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20th October 2010
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Brainiacs, dwarf planets, podcasts and tweets in Kyiv
What do brainiacs, dwarf planets, podcasts and tweets have in common? They’re the top four new words added to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. I am speaking at the Ukrainian launch of the 8th Edition at the Hyatt in Kyiv, and the room is packed with several hundred English language teachers from all regions of the […]
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20th October 2010 Chevening, UK
Social justice and human rights in Nigeria
The Centre for Social Justice & Human Rights (CSJHR) works to promote social justice and human rights in Nigeria. It was set up by Chevening alumnus Francis Moneke. Francis writes about the centre below; Poverty and human rights violations have become rampant in Nigeria due to pervasive corruption and impunity among those who exercise public […]
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19th October 2010 London, UK
Ukraine and Poland
I spent several days travelling last week. My first destination was Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine, and following my engagements there, I travelled to Warsaw, capital of Poland. Watch my latest video blog to find out more about the UK’s relationship with both Ukraine and Poland.
18th October 2010
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Why HIV/AIDS in Ukraine matters to us all
Ukraine is the country worst affected by HIV/AIDS in Europe. 440,000 people aged 15-49 are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. Three regions – Kyiv, Odessa and Donetsk – have recently crossed the threshold of 1% HIV infection among pregnant women, indicating the increasing generalisation of the epidemic. The importance of these statics is brought […]
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18th October 2010
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Choose the best: British Education
It’s autumn. As temperatures plummet and the new academic year gets under way, students and parents across Ukraineare thinking about 2011-2012. So it’s good to welcome to the residence on different nights two bodies promoting British educational excellence. The first is the Edinburgh Business School, whose internationally recognised distance learning MBA programme is one of […]
18th October 2010
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Обирай найкраще: Британська освіта
Уже осінь. Температура знижується, і починається новий навчальний рік, студенти та їхні батьки в усій Україні думають про навчальний рік 2011-2012. Тому приємно приймати в резиденції дві організації, що сприяють поширенню високоякісної британської освіти. Першою є Единбурзька бізнес-школа (ЕБШ) з її визнаною у світі дистанційною програмою MBA, однією з найбільших і найуспішніших у світі. У […]
18th October 2010
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
Choose the best: British Education
It’s autumn. As temperatures plummet and the new academic year gets under way, students and parents across Ukraineare thinking about 2011-2012. So it’s good to welcome to the residence on different nights two bodies promoting British educational excellence. The first is the Edinburgh Business School, whose internationally recognised distance learning MBA programme is one of […]
16th October 2010
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Blog Action Day 2010: Climate Change and Water Supply
It is often said that we are more likely, in the future, to fight wars over water than over oil. Global warning, and changes to our climate, mean that this future possibility becomes more real every day. In Bolivia, every year, the glaciers that supply water – for drinking and hydro-electric power – to cities […]
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15th October 2010 Chevening, UK
Chevening joins Blog Action Day – H1O…..
Water is an essential source of life. Let’s start today to use this rare resource of the planet more sensibly. We should treasure every drop of it when we have clean water from the tap conveniently everyday. Flo, Hong Kong, 1998 British Hyder Chevening Scholar in Engineering Geopolitics of water has affected Asia. India is […]
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15th October 2010 Chevening, UK
Chevening joins Blog Action Day – H2O…..
Women and children are badly affected by the absence of water and sanitation services; therefore women and children will get the most benefit from water and sanitation development program. Rini astute, Indonesia Water shortage is a serious problem that faces the Middle East and Palestine is no exception. In addition to the arid/semi arid climate, […]
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