Education and Career for Youth

Archive for November, 2010

Five institutions in Europe offer a scholarship that is still included in the list of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program, namely the European Master of Science(MSc) cource in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (GEM). Three of the institution, among others, Netherlands Fellowship Programme, Erasmus Mundus External Windows, and the Worldbank.

Scholarship S-2 has been successfully launched over 5 years through the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program. Because the competition is very tight to get a scholarship, candidates are advised to send early before the deadline for sendin gapplications.

For those interested, more details of this scholarship can be viewed and downloaded directly in http://www.gem-msc.org/application. The deadline for sending applications only until December 30, 2010.

Foreign language is not just meet proficiency requirements for association of the world, but also could be a profession and a career.

Work for a foreign language field is wide open as long as the job seeker to determine specialization and interest. However, the preparation itself needs to be done, especially when seeking information about employment opportunities with foreign language skills.

Zenaida Gutierrez, a writer who joined the Migrant Student Information Network, WestEd, California, share career tips for foreign language learners.

1. Discover the reason interest in the job
Determine where to work will be easier than to defend it. Therefore, you need to recognize what makes you interested in the job, especially careers that require foreign language skills. The work of this type, for example, in the fields of teaching, translating, and research. Find out which field you are interested and want further through it. Believe in and prepare yourself with good foreign language skills and can understand other people.

2. Prepare a more optimal
Field work can vary, but most important is work that relies on a foreign language requires a high level of ability. Generally, companies want a high quality self. Not only the language skills, but also of interest in the field of employment.

So before the question, better ask yourself. What are your interests. Teaching? Then teach what, history for example? Detailed questions about the interest you need to prepare yourself. In this way, you are preparing the portfolio itself. Of course, this preliminary step will save time, money, and your energy. Because, once you find a job, you already know which company or what profession to be addressed.

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There are several kinds of homeschool methods, ranging from highly structured (such as schools) to the unstructured. You do not need to have relied on one method. The method that I write here is just as information if you want to know about various methods of homeschooling that might do another homeschool family.

Methods Charlotte Mason Homeschool

Charlotte Mason philosophy of education is proposed that includes ‘Narration, Copywork, Nature Notebook, Fine Arts, Languages, Literature-based curriculum’ and application in everyday life.

The impression I got from this homeschool method is the concept of “Book of Life”.Others with a textbook written by several authors on a particular subject, ‘the book of life’ written by one author. This book is ‘told’ and not just convey facts. Children will usually remember more when they read the story instead of reading textbooks.

In the Charlotte Mason method, children read books and then tell it again with its own language. This ensures that they understand what they read.

This method also stresses the ‘nature notebooks’. You exit the house, observed and recorded in the book, with pictures if necessary.

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The power authority is always there around you, including in the workplace. But you can master the forces that can push a career or even misleading if you do not know how to handle it. To be able to master it, identify the first source of this mighty power.

Nate Steere, a writer, says power comes from three things, namely the role, expertise, and relationships. By identifying and controlling power of the power and influence in your daily life, work and life can be more focused.

Strength of role
Authorities in power relations play a part to see the source of power. The role of each person in the office is different, including the power and strength inherent in these different roles. For instance, a supervisor has authority over the work activities of employees who report to him.

But the strength of this role did not necessarily stop there. As a subordinate you can also get additional forces that depend on the needs or the more specific context. As a leader of a project or a particular committee. This role makes you have the power to include other employees whose position on top of you.

For example, as project leader, you have access to at least the accounting staff to find out the financial flow. Because of financial closely related to the passage of the project financing is not it?

Thus, active and confident to take the opportunity to manage a project in the workplace can add your roles and power relations. To obtain a higher power, you need to get a promotion. Ideally, the promotions obtained by people who contribute positively to the company’s progress, right?

The strength of expertise
The strength of this power relation is born from the skills, abilities, and your personal insights are high. No wonder, if the individual with the skill and insight are always reliable and certainly has more power than the power within him.

More awards will be given to individuals with higher skills. Because, there is a positive outcome of this individual contributed to employment and enterprise.

