These schools offer practical education and technical training, and they're increasingly important centers of learning where Americans can prepare for the jobs of the future.
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The 10 sessions will combine Champagne- and wine-specific topics with more general, practical business education, including marketing, human resources and brand management.
Support the basic sciences and engineering programme and science policy activities in the cluster countries particularly for post-conflict countries, including practical science education in cooperation with the Education sector, promotion of access and retention of women in science and technology education, and research and development of renewable and alternative energies.
The good news is we see new models of medical education involving practical experience for students working with a variety of disciplines alongside their patients, focusing on the art and science of good teamwork but it's all very new, and much more is needed.
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This may provide some comfort to parents who have recently sent in deposits and are worrying about the futility of a liberal arts education versus more practical degrees in engineering, computer science or say, nursing.
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The main objectives are to explore how universities could benefit from incorporating conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue studies and skills into their academic curriculum, and to raise awareness of the importance of practical peace building skills in education.
So I think the thing to watch at the U.S.-ASEAN Summit is that area: What concrete areas have expanded economic and trade engagement they can agree to, and in what respects are they able to push forward practical programs in terms of education and people-to-people ties.
Myron Atkin, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, says scientists like Hawkins pushed teaching toward basic research, and away from the practical orientation that they felt was holding science education back.
Germany's "dual" education system, combining numerous practical apprenticeships with classroom studies, is widely admired in Europe and seen as a vital factor in Germany's export success.
Community colleges have also surged in popularity among those who already hold four-year degrees and are looking for practical skills to complement their liberal arts education and give them an advantage in the job market.
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Those who have sought education, whether academic or practical, and who have through their own effort pushed themselves up the value-creation ladder, are increasingly mastering information tools that let them do or outsource the work of many.
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But the practical decision left a huge gap in my education I had never filled out a FAFSA form for financial aid before my second semester of graduate school, which began this week.
The main objectives of the Project are to promote practical science experimentation and capacity building for science education, to improve science curricula by inclusion of hands-on experimentation for a better understanding of science and to increase the interest of young people in science so as to promote gender equality, scientific literacy and the choice of a scientific career.
So, financial education in our high schools should include practical experience, and it should not be an option that many students can and will avoid.
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From a practical perspective, a degree in most fields other than education offers more earning potential while still retaining the option of pursuing a teaching career without any detrimental effects.
Under its revised curriculum, which was introduced in 2009 on the basis of UNESCO's Model Curriculum for Journalism Education, the Center now increasingly focuses on practical media and communication training for its graduates.
In effect, the game simply pulled back the curtain to reveal a glimpse into a world of new potential, for real people, cultures and societies, as this capability finds its way into practical applications in health care, energy, transportation, education and telecommunications.
"While this report is based mainly on perceptions of what might happen, we are committed to providing graduates with practical support to help them get a job or further their education, " he said.
Practical tools on how to integrate the fight against discrimination and reinforce tolerance in education and textbooks will be provided.
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In practical terms this means creating an environment in which parents, local communities, education providers and Governments work together to provide access to education for as many children as possible.
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Therefore, education on human rights and the dissemination of proper information, both theoretical and practical, play an important role in the promotion and respect of human rights with regard to all individuals without distinction of any kind such as race, sex, language or religion, and this should be integrated in the education policies at the national as well as international levels.
Written by Paul Brest, of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and his former colleague, Hal Harvey, now of the ClimateWorks Foundation, the book dispenses practical advice to aspiring philanthropists and provides examples of the ways they can influence the world from education to climate change to the arts.
It's right that nurse education should be overhauled, so today I am announcing new arrangements for training nurses that are more practical and more flexible.
However Anna Brychan, director of head teachers' union NAHT Cymru, warned that her members were concerned about the practical difficulties involved with the proposals, despite their "great eagerness to make maximum use of new technologies in education".
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The Global Microscience Experiments Project is a hands-on science education project that gives primary and secondary school students as well as university students the opportunity to conduct practical work in physics, chemistry and biology, using kits that are veritable mini-laboratories.
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His view on the importance of education has prompted him to start BA32, a foundation promoting the idea of teaching youth in a practical and interesting way, focused on encouraging children across the globe to learn more about mathematics, science and technology.
It could be argued that this is a moment of great change in business education, not unlike that which led to the Gordon-Howell report, as the research-practical application debate, the emphasis on ethics and the demand for MBAs provoked by the financial crisis come together.
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