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80-Year-Old Moroccan Man Sits for 2020 Baccalaureate Exams
Rabat – A picture of a Moroccan man aged almost 80 years old sitting for Morocco’s 2020 baccalaureate exams has been going viral on social media. The photo shows the man wearing a jellaba and a face mask while answering questions on his exam paper. The determined exam taker received ap.
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Morocco's Experience With COVID-19, Distance Learning, and Fragility
Rabat – The coronavirus emerged as a sudden, multidimensional crisis that has changed all aspects of life. Within the new normal, protecting human life has become more important than anything else. The shift comes with behavioral necessities such as wearing masks, frequently washing our hand.
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Baccalaureate Exams Commence Throughout Morocco
Rabat – The 2020 baccalaureate exams kicked off Friday at 8 a.m. at testing centers throughout Morocco. Some 441,238 candidates are set to take the standardized tests from July 3 to 9. Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education, and Scientific Research Saaid Amzazi.
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French Universities Require 15 Times Higher Fees From Moroccan Students
Rabat – Moroccan students wishing to enroll in French universities and higher education establishments for the 2020-2021 academic year will have to pay unprecedentedly high registration fees, after the French Council of State approved a controversial increase. In a decree issued on Wednesday, .
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Amzazi Encourages Morocco's Baccalaureate Students Ahead of Exams
Rabat – Moroccan Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Professional Training Said Amzazi has reassured baccalaureate candidates and educational staff that all necessary COVID-19 preventive measures have been taken to ensure the proper conditions for a smooth running of the exams. Amza.
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OUC participates in promoting Cyprus' Byzantine heritage
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has participated in a research project that has highlighted the Byzantine heritage of Cyprus around the world. “BYZART: Byzantine Art and Archeology on Europeana” was led by deputy professor George Deligiannakis, academic director of the OUC undergradu.
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Pedagogical Institute: 'enormous progress' in professional training
The Pedagogical Institute has implemented a unified policy for the professional learning of teachers during the school year 2019-2020. “As a culmination of this effort, with all the peculiarities and challenges of this school year, it organised an online meeting with the participation of teach.
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Webinars present full picture of what's on offer at UNic
Get to know the University of Nicosia through a diverse schedule of webinars and presentations available until July 6. You will have the chance to attend specialised webinars, virtual open days and presentations, live or recorded, delivered by the university’s faculty and staff. Returning, tra.
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The online lesson plan marketplace boomed when the pandemic hit
The coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we know it, mandating we sequester ourselves to slow the spread of a potentially deadly illness that has killed hundreds of thousands of people globally.
That reality presents a whole host of complications to everyday life. One major issue: How do .
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E-learning at ISOP a huge success but nothing can beat the real thing
By Nicolas Artemis The unprecedented times we are all going through are affecting and shaping our daily lives, activities and even our mindset. Similarly, the education sector has not remained unaffected. With the support of all school staff, the teachers of the International School of Paphos (ISOP).
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Tertiary education completes academic year successfully
Higher education used a combination of online and conventional testing methods By Gina Agapiou Cyprus tertiary education students completed their academic year as expected with institutions adjusting to distance education and assessment, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. .
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The Open University of Cyprus completed all exams online securely and successfully
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) announced that the exams of the spring semester 2019-2020 have been completed successfully and completely remotely by electronic means. The relevant announcement states that the OUC fully utilised its technological tools, know-how and specialisation in dist.
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Japan offering master's and Phd scholarships
The Japanese embassy in Cyprus has announced that the Japanese government will provide scholarships for 2021 to Cypriot nationals born on or after April 2, 1986 who wish to continue their studies in Japanese universities as research students for a master's or PhD degree. The duration of study for re.
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Neapolis University becomes member of European HE association
Neapolis University Paphos (NUP) announces that, as of May 2020, it is a full member of the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education. "Participation in this very important and renowned European network of universities further strengthens the credibility of our university and reinforc.
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The Brazilian Right's Fight Against Its Leftist Boogeyman
The late Brazilian educator Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was a prominent figure in the 20th-century critical pedagogy movement and the celebrated author of the ground-breaking 1968 text, "Pedagogy of the Oppressed." Freire's seminal work proposes a dialogical method of teaching literacy that nurtures co.
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Students abroad can transfer credits and study in Cyprus
The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DIPAE) announced this month that students on undergraduate university programmes abroad can continue their studies in Cyprus. This means students can complete their studies and earn a degree from a Cypriot univers.
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The First Blue Limassol Forum generates strong interest
On Friday, May 29, Limassol municipality and Frederick University organised and hosted the first Blue Limassol Forum. The event, conducted under the auspices of President Nicos Anastasiades, took place online (as a webinar) and was centred around the Sustainable Coastal, Marine & Maritime Enviro.
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University of Nicosia participates in prestigious research project
The University of Nicosia Medical School is proud to announce its participation in a research project conducted by the Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC), a network of 22 non-profit medical facilities across North America and many outreach clinics. The ‘SHC Genomics and Precision Medicine P.
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Lessons from South Africa's school system
Michalinos Zembylas, professor of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies at the Open University of Cyprus, Vivienne Bozalek (University of Western Cape) and Dorothee Hölscher (Griffith University) have co-edited a new publication entitled Nancy Fraser and Participatory Parity. Reframing Social J.
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Digital drama: a new, innovative, interdisciplinary and distance postgrad programme from OUC
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) will in the academic year 2020-2021 offer a new, innovative, interdisciplinary and distance postgraduate programme entitled Digital Drama and Theatre in the Study of Ancient Greek Culture. The programme will be presented to the public at a public online event by T.
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