Posts Tagged ‘Sci-Edu’

Strengthening cooperation in education between the hinterland and Hong Kong

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The hinterland and the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong will strengthen their cooperation and exchanges in education, with the signing Sunday in Beijing, a memorandum on mutual recognition of university diplomas .
The memorandum was signed at a time when exchanges between universities in both parties are becoming more frequent, said an official from Chinese [...]

China signed a declaration on the protection of peatland

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
a hundred officials and scientists from 11 countries were published Friday in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, China’s northwest, a joint declaration on the protection of the bog during an international symposium, calling the international community to take urgent steps to protect peat resources.
The bog is widely distributed worldwide and has great economic value. Over [...]

Seniors dealing with children on holiday

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
These days Wuzhou (Guangxi) organization offers a special service to parents who can commit 10 to 20 yuan per day for older people caring for children on holiday, so that parents can get to work without having to worry about.
Huang Qunying, retired teacher and founder of the group, says the elderly spend their time in [...]

The proposed construction of a nature reserve for river dolphins in China

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A nature reserve will be built in areas along the Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China and known for being one of the main habitats of the Yangtze River dolphin in China to better protect this rare species.
According to the fisheries administration of Poyang Lake, this nature reserve will be the largest of [...]

The virus H5N1de the highly pathogenic avian influenza is endemic in East Asia

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The H5N1 bird flu pandemic potential, has become endemic in East Asia and will not be easily eradicated, experts said at the end of four years of research.
Dr. Guan Yi of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, China, interviewed Thursday by the Xinhua News Agency, suggested that his research team who [...]

Beijing Opening of the 36th World Conference of Sociology

March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The 36th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology (IIS) opened Wednesday in Beijing, with a participation of over a thousand delegates from 50 countries.
Work Conference, which will last 5 days revolve around the theme “Social Change in the era of globalization”. The internationally renowned sociologists will deliver keynote address on this subject, said [...]

The teaching of French for the first time in 7 high schools in Beijing next semester

March 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Yesterday afternoon, the Education Committee of Beijing and the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action of the Embassy of France in China have jointly signed an agreement on non-formal education in French, whereby 7 secondary schools in Beijing will provide French courses to students the first year of graduate beginning in September.
These 7 high schools [...]

China: the ecological system of Dianchi Lake will be restored

March 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
China will invest 90 million yuan (11 million dollars) to restore the ecological system of Dianchi Lake, a famous freshwater lake located in the mountains of Yunnan province, south-west China.
This project should be realized at the end of this year as projected by a plan. The Ministry of Science and Technology will fund one third [...]

The World Heritage listed in the Chinese curriculum

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Chinese secondary schools will open soon the course of world heritage and its protection so that children know the value of these embodiments of wisdom of humanity.
The lesson will be given first as a test in two or three pilot schools in Beijing, before extending it to all institutions of secondary and higher education courses [...]

Loyang first Tibetan student graduate (right) at the University of Tibet has a hada to its director at the ceremony of graduation

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Loyang is the first student to be awarded the degree of control in Tibet. So far, the university where she was studying has trained 24 master’s degrees in linguistics, arts and history.

洛阳第一藏族学生毕业（权利在西藏大学）有其所长毕业典礼哈达
洛阳是第一个学生被授予西藏的控制程度。到目前为止，她在大学学习培训了语言学，艺术和历史的24硕士学位。