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By Peter Jean. Boarding houses could be established for Chinese teenagers who want to undertake their secondary studies in ACT high schools before attending the University of Canberra or the ANU. 
As part of the Study Canberra initiative, the ACT government is working with local universities to attract more overseas students to Canberra. 
Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Katy Gallagher said the group was looking at ways to enable more Chinese and other international students to complete high school in Canberra before attending local tertiary institutions. Read more...

By Peter Stanners. Results from the International Baccalaureate have been undervalued when converted to the Danish equivalent, the Education Ministry has admitted. International Baccalaureate students applying to Danish universities have been treated unfairly, the Education Ministry has admitted. In a reply to a parliamentary question, the education minister, Morten Østergaard (R), said students who had their IB Diploma marks converted to the Danish upper-secondary equivalent, STX, have been under marked since 2007 – the year Denmark introduced its new seven-point grading scale. More...

By Ella Delany. In the global marketplace of higher education, the humanities are increasingly threatened by decreased funding and political attacks. Financing for humanities research in the United States has fallen steadily since 2009, and in 2011 was less than half of one percent of the amount dedicated to science and engineering research and development. This trend is echoed globally: According to a report in Research Trends magazine, by Gali Halevi and Judit Bar-Ilan, international arts and humanities funding has been in constant decline since 2009. More...

Une nouvelle version mobile, pour une meilleure ergonomie adaptée aux différents « smartphones » du marché. 
Parce que la majorité des internautes qui consultent le site www.competitivite.gouv.fr le font via un mobile, une nouvelle version de ce site internet est vite apparue très utile, pour une consultation mieux adaptée à ces outils. Si les contenus disponibles entre les deux versions sont strictement les mêmes, l’accès à ces documents a été volontairement facilitée. 
Dès une première consultation du site via un mobile, le choix de la version du site est offert. L’internaute peut ensuite à tout moment revenir vers la version classique du site internet. 
En savoir plus 

• Version « mobile » 
• Version classique.

Pour apprendre une langue étrangère ou préparer une certification reconnue, le CNED vous propose une large gamme de formations correspondant aux niveaux de référence du Cadre européen des langues.
Allemand : certification (DCL)
Allemand : débutant et intermédiaire
Anglais : certifications (DCL, TOEIC, TOEFL, CLES 2, FCE, CAE)
Anglais : conversation téléphonique
Anglais : débutant et intermédiaire
Anglais : Anglais à usage professionnel
Arabe : débutant et intermédiaire
Chinois : débutant et intermédiaire
DVD Marahil : lire et écrire le monde arabe
Espagnol : débutant et intermédiaire
Espagnol : certification DCL
Préparation aux certifications en FLE : DILF, DELF et DALF
Licence d'hébreu moderne
Italien : certification (DCL)
Italien : débutant et intermédiaire
Japonais : débutant et intermédiaire
Portugais : débutant et intermédiaire
Russe : débutant et intermédiaire.

This blog by OECD Economist Anne Saint-Martin, focuses on the “Well-being in the workplace: Measuring job quality” chapter of How's Life? 2013. 
Workers in high-strain jobs, who don’t receive adequate support to cope with difficult work demands, are more likely to suffer from job burnout, to develop musculoskeletal disorders, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. The list is long, and worrying. A recent study published by Harvard researchers suggests that women in demanding and stressful jobs have a 38% increased risk of heart disease. Compared with those in low-strain jobs, their heart attack rates are also 67% higher.

By Dirk Van Damme and Rodrigo Castaneda Valle Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and Skills. In 2010 the OECD published Learning for Jobs, a major review of vocational education and training (VET). The economic crisis has since continued to worsen the job prospects for young people in many OECD countries.  To counterbalance governments have increasingly been looking to strengthen vocational tracks in secondary education as a way to better prepare youth for the job market. The evidence base on VET remains weak, however Education at a Glance is providing improved data on VET systems and the latest issue of Education Indicators in Focus draws attention to some interesting findings. More...

By Brian Keeley. We couldn’t resist this video by Aria Shahrokhshahi, a young British lad who’s been struggling with his sums.
“One year before this video I was at a grade F in maths,” Aria explained. “In England you need a C (pass) to basically do anything with your life. […] Neither me or my dad or my teachers thought I was going to get my C.”
But, as the video shows, Aria surprised everyone – especially his dad – by getting that C. More...