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Destiny Date 9th of November
My grandmother is 94 but that is not the reason she never remembers my birthday. Rather the reason is that her generation does not celebrate birthdays but name days so she does duly call me every year on the 24th … Continue reading
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Volunteering in Nepal
Some of our UNNC students spend their summer undertaking some important and challenging voluntary work both inside and outside China. This is what Nadia Husam Al-jasem, together with some of her colleagues, has done for a few weeks in Nepal. … Continue reading
When the power of violence prevails
The 15th October 2011 was the day of the ‘United for Global Change’, the day of the global non-violent protests, the day during which some 87 countries, 952 cities and some 1,039 events have been organised, making the day into … Continue reading
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Killing Gadhafi and reflection on 1-1027
Our colleague Dr. David Kiwuwa reflecting on this week’s events. http://rt.com/news/gaddafi-captured-sirte-wounded-289/ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/opinion/gilad-shalits-release.html Two important events that have significant ramification happened last week. The two happening almost simultaneously in a volatile region of North Africa and the Middle East. On one … Continue reading
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Kids – Stop Studying!
Only if you’re South Korean I am afraid. Sorry. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2094427,00.html On a wet Wednesday evening in Seoul, six government employees gather at the office to prepare for a late-night patrol. The mission is as simple as it is counterintuitive: to find … Continue reading
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The World Has More Obese People Than Hungry People.
The Red Cross reported this week that the number of fat people has over taken the number of hungry people: “In statistics used to underline the unequal access to food, the IFRC stressed there were 1.5 billion people suffering obesity … Continue reading
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EU Simulation Game at UNNC
On 24 and 26 March 2010 students from the International Studies Division took part in a series of simulated European Union Council of Ministers meetings. The simulations formed part of the second year module European Union: Institutions and involved the … Continue reading
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IS student 2nd in Japanese Poetry Competition
Tu Jiequn, a Year 4 student of the Division International Studies, won the 2nd prize in a poetry competition organised by the City of Echizen in the Prefecture of Fukui in Japan. The theme was love and belonging and Tu … Continue reading
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SETs and SMEs – what’s that?
Now is the time of the year when lecturers will distribute in class questionnaires with cryptic names such as SET or SME… Student Evaluation of Teaching and Student Module Evaluation. Two dozens of questions to tick and lots of space … Continue reading
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