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Distance learning postgraduate course in High management in Rural Tourism
The demand for qualification during these last years at the Rural Tourism Unit shows the high interest for this activity among agriculture as well as tourism professionals, entrepreneurs, government officials, producers and experts in development. In this context, adapted training for human resources is essential, complementing the actions of actual qualification with alternatives of distance learning, which allows to reach people who for reasons such as time availability, distance or occupation cannot access the on-site course…
University of Buenos Aires. Courses. Publicated: 16-5-2008

EU/EDUCATION: Tempus Programme to modernise higher education in EU's neighbour countries
The European Commission has launched in April the fourth phase of the Tempus programme, which supports the modernisation of higher education in the 28 partner countries of Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. A conference held in Cairo, Egypt, on 7-8 May 2008 concentrated on the issue of quality and the experience of the Tempus programme in this field since its beginnings in 1990. The conference will also serve as a platform for dialogue between academics, experts and students from the 27 EU Member States and 28 Tempus partner countries...
Europa. Press Room. Press Release. Publicated: 15-5-2008

 
Links between Biological and Cultural Diversity
Report of the International Workshop organized by UNESCO with support from The Christensen Fund (September 2007) The myriad links between cultural and biological diversity are increasingly viewed as key elements in achieving sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals...
 
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Toolkit educates young people to be responsible consumers
The hidden cost of a trendy T-shirt (from the ethical issue of child labour to the impact of its production on the environment) is examined in the latest edition of the youthXchange training kit. With the planet under pressure from unbridled consumerism, this timely resource on sustainable consumption has been extensively updated with a new chapter on fashion...
 
 
 

 

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