Education News – December 2013
BRIDGE COURSE AFTER 1-YEAR UK PG DEGREE MANDATORY
* Students with one-year UK master degrees will now have to complete a bridge course of six...
Education News – November 2013
ARMY NURSING SCHOOLS TO BE CONVERTED INTO COLLEGES
* Two army nursing schools will now function as army nursing colleges.
* The School of Nursing Army...
Tax Revolts Hit Hollande as Farmers, Soccer Clubs Protest
French President Francois Hollande’s taxes, among the world’s highest, have made strange bedfellows out of the country’s soccer clubs and farmers in Brittany.
Revolts against...
Stevens Says Australia Dollar Likely to Be Materially Lower
Australia’s central bank Governor Glenn Stevens said the local currency’s level isn’t supported by costs and productivity in the economy and the nation’s terms...
Housing Prices in U.S. Cities Rise by Most Since Early 2006
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in August from a year ago by the most since February 2006 as stronger demand boosted values.
The...
Google May Already Be Launching Floating Data Centers Off U.S. Coasts
Google, one of the world's largest users of data, may finally be making good on a five year-old patent to build offshore data centers...
Google Stock Hits $1,000 for First Time Ever
Google is officially part of the ultra-exclusive $1,000 club.
The search giant's stock topped $1,000 a share on Friday for the first time in its...
Icahn To Apple’s Tim Cook: Buy Back $150B In Stock, Now
Carl Icahn, fresh off a victory lap at Netflix NFLX -1.73%, is turning up the burners on his effort at getting Apple AAPL +0.17%...
Microsoft pulls some Windows Phone web ‘apps’ following complaint
Microsoft started repackaging popular mobile websites into Windows Phone apps earlier this week, but it appears some of the companies involved weren't aware of...
Education News – October 2013
FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES OFFERING SHORTER COURSES
* Fearing a drastic reduction in the number of Indian students owing to the sharp decrease in the value of...
