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Barcelona students to take mandatory climate crisis module from 2024

The Guardian - Higher Education

Course thought to be world first agreed after university bowed to pressure from seven-day End Fossil protest All students at the University of Barcelona will have to take a mandatory course on the climate crisis after the establishment agreed to meet the demands of activists conducting a sit-in occupation.

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Globeducate adds two schools to 55+ network

The PIE News

The provider has acquired independent, co-educational day school in Hampshire, Boundary Oak School, as well as Princess Margaret International School in Barcelona. K12 education group Globeducate has made acquisitions in recent months in the UK and Spain as it seeks to expand its global learning offer to more students.

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Spain's universities debate ban on taking political views

Inside Higher Ed

In 2020, Spain’s Supreme Court ordered the University of Barcelona to publicly denounce its statement of support, which six other universities had also backed. ” A spokesman for the University of Barcelona’s rector said that universities were “entitled to the fundamental duty of impartiality.”

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‘Net Gains’ and the Slow Motion Analytics Revolution in Soccer and Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed

Ask me about the best players in the world, and I'll talk about Sophia Smith, Mallory Pugh, Rose Lavelle, Trinity Rodman, Alex Morgan, and of course, Megan Rapinoe. To my chagrin, the world of women's professional soccer is entirely absent from O'Hanlon's account. But really, women's soccer is just better.

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What the world learned on Coursera in 2022

Coursera blog

Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos (Psychological First Aid), a Spanish-language course taught by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, was popular in Latin America. We are thankful to our global partners for bringing this top-quality learning content to the world via Coursera.

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Dave Fougere, The Kaplan Languages Group

The PIE News

“Kaplan doesn’t have schools everywhere and there are certain places in the world where we’re not interested in having schools. “Part of the acquisition of ESL was their headquarters is in Barcelona with a strong team. We’re straddling the UK and Barcelona offices. Kaplan has 24 schools in total.

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2022: A year in review – Ukraine, visa delays, housing shortages and unprecedented demand

The PIE News

Highly selective UK visa for world’s top grads launching in May. On February 24, Russia shocked the world by launching a full scale invasion on Ukraine bringing war to the European continent. Agents in Nigeria may be helping students break immigration rules. Canada lifts working hour restrictions for international students.