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Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which evaluated 85,000 15 year olds from 44 countries, found that Spanish youngsters were less able to use what they had learnt than young people from other countries. They scored 23 points below the OECD average for problem solving. The earlier OECD report in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012...
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Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...economic, and cultural centre of the country. The wordless anthem National anthems are official symbols that enable people to identify themselves with a nation through music and language. It is no surprise that the Spanish people started to get familiar with their current anthem during the 18th century. This was the time when Madrid, a prosperous capital city, erected a...
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Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...economical, the residence of the King of Bavaria, when completed, will be the most extensive and the most sumptuous palace in the world. But, then, it is not merely the palace of a king: it is a temple dedicated to the genius of a nation. The apartments of state, painted in fresco on the grandest scale, bold in design, splendid in colour, breathe the very Teutonic soul....
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Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...economic crisis. Projects against privatization, zoning and gentrification by, for example, socially engaged artists are transforming derelict buildings and facilities, creating spaces for advice, health care, shelter for refugees and homeless groups. Such projects support and sustain local communities forced to live under restrictive austerity, high unemployment and lack...
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A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...economic exploitation, and cruelty, but emotional, psychological, and sex abuse as well. So child protection enters the 21st century with a substantial depth of good – but often painful - experience of welfare and law. It must attract people of integrity, with a love of children and justice, people with wisdom, patience and vision, able and willing to work within the...
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Introduction to differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differential equations

...economics and finance. Three types of first-order differential equations are considered. Section 1 introduces you to equations that can be solved by direct integration. Section 2 introduces the method of separation of variables for solving differential equations. Section 3 looks at applications of differential equations for solving real world problems including variations...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...economic and social context we are currently experiencing and how this means each of us must take more responsibility for our own finances. She also talks with George and Martin about her own money story and her own money challenges. These include efforts to overcome innate risk averseness around investment. Jonquil also signals a warning about financial scams and invites...
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Second-order differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Second-order differential equations

...economics. The course is designed to teach ‘pencil and paper’ techniques that are at the core of applying mathematics. Students are expected to be familiar with standard mathematical notation and with elementary functions such as sines, cosines, logarithms and exponentials. Familiarity with algebra, calculus and complex numbers is also assumed. Second-order...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs