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7 Ways Schools Are Using AI Right Now
Date: April 24, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education. As AI capabilities advance, schools are adopting these technologies to enhance learning, improve administration, and prepare students for an AI-powered future. According to one estimate, the global AI in education market size was estimated at USD ...
Students Lead 'Dark Indonesia' Protests Against Budget Cuts
Date: February 20, 2025
By Budi Satriawan and Yuddy Cahya Budiman YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of students staged 'Dark Indonesia' protests in cities across the country on Thursday against budget cuts and...
Emotional Trauma Piles up for Ukraine's Children Three Years After Invasion
Date: February 20, 2025
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) - As the air raid siren sounded for a ballistic missile threat in Kyiv, dozens of eight-year-old children descended into their...
Italy and African Development Bank Sign $420 Million Co-Financing Deal
Date: December 5, 2024
RABAT (Reuters) – Italian state lender CDP and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on Thursday a co-financing deal worth 400 million euros ($420 million) to promote climate finance, sustainable farming, education and technical assistance, AfDB’s vice president for finance Hassatou Diop N’Sele said. The deal, signed during the AfDB’s Africa Investment Forum in Rabat,...
Former Conservative Leader William Hague Appointed Oxford University Chancellor
Date: November 27, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) -William Hague, a former British foreign minister and onetime leader of the Conservative Party, was elected on Wednesday as the next chancellor of the University of Oxford, a largely ceremonial role which dates back centuries. Hague was named as the successor to Chris Patten, Britain’s last governor of Hong Kong and another former...
Swiss International University Announces $21.7 Million Acquisition of Academies in Switzerland, Dubai and Kyrgyzstan
Date: November 26, 2024
Swiss International University LLC acquires four leading academies in Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan and the UAE from a well-established learning group. With this acquisition, valued at $21.7 million, Swiss International University further commits to providing high-quality education in traditional, virtual, and international learning environments. Among them is the International Academy in Zurich, which was founded in 2013 and can claim to be Switzerland’s first virtual institute. The institution obtained...