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) is a university in Munich and, with over 44,000 students, is the second largest university in Germany. The majority of foreign exchange at the University of Munich is with European universities. The main building is located at the Geschwister-Scholl-Platz. University main campus is served by Universität Munich subway station. According to the Academic Ranking World Universities (2006), which LMU is the highest ranked German university (51), and ranked according to FOCUS Germany, LMU is the second highest ranked German university (in the back of the Technical University of Munich).
Many famous people who have learning or simply teach at the University of Munich. For instance, 36 Nobel laureates associated with university. Alumni from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich played a major role in the development of quantum mechanics. Max Planck, the founder of quantum theory and Nobel laureate in Physics in 1918, is an alumnus of the university. The founder of quantum mechanics such as Werner Heisenberg, Wolfgang Pauli, and others associated with the university.Recently, to honor the winners of the Nobel Chemistry Gerhard Ertl, who worked as a lecturer in the construction of Physical Chemistry at the University of Munich from 1973 to 1986.
Technische Universität München – “At home in Bavaria, successful in the world” is the motto munich second elite university, the Technische Universität (TU). Founded in 1868, today some 21,000 students studying at the TU three campuses, including more than 4,000 scholars from outside Germany. Founded in 1868, today a number of 21.000 students studying in TU three campuses, including more than 4,000 scholars from outside Germany. 400 professors engaged in teaching and research in 12 departments with 127 degree programs. 400 professors involved in teaching and research in 12 departments with 127 degree programs. TU strength lies in the natural sciences, technology, medicine and life sciences. University, which has six Nobel Prizes, moving out to download Success fundraising and close partnerships with industry. TU saw himself as an entrepreneurial university – an idea that also greatly affect the institutional strategy, which centers on an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental Tum Institute for Advanced Study. This new institution is intended to further strengthen the TU’s international profile in natural science, engineering, medicine and life sciences. (Source: portal.mytum.de / welcome portal.mytum.de / welcome)
Universität Konstanz – Seminars and sailed almost become the common property in the Universität Konstanz. The university is situated on the shores of Lake Constance in the region where Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Although relatively small with about 10,000 students, it is counted among the best universities in Germany. Students can choose more than 40 different subjects in the field of natural sciences, humanities, law and economics.Institutional strategy Universität Konstanz “Model of Konstanz – towards Cultural Creativity” just focusing on new talent: the need to foster the prospective scholars to become the person that is leading the best young researchers. www.uni-konstanz.de www.uni-konstanz.de
Universität Freiburg Universität Freiburg – In the heart of Freiburg, which is not far from Switzerland and France you will find one of the oldest universities in Germany: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität.Founded in 1457 with courses in theology, medicine, law and philosophy, now has 11 departments. Some 20,000 students and 3600 international students – are listed here. Universität Freiburg as a complement between the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. University has big plans to seek money from the Initiative for Excellence. For example, foreign and German researchers at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (Frias) has strengthened the position of international universities in four departments. The researchers are also to receive quick assistance from the Science Support Center, which will bring together all departments responsible.

Universität Karlsruhe (TH) – a campus that is centrally located in Karlsruhe, founded in 1825. Some 18,000 students Aseli german and 3700 from outside Germany, enrolled in 43 majors. Discipline is primarily the natural sciences, engineering and economics.Primarily is the discipline of natural sciences, engineering and economics. Universität Karlsruhe (TH) were considered as the top ranked university in higher education. Nobel Prize in physics and chemistry has worked at the TH as a pioneer of technologies such as has Carl Benz, the inventor of the car. university called the research universities, the idea that form the basis for institutional strategies. At its core is the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where TH cooperation with extra-university Research Center Karlsruhe – a model partnership.
Universität Heidelberg – No other German university is as famous worldwide as the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität. Outstanding place with a strong research and teaching in the international Champions League university. Founded in 1386. Eight Nobel laureates have taught here. More than 26,000 students, including more than 5,000 from outside Germany, and top researchers from around the world are attracted to the city. Traditionally, German universities south focused on the humanities. However, now the natural sciences are equally important. Subjects on offer ranging from science of dentistry. Heidelberg also enjoys an excellent reputation in medicine. The main fields here are the molecular biology and cancer research, university co-operation which aims to develop further as part of institutional strategy.
RWTH Aachen – More than 30,000 students enrolled at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) in an area where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet.The RWTH has a very good reputation among mechanical and electrical engineers. More than 5,500 international students who study and research in Aachen. To strengthen its leading position, university technology itself has set three goals: to strengthen the natural sciences, engineering sciences closer to joining the network and the Research Center Jülich one of the largest extra-university research institutions. In addition, the RWTH is establishing a chair for tailor-made fuels from biomass, which will develop expertise in the industries of the future.