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31 Mar 2021
EU outlines proposed COVID 'vaccine passport' that could boost travel this summer
As the vaccination roll-out accelerates around the world, many countries are starting to think about how they can enable vaccinated citizens to travel and visit public places such as restaurants and sports stadiums. The EU has unveiled its proposed digital vaccine passport in time for the summer tourism season.What will it do to help restart travel in Europe?Vaccine passports - which aren't passports as we know them, but rather a certificate of vaccination - will provide evidence to other countries…
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31 Mar 2021
2021 Marks the 20th Anniversary of the European University Association
It has been 20 years since European university representatives and national rectors’ conferences joined forces to form the European University Association (EUA) with the aim to create a single organization to speak for the interests of all higher education representatives, universities and national associations.This anniversary allows us to look back at the achievements in the field of higher education in general. Over the years, EUA has been one of the key driving forces that has encouraged peers to come together…
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24 Mar 2021
Great success. Students of the Faculty of Economics scored unprecedentedly in the investment competition
Students of the Faculty of Economics TUL managed to overwhelmingly beat other competitors from other universities involved in the autumn round of the investment student game Studentbroker. A fifteen-member group of our "brokers" won first place in the Stocks category. She left behind teams from eight Czech and Slovak universities. In addition, individuals occupied all the front rungs . 366 participants entered the international competition in the autumn. "This great success may be due to the fact that they are students in the field…
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09 Feb 2021
Swiss hospitality schools top global ranking
Eight of the ten best hotel schools in the world are located in Switzerland, according to the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) university ranking by subject.A total of 29 Swiss programmes landed in the top ten in 2021, compared to 26 in 2020, making the Swiss higher education system the third best in the world, after the United States and the United Kingdom. In the hospitality and leisure management discipline, there were twice as many Swiss schools in the top ten…
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16 Feb 2021
Ireland focuses on UK/EU relationship in three-year higher ed strategy
The Irish government has pledged to “promote continuing linkages and deeper connections” between higher education institutions in Ireland and the UK, as well position itself as a leading knowledge economy, it has said as it set out its 2021-23 higher education strategy. The plan also focuses on the country’s relationship with Europe, and covers a raft of strategic goals, from talent, innovation, inclusion, governance and capacity. It has been widely welcomed by stakeholders in the country. Five targets within the international stratum include: becoming a leading knowledge…
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