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January 2008 |
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We note that international competition and collaboration between universities growing apace makes it all the more important for higher education leaders, researchers, scholars and officials, to keep abreast of developments in rival and partner institutions worldwide. We would like to recommend University World News, a high-quality international internet newspaper, dedicated to such coverage, supported by leading, experienced education journalists - many of whom the Secretary-General knows and has worked with. It offers a weekly emailed newspaper plus access to a dedicated news website – free of charge.
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November 2007 |
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A new graduate scholarship scheme designed to support the 'leaders of tomorrow' was launched at Oxford University, run by Weidenfeld Institute for Strategic Dialogue, London, thanks to a generous benefaction.
The programme aims to foster regional networks with the wider European neighbourhood and promote the post-university careers of its Weidenfeld Scholars, through work placements, long-term mentoring, and engagement in leadership and conference programmes. Postgraduate research students are also expected to undertake a pro bono project in the UK or their home country during the long vacation. We expect five Weidenfeld Scholars to be specially selected to join the 2008 Europaeum Summer School. Scholars are expected to return to their country of origin in due course and play a significant leadership role in public life.
For more information, please see the Oxford University and Weidenfeld Institute websites.
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October 2007 |
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The openDemocracy.net website, whose launch was supported by the Europaeum, has now entered its sixth year of annual quarterly online publications. Its Mission is to offer stimulating, critical analysis, promoting dialogue and debate on issues of global importance and linking citizens from around the world. A core tenet of its Mission is a dedication to human rights and democracy, with the intention of ensuring that marginalised views and voices are heard.
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September 2007 |
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Daily alerts that signal the headlines of the most important articles published in the European press, are contained in the website run by colleagues in Bologna. Coordinated by Professor Paolo Pombeni, Professor of History at Bologna and a founding influence on the Europaeum.
The Europe Project Study Centre, part of the Centro Studi Progetto Europeo in Bologna, has updated its website with all new material. The site also has enlarged the maps service that provides a concise analytical summary for each one of the most important articles focusing on the theme of the European project appearing in the European press. The Centre analyses publications from Italy, France, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and has added the press of the Scandinavian countries and Russia. The analyses come out fortnightly.
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Summer 2007 |
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As part of our continuing Islam-in-Europe Programme, we recommend the following link to the Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) in Istanbul, Turkey, which has just published the Spring 2007 EDAM Bulletin. The Bulletin can be downloaded from EDAM's website.
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May 2007 |
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The Europaeum Debate on America and Europe is continuing with regular new additions. The most recent comments are from Professor Christian Hacke, Chair of Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Bonn; and Professor Charles Kupchan, Director of European Studies, Council on Foreign Relations and Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University .
Please also note the transcripts of the Plenary Session of the conference Does the West still exist ? with contributions by Lord Patten, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Ambassador Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, former Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. Department of State.
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April 2007 |
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The Europaeum Debate on America and Europe is continuing with a new addition each week. The last three postings are from Hella Pick, veteran foreign correspondant and former Diplomatic Editor of The Guardian; Professor Christian Hacke, Chair of Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Bonn; and Andrew Nagorski, Senior Editor, Newsweek.
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March 2007 |
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We plan to stimulate a Europaeum Debate around the work of our US-Europe TransAtlantic Dialogue Programme. The Europaeum website will host regular commentaries from participants of the recent TransAtlantic conference, Does the West still exist?; held in Washington, DC.
Please see the first article from Sir Stephen Wall, former advisor on Europe to Tony Blair, entitled Europe without the America .We plan to put up a new item every week. So please watch this space and please feel free to contribute and our webmaster will post items.
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February 2007 |
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Pope John Paul II
A Europaeum Lecture on Human Being and Values by Professor Wladyslaw Strozewski (Krakow) took place on 17th November at the Oxford Philosophy Centre. The full transcript of the lecture is now available on our website.
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January 2007 |
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The next Europaeum Council includes as members the Heads of the 10 partner universities, and meets to direct the overall policy on the Europaeum. Please see our website for the biographies of the ten Rectors, Directors, and Vice-Chancellors.
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