As occurs every time a new bill for the reform of the educational system is presented in Spain, in recent weeks we are witnessing the emergence of voices in defense of classical languages ​​as a fundamental pillar for understanding the roots of the Romance languages (between us, Spanish, Galician or Catalan) and scientific language. On […] … learn more→

I like flying and I like academic conferences. I like the invigorating change of scenery; the excitement of face-to-face intellectual exchanges; the professional opportunities; the cultural experiences; the sheer magic of sitting comfortably in a chair at 30,000 feet. At the last count, I have participated in 22 academic conferences. Only seven did not require […] … learn more→

The other day I was looking for a cleaner for cleaning my office, a gardener for setting up my new garden, and I got bombarded with a wide range of random options on Google. All these options created a lot of confusion and made it difficult for me to decide which is the right one. […] … learn more→

When we are new, we go to school to read up from our teachers the basics. As we progress in years, we go to a college to memorize further and at a more progressive level from our lecturers. Still, most of us sort the error when we become grown-ups and step into our connoisseur life. […] … learn more→

With locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and Lacoste, France, the Savannah College of Art and Design—SCAD, for short—is unlike any university in the world. Founded in 1978, SCAD just celebrated its 40th anniversary; in that time, the university has grown to more than 15,000 students and boasts an impressive list of alumni, from fashion […] … learn more→

Ready to pull off the deal for your dream house? Buying a new home can be both exciting and distressful. And this often curtains you from certain keynotes that must be assessed before finally sealing the deal. Hence, it is necessary to walk with all the prerequisites. And to further help you with the process, […] … learn more→

After four long days and nights, the European Council has reached a historic agreement on future spending. The next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery instrument will commit the European Union to spending €1,824 billion (£1,660 billion) between 2021 and 2027. Compared with the 2014-20 MFF of €1,138 billion, this […] … learn more→

The change is inherent to the University, but now it takes on new dimensions and perspectives, already perceptible before the Covid-19 crisis and accelerated and intensified with it, which entail substantial transformations in practically all areas: in the supports, the methods , the contents of the teachings, the structures, the organization, the modes of relationship and even the university […] … learn more→

Massive open online classes, or MOOCs, have seen a surge in enrollments since March. Enrollment at Coursera – an online platform that offers MOOCs, has skyrocketed and was 640% higher from mid-March to mid-April than during the same period last year, growing from 1.6 to 10.3 million. The surge was driven in part by giving free […] … learn more→

Scientific meetings used to be relatively small, somewhat amateurish get-togethers of people interested in the very latest findings in various subfields. But, as Henry Ford II noted, “small cars, small profits; big cars…” And so, over the past 25 years, many conferences morphed into larger, professionally run annual events, attendance of which was almost expected […] … learn more→