Bid to create a German Ivy League receives UKