The measure of imperial rulers
Empires are built for a variety of motives -a quest for wealth, an urge to dominate, a wish to impose order on haphazard conquest, even a desire to do good. But, says Hugh Thomas, they do share one...
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Researchers pinpoint stronger link between climate change and cholera epidemics
Brussels, 17 Sep 2002 A team of Spanish, US and Bangladeshi researchers have shown that the relationship between climatic variation on cholera epidemics has become stronger over the past few years....
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Russians flock to study in Britain
The number of Russians taking British university degrees has risen steeply in the past two years to almost 1,500, figures released by the British Council reveal. British universities saw a 40 per...
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Full picture of the Rim
The Asia-Pacific Profile - Economic Dynamism in the Asia-Pacific - Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific - Governance in the Asia-Pacific
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Big History Qs: A perversion of the human will for survival
Why do empires rise? Richard Drayton asks what motivates one nation to subordinate and impose its value system on others All empires are expressions of inequality hidden behind a mask of community....
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Overseas numbers increase in France
An overseas recruitment campaign and simpler entry procedures have helped raise the number of foreigners studying in France, even though the agency set up to attract overseas students has admitted...
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Fears over hike in visa fee
Australia's booming education export industry could be threatened by a federal government decision to increase the fees foreign students pay for their visas and their university courses. Although...
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Romano Prodi: Ricerca, innovazione e competitivit¨¤ - la sfida globale dell'Europa
Genova, 9 January 2004 Romano Prodi, Presidente della Commissione europea Ricerca, innovazione e competitivit¨¤: la sfida globale dell'Europa Universit¨¤ di Genova Inaugurazione dell'Anno Accademico...
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Romano Prodi: Ricerca, innovazione e competitivit¨¤ - la sfida globale dell'Europa
Genova, 9 January 2004 Romano Prodi, Presidente della Commissione europea Ricerca, innovazione e competitivit¨¤: la sfida globale dell'Europa Universit¨¤ di Genova Inaugurazione dell'Anno Accademico...
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Industrial Technologies - Opportunities abound for global research collaboration
Brussels, 10 Feb 2004 International research co-operation is essential to tackle global problems and optimise knowledge acquisition. The Commission's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) invites worldwide...
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Industrial Technologies - Opportunities abound for global research collaboration
Brussels, 10 Feb 2004 International research co-operation is essential to tackle global problems and optimise knowledge acquisition. The Commission's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) invites worldwide...
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The human-nature game
Environmental Movements in Asia
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Why capitalism is a very social animal
Divergent Capitalisms
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European partners help create Pakistan's Virtual University
Brussels, 12 August 2002 Academic institutions in the UK and Denmark are collaborating with Pakistani counterparts under the ASIA IT&C scheme to help create the Pakistan Virtual University (...
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Subtle origins of Indo-China
Angkor and the Khmer Civilization