairy farming in Indonesia and Vietnam

Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Amersfoort – FrieslandCampina and Rabobank are to boost local dairy farming in Indonesia and Vietnam through the provision of education and affordable finance, Royal FrieslandCampina CEO Cees ’t Hart announced at the formal opening of … Read the full press release

DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH provided long-term loan in Philippine peso to Philippine Cravings Group for expansion investments

Provision of a loan of 10m US-dollars Renewed partnership with Cravings Group  Cologne, Germany,  15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, extends its cooperation with the Philippine Cravings Group: it provides the Group with a long-term loan … Read the full press release

Pirelli established “Pirelli Visiting Professorship in Italian Studies” in the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University

Milan, Italy, 14-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its efforts to promote, sponsor, and support various cultural projects in Italy and around the world, Pirelli has established the “Pirelli Visiting Professorship in Italian Studies” for a five-year term in the Department of French … Read the full press release

Nie wieder Flugangst: 22 Jahre Austrian Airlines Flugangstseminar

• Erfolgsquote vom Seminar “Freude am Fliegen” liegt bei 95 Prozent • Etwa ein Viertel aller Passagiere leidet an Flugangst • 8. Oktober – „Stell dich deinen Ängsten“ – Tag Wien, Österreich, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seit über zwanzig Jahren bietet … Read the full press release

Rail Research UK Association and RSSB funded project at Loughborough University aims at reducing rail passengers’ accidents at UK railway stations

Loughborough, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at Loughborough University are hoping to help reduce the number of accidents involving elderly passengers at railway stations across the country. Rail users aged over 70 are five times more likely to have an accident … Read the full press release

Kingfisher Future Homes announced the launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership at Loughborough University

Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release

European Union and UNESCO to strengthen their cooperation on education, culture, science and technology, water and oceans, and freedom of expression

Brussels, Belgium, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union have today announced they will strengthen their cooperation and scale up their joint operations on areas of mutual interest, such as education, culture, … Read the full press release

Selex ES to design and manage the new Information System for the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR)

Rome, Italy, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, will design and manage the new Information System for the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR). The five-year contract includes the development of innovative digital education applications, management services … Read the full press release

Roland Berger’s Global Executive Committee member Charles-Edouard Bouée presented his book “Light Footprint Management” at the Harvard Business School

Today’s business world is “VUCA”: volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous Companies need new approaches to succeed on global markets In his book “Light Footprint Management”, presented at the Harvard Business School, Charles-Edouard Bouée, member of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants’ Global … Read the full press release