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South Korea to Expand High-Skilled Visa Pathways
South Korea's Ministry of Justice announced immigration policy overhauls for 2030, including expanded visa quotas for skilled workers and extended visas for high-performing seasonal migrant workers.

Danish Experts Debate AI's Impact on Job Market and Potential Mass Layoffs
Danish experts and professors are debating the potential for mass layoffs due to artificial intelligence, with some warning of a collapse in the labor market while others believe Denmark is well-positioned to handle the changes.

INTERVIEW Corda Piano Trio: Pedagogical work brings a special kind of fulfillment, and the exchange of energy with the audience always inspires us
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Little Professors Learning Centre issues: How parents at one primary school sprang into action to fill the gap
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Largest-Ever Study Identifies Most Effective ADHD Treatment
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European Public Prosecutor's Office Seeks Arrests of 16 Italian Researchers and Businesspeople
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has requested the arrest of 16 Italian researchers, professors, and tech company owners in the Naples, Sicily, and Lombardy regions, as part of an ongoing investigation.

Corruption over EU funds, arrest requested for 16 university professors and researchers in Sicily and Calabria
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has requested the arrest of sixteen university professors, researchers, and teachers, as well as some managers and employees of IT companies, accused of various forms of corruption.

Belgrade's Fifth Gymnasium Faces Leadership Change and Teacher Suspensions
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Danka Nešović, the acting director of the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium, is facing suspension as her mandate ends, part of an ongoing 'purge' of professors deemed undesirable by the authorities.

Two Professors Suspended from Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium
Violeta Kecman and Rastko Jevtović, Serbian language professors at the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium, have been suspended for allegedly damaging the school's reputation.

Cambridge academics revolt over plans to close university’s vet school
Professors urge management to put issue to a vote rather than make top-down decision

University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness
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University of Michigan Student Sues for Disability Discrimination Over AI Plagiarism Accusation
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Professors Launch Appeal to Preserve University in Kosovska Mitrovica
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Professors Accuse Novi Sad Medical Faculty Council President of Law Violations
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Basque University Professors Accuse Rector of Hypocrisy Amid Political Conflict
Forty professors at the University of the Basque Country (UPV) have accused Rector Bengoetxea of hypocrisy, alleging he closed the Vitoria campus to isolate Vox while being complacent with 'fascist behaviors' and 'totalitarianism' practiced by Bildu within the university.

Support for Suspended Belgrade High School Teachers
A petition supporting six suspended professors from the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium continues to gather signatures, highlighting an ongoing issue in the education sector.

Nobel Laureate Andre Geim Joins University of Hong Kong as Chair Professor
Andre Geim, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist known as the 'father of graphene,' is leaving Britain to join the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor in April.

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Resigns from Harvard Amid Epstein Controversy
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers plans to resign from his professorship at Harvard University at the end of the academic year, following his involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Professors Suspended for SANU Appearance, Sparking Outcry
Over 120 high school professors in Serbia have supported suspended colleagues from the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium, demanding their reinstatement after they were suspended for appearing at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU).

Romanian Teachers Protest Budget Cuts and Low Wages
Teachers in Romania are protesting in front of Cotroceni Palace, expressing outrage over political measures to reduce the budget deficit in education, leading some renowned professors to tear up their diplomas.
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Romania to Halve PhD Allowance Amid Austerity Measures
Professors and public sector employees with PhDs in Romania will be significantly affected by new government austerity measures, as their doctoral allowance is set to be cut in half.

Doctors’ body urges Telangana government to complete Assistant Professor recruitment before filling specialist posts
A doctors' body in Telangana is urging the state government to complete the recruitment of Assistant Professors before proceeding to fill specialist posts, highlighting concerns about the hiring process.

Telemark Region Sends Fewest Athletes to Winter Olympics
Despite being considered the cradle of skiing, Norway's Telemark region has sent the fewest athletes to the Winter Olympics over the past two decades, a phenomenon sports professors call a 'mystery'.

Ambassador Nicoletti inaugurates the 'Looking Beyond' exhibition in Bergen
(ANSA) - OSLO, 18 FEB - The "Looking Beyond" photo exhibition was inaugurated today at the University of Bergen (UiB) by the Italian Ambassador to Norway, Stefano Nicoletti, the Vice Rector of UiB Sigrunn Eliassen, and the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Gunn Mangerud, in the presence of professors, researchers, and students from the university—Norway's third largest academic center—as well as members of the local Italian community. The exhibition, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and produced in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio/e Geos, was organized in Bergen by the Italian Embassy in Oslo and Dr. Andrea Magugliani, Honorary Vice Consul in Bergen, with the support of Vår Energi of the ENI group. Bergen is the third Norwegian stop for 'Looking Beyond', which has already been successfully hosted at the Science Museum (Vitenfabrikken) in Sandnes, near Stavanger, and at the Arctic University of Tromsø, where it was greatly appreciated by the public and teachers alike. The aim of the exhibition, consisting of 25 stunning high-resolution satellite images acquired by the COSMO-SkyMed constellation and sourced from the archives of Telespazio/e-Geos and ASI, is to stimulate reflection on the impact of human activities on the environment and the role of satellite technology in addressing global challenges such as deforestation, desertification, and pollution. But that's not all: divided into six thematic sections—agriculture, water, urban centers, climate change, natural disasters, and deforestation—Looking Beyond also aims to showcase the beauty of Earth as seen from space through spectacular images of glaciers, lava flows, megacities, cultivated fields, and waterways from different areas of the world. Italian Earth observation technology, in particular through the COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation, plays a fundamental role in environmental monitoring and risk management. The satellites support early warning systems for landslides and floods, the coordination of relief efforts in the event of natural disasters, and the monitoring of crisis areas. In Norway, COSMO-SkyMed data is used thanks to a collaboration agreement between e-Geos and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT). In his speech at the inauguration, Ambassador Nicoletti highlighted how "Italian Earth observation technology, developed by ASI and Telespazio, is now widely used in crucial sectors, and the COSMO-SkyMed constellation also supports monitoring activities in Norway, thanks to collaboration with local partners. We are very pleased to have been able to inaugurate a third stage of 'Looking Beyond' in Norway, which confirms the great attention and sensitivity of local institutions and the public towards issues such as scientific research and environmental protection." On the sidelines of the inauguration, Ambassador Nicoletti visited some of the university's leading research centers in the fields of aquaculture and marine biology and met with a group of Italian professors and researchers residing in Bergen. During the meeting, the Ambassador pointed out that "the more than 80 Italian scholars working in Bergen today represent one of the largest communities of researchers from our country in Norway, which now numbers almost 680 people. The social events we organize every year, such as Italian Research Day in the World or the Scienza Senza Confini (Science Without Borders) project by Comites in Oslo, are important opportunities for dialogue that aim to raise the level of interaction within the community of Italian researchers in Norway, who in turn represent an invaluable resource for promoting bilateral scientific and technological relations."
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Colleges Grapple with AI Rules as Students and Professors Navigate New Technology
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Nothing untoward in feedback about Little Professors Learning Centre before termination: MOE
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Controversy Over Toronto University's Gender Identity-Based Hiring
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Protests Mark Three Years Since Tempi Train Tragedy in Greece
Students, student organizations, and professors gathered at Propylaea in Athens to hold a rally and march, commemorating the three-year anniversary of the fatal railway accident in Tempi.

European Prosecutor Requests Arrest of 16 Italian Researchers in IT Sector
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Meeting scheduled at Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium regarding new acting director
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