Afghan journalists can get help there with their work, sign up for courses, use a library and modern communication and publishing equipment, and attend discussions and lectures given by local and foreign guests.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Perks include a formal dining room and a wood-paneled library in addition to all the modern amenities one might expect.

FORBES: Bespoke

In addition, UNESCO established and equipped a modern pre-press centre and a Textbooks and CDs Library at the Ministry of Education in Baghdad.

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The students are offered free tuition, uniforms and meals and have access to the academy's state-of-the-art facilities, which include modern classrooms, computers labs, sport fields and a 10, 000-volume library.

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The government's rebuilding plan for a modern, low-rise city includes generous amounts of green space, a convention center, library and new sports complex.

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At the request of the provost he taught a class in ancient Greek literature in translation, sympathizing with students who found Thucydides impenetrable: The Modern Library edition has one map of the entire Hellenic world, with 180 labels on it.

FORBES: Homemade Herodotus