Over the last decade the city has concentrated on developing its tourism, education, financial and cultural sectors to diversify its economy, which until recently relied almost exclusively on oil production.
Marvell has also expanded its collaboration with Stanford University by announcing the formation of the SMILE Consortium, an industry organization dedicated to developing innovative education solutions on an open platform that enable "Classroom 3.0, " a connected, secure learning environment that simplifies and speeds the deployment of technology to students worldwide.
Also on the agenda were discussions on the expansion of education centers, developing learning materials and instruction in different languages as well as teachers and facilitators trainings.
The UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management focuses on governance, management structures, resources and finance in Higher Education, developing cooperative linking arrangements with institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Since then the programme has concentrated on developing a team of international researchers focusing on Education for Peace in Africa.
The district added an assistant principal to our staff who successfully focused on student behavior, special education and further developing relationships with parents.
She is also creating a non-profit organization, iLearn4Free, which focuses on providing free quality education to children of developing nations through mobile technology.
This year, Points of Light will launch two programs that have AmeriCorps at the center, a 75 member corps that is focused on equipping returning veterans for the workforce as well as engaging these same veterans as leaders of volunteer activity in their communities and a 72 member VISTA program focused on education in under resourced schools by developing programs that improve student attendance.
While much of the Rio agenda focuses on the developing world and people's rights to water, food, energy, education, health and so on, there are implications for rich Western countries as well.
Erin Ganju is cofounder and CEO of Room to Read, an organization that seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in the developing world by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.
The Amigos de la Patagonia Association has been working on water and education programmes since 1999 with the mission of developing and supporting initiatives that contribute to environment preservation in Argentina, specially in Patagonia.
We had a strong discussion about a range of issues and how we can create even better bilateral relations than we already have -- a comprehensive agreement, comprehensive partnership agreement that we're developing that will cover things like education, working on clean energy issues, expanding the Peace Corps' presence in Indonesia, counterterrorism issues.
They plan to focus on helping girls and women in developing nations gain better access to health care, education and job opportunities.
Nike: Back in 2004 they created the Nike Foundation, which focuses on investments in health, education, and leadership programs for adolescent girls in the developing world.
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Oxfam is explicit about its work in lobbying on a range of issues including universal primary education, fair terms of trade for developing countries and solutions to the underlying causes of conflict.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is developing a reporting system where the schools themselves provide information on their environmental commitment.
For over fifty years, IESE has been at the forefront of management education, developing and inspiring the global mindset of business leaders, with an emphasis on placing people at the heart of managerial decision making.
Mr Andrews is also expected to say he would prefer to focus on developing the "quality, range of provision, strength of research and the opportunities" for higher education establishments in Wales, rather than on its structure.
During the workshop James Keevy of the South African Qualifications Authority and Poonam Batra, Professor of Education, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi will assist participants in the reflection on conceptual and methodological approaches to developing frameworks of qualifications and certifications, pathways in defining standards of professional competence, among other topics.
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