The first school house in Poland was built in 1795. It was a log building in a clearing near the Baptist Church on what was then called Newport Street. The first school teacher was Mr. Silas Barker from Massachusetts. He was very rough in his punishment of disobedient pupils. The second school house was halfway between Swezey Hill […]
Krakow, St. Mary s Church view from Sukiennice , photo by bnm Poland has great historical prominence in European history and in global politics. Its people have made enormous contributions in the fields of art, history, philosophy and linguistics. The establishment and growing preeminence of the European Union as a major cultural […]
Poland’s traditions of academic education goes back to 1364 when King Casimir the Great established the Cracow Academy, known today as the Jagiellonian University. The Cracow Academy, being one of the oldest in the world, took after academies in Bologna and Padua, and was the second university in Central Europe after Prague. About […]
Tracy Lapierre Board Vice-President, Trustee Area II: Clear Creek, Grass Valley, Ready Springs School Districts December 2012-present Tracy worked for the Department of Defense as an Administrative Assistant for 10 years before moving to Nevada County in 2001. She is currently working as a Manager at a local restaurant and is a Residential […]
Florida students entering grade nine may choose from one of four options to earn a standard diploma. They are 24-credit program* 18-credit, Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) option An International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum An Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) curriculum Florida […]
A wind in their sails: by not charging tuition fees to foreigners at its universities, Norway has increased the number of overseas postgraduate researchers who come to work in areas such as renewable energy As Sweden introduces tuition fees of up to €15, (£13, 145) for non-European Union students this year, Norway is now one of […]
The following is an essay I wrote in the summer of 2010, comparing the education systems in the UK and USA, specifically for the 2 universities I studied at. Note that it is based on my experience and research, and not all universities compare the same way. Universities around the world serve an important purpose – to educate students […]
Why UW? A high-ranking university 2014 – the University of Warsaw was declared number 1 in Poland in scientific ranking published by the POLITYKA weekly; 2014 – number 1 in Poland… Translation company
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Perspektywy Education Foundation published a report: International Students in Poland 2012 , presenting the newest trends in internationalization of Polish higher education. There…
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