20th October 2010
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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 […]
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20th October 2010
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
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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19th October 2010
London, UK
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.
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18th October 2010
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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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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 […]
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18th October 2010
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
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 […]
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11th October 2010
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What are the next steps on Ukraine’s integration into the EU? And what on earth does DCFTA stand for? To help answer these questions, the British Embassy is funding a series of seminars on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), organised with the help of the European Business Association. The first of these […]
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11th October 2010
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Why are three huge drug hauls great news for Ukrainein general and Odesa in particular? Because they show how practical law enforcement cooperation between Ukrainian and foreign agencies can bring real results. I recently visited Odesa and had useful talks with Governor Matviychuk and Mayor Hurvits about how to improve the business climate and generate […]
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1st October 2010
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The UK offers some of the best educational institutions in the world for children and adults. So it’s no surprise that the Visa Section at the British Embassy in Kyiv receives many visa applications, particularly in late summer and early autumn, from young people keen to study in the UK. Unfortunately, in 2010, we have […]
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17th September 2010
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Want to see how a Berlin schoolgirl volunteered to work with the East German State Security Ministry (Stasi)? How Dynamo Dresden striker Peter Kotte was relegated to the 7th Division in 1980 on suspicion of wanting to flee to the West? Or how a West Berlin member of parliament tricked a woman engineer from Leipzig […]
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