Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Academia" produced 49 items.
| 1. The decline of the West revisited | February 6, 2012 |
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The West can no longer dictate the agenda, but its decline is not irreversible. Since the publication in 1918 of the first volume of Oswald Spengler's “The decline of the... | |
| 2. Choosing China | January 5, 2012 |
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EU policymakers are working on plans to persuade European students to enrol at Chinese universities. A recurrent topic in 2012 will be how to improve relations between the EU... |
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| 3. To be or not to be? | November 17, 2011 |
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The Polish and Danish presidencies of the Council of Ministers set out their proposals to boost the European economy. The financial crisis, although still very present, has... |
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| 4. Transparency rules cause industry anger | October 27, 2011 |
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Commission wants firms in extractive industries to disclose payments to foreign governments. The European Commission is seeking the mandatory disclosure by European energy,... | |
| 5. The fight for equal pay and for equal rights | October 27, 2011 |
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Gender issues are not the sole responsibility of women. The title of your | |
| 6. Vodafone chief calls for internet rules | June 6, 2011 |
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Stance at odds with US tech firms' call to shun regulation. Vittorio Colao, the chief executive of UK-based mobile phone operator Vodafone, has called for global rules for... |
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| 7. Green lawyers call for greater accountability | April 28, 2011 |
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Group says EU institutions are failing to honour promises on transparency and accountability.
A group dedicated to democracy in environmental policymaking launches today... |
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| 8. Commission promises new food regulation rules after animal cloning talks collapse | March 31, 2011 |
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Commission to draft separate proposals on novel foods and cloning, after talks on a single law collapsed. The European Commission responded immediately to the collapse of... |
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| 9. Wanted: a new toolkit for trade | March 31, 2011 |
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Europeans do not want to be passive consumers. So how can their concerns be reflected?
Your article “Helping out or muscling in” (17-23 March) was right to identify... |
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| 10. Development should help the poor, not big business | March 24, 2011 |
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The EU should make economic development more pro-poor and sustainable. In the article “Helping out or muscling in?” (17-23 March), you rightly raise questions about the... | |
| 11. Sustainable development must be a priority | February 24, 2011 |
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Poverty reduction and sustainable development cannot be achieved if loss of natural resources continues. We read with interest the assessment made by Simon Maxwell of the... | |
| 12. Keeping an eye on students | February 3, 2011 |
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Examining a survey that aims to make sure universities keep track of their students while they learn and after they graduate. Most academic programme directors will be able... |
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| 13. Commission launches ‘professional card' consultation | January 6, 2011 |
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Consultation on how to simplify professional qualifications directive. The EU could introduce a ‘professional card' to allow people seeking employment abroad to prove... | |
| 14. Closing the pay gap | November 18, 2010 |
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Gender equality has been talked about for decades, so why is there still a pay-gap? Gender equality has been part of the European project from the start: an equal pay clause... |
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| 15. Academia tightens belt, considers braces | November 4, 2010 |
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Cuts to state budgets are obliging European universities to pay more attention to other sources of income. With a new academic year under way, universities across Europe are... |
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| 16. EAS | October 14, 2010 |
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Adviser - Food, Health and Nutrition Policy EAS is a specialist company providing advice to trade associations, governments and companies in the area of food, nutrition and... | |
| 17. Developing a brain trade | October 7, 2010 |
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A new report says universities should play a greater role in development policy and in EU-African co-operation. European universities are pushing for higher education to be... |
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| 18. Commission says France not safeguarding free movement rights under EU law | September 29, 2010 |
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France ordered to ensure national law complies with EU legislation. More to follow.
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| 19. Reding to unveil plans to push gender equality | September 16, 2010 |
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Commission wants more women back into work and close the pay gap. Viviane Reding, the European commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, will on Tuesday... |
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| 20. An influential post | July 8, 2010 |
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Who can replace Jean-Claude Piris? Jean-Claude Piris, the head of the legal service in the secretariat of the Council of Ministers for the past 22 years, is a hugely... | |
