http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with general news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200413,brown-urges-action-on-moral-issue-of-education.html Washington - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday urged world leaders to help get children in the developing world an education, calling it a moral issue that could also bring countries out of poverty. I want us to become the first genera... Education,General Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:53:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200413,brown-urges-action-on-moral-issue-of-education.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200196,half-of-hong-kong-students-admit-to-bullying-at-school.html Hong Kong - Five out of 10 young people in Hong Kong have admitted to bullying peers at school, a survey published Monday found. The Playgrounds Association said half the 883 young people aged 6 to 24 questioned in the survey confessed to bullying wi... Education,General Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:40:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200196,half-of-hong-kong-students-admit-to-bullying-at-school.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199554,spaniard-82-gains-13th-university-degree.html Madrid - Spaniard Jose Luis Iborte Baque has literally spent his life studying, earning 13 university degrees, including three doctorates, between the ages of 19 and 82, the daily El Mundo reported Thursday. A philosophy graduate at 19, Iborte, now 8... Education,General Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:42:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199554,spaniard-82-gains-13th-university-degree.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198375,vatican-blocks-appointment-of-german-university-chief.html Eichstaett, Germany - The Vatican, which has a veto power, has blocked the appointment of a new chief executive at a Catholic university in Germany, the University of Eichstaett said Friday. Without Rome's approval, Ulrich Hemel, 51, cannot take over... Education,General Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198375,vatican-blocks-appointment-of-german-university-chief.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196757,foundation-stone-laid-for-new-college-of-jewish-studies-in.html Heidelberg, Germany - The foundation stone was laid Friday for a new building to house the College of Jewish Studies in the German university town of Heidelberg. The college is a meeting place for Jewish and non-Jewish Germans, said Guenter Oetting... Education,General Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:12:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196757,foundation-stone-laid-for-new-college-of-jewish-studies-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196223,campus-casanova-law-professor-jailed-in-doctorates-scandal.html Hildesheim, Germany - A professor of law at a German university was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for receiving money from students wanting to obtain doctorates. A court in the city of Hildesheim found the 53-year-old guilty on 68 c... Education,General Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:22:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/196223,campus-casanova-law-professor-jailed-in-doctorates-scandal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192184,meeting-calls-for-islam-instruction-at-german-schools--summary.html Berlin - Religious instruction in Islam should be available to Muslims attending German schools, a conference initiated by Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble agreed Thursday. Islam classes was one of a series of proposals discussed at the day-long ... Education,General Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:47:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192184,meeting-calls-for-islam-instruction-at-german-schools--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192072,conference-discusses-islam-classes-at-german-schools.html Berlin - Muslim leaders met with German government officials on Thursday for a third round of talks designed to improve the integration of their community in Germany. The conference was expected to decide on the introduction of free Islam classes for... Education,General Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:35:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/192072,conference-discusses-islam-classes-at-german-schools.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/190570,eight-year-old-passes-university-entrance-exam-in-brazil.html Sao Paulo - An 8-year-old boy passed the entrance exam for the law school of a Brazilian university, local media reported Thursday. Joao Victor Portellinha, who is technically still in primary school, will not be allowed to attend the Universidad Pau... Education,General Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:24:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/190570,eight-year-old-passes-university-entrance-exam-in-brazil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/190005,uc-berkeley-to-team-with-new-saudi-university.html San Francisco - The mechanical engineering department of the prestigious University of California, Berkeley is teaming up with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the US university said TuesdayUnder the terms of the all... Education,General Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:29:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/190005,uc-berkeley-to-team-with-new-saudi-university.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/188313,sex-with-professor-earns-german-student-good-marks--and.html Hildesheim, Germany - A female student was fined 1,800 euros (2,640 dollars) Tuesday for trading sexual favours for inflated marks that landed her a job at the law faculty of a German university. The unnamed 30-year-old admitted at her trial in the c... Education,General Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:18:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/188313,sex-with-professor-earns-german-student-good-marks--and.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186856,unesco-warns-about-deteriorating-arab-education.html Doha - The United Nations' top education official, Koichiri Matsuura, warned Tuesday that Arab nations were in danger of falling behind in education, with the illiteracy rate in Arab countries among the highest in the world. Despite the efforts exer... Education,General Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:45:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186856,unesco-warns-about-deteriorating-arab-education.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186647,australian-grads-nonchalant-with-resumes.html Sydney - Bad grammar, slang terms and texting shorthand in applications is making it difficult for some Australian university graduates to find good jobs, companies said Tuesday. We talk to a lot of people in the graduate recruitment industry and th... Education,General Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:53:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186647,australian-grads-nonchalant-with-resumes.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186253,merkel-unveils-programme-for-young-israeli-musicians.html Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday announced a scholarship programme for young Israeli musicians to spend two years studying at the Berlin Philharmonic's orchestra academy. The programme is named for Polish violinist Bronislaw Huber... Education,General Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:19:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186253,merkel-unveils-programme-for-young-israeli-musicians.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186057,background-deadly-shooting-sprees-at-schools-and-universities.html Hamburg - The shooting spree at Northern Illinois University added to the growing list of bloodshed committed by students at schools and universities. Following is a list of the bloodiest incidents:-- February 14, 2008: Seven people, including the gu... Education,General Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:44:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/186057,background-deadly-shooting-sprees-at-schools-and-universities.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185069,merkel-rejects-turkey-trained-teachers--summary.html Hamburg - German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Monday a proposal from Ankara to provide Turkish-trained teachers to educate minority children in German public schools. She said she had rebuffed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan when he ... Education,General Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:46:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185069,merkel-rejects-turkey-trained-teachers--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185016,merkel-rejects-turkish-trained-teachers-for-germany--update.html Hamburg - German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Monday a proposal from Ankara to provide Turkish-trained teachers on secondment to educate minority children in German public schools. Merkel said she had made that clear to Turkish Prime Minister Re... Education,General Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:53:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185016,merkel-rejects-turkish-trained-teachers-for-germany--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185001,merkel-rejects-turkish-trained-teachers-in-german-schools.html Hamburg - German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Monday a proposal from Ankara to provide Turkish-trained teachers to educate minority children in German public schools. Speaking in the northern city of Hamburg, Merkel said she had nothing against ... Education,General Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:03:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/185001,merkel-rejects-turkish-trained-teachers-in-german-schools.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/184445,arab-students-to-get-funds-for-masters-degrees-in-singapore.html Singapore - Top students from 22 Arab countries will attend a National University of Singapore master's programme with funds from the premier of the United Arab Emirates, organizers said on Friday. Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum gave a 10-billion-... Education,General Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:40:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/184445,arab-students-to-get-funds-for-masters-degrees-in-singapore.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/183581,poor-marks-for-italian-schoolkids-in-germany.html Hamburg - The children of Italian immigrants in Germany are not as good in school as their counterparts from other nations with a large migrant tradition, according to a media report Wednesday. Statistics quoted by the weekly magazine Die Zeit showed... Education,General Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:50:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/183581,poor-marks-for-italian-schoolkids-in-germany.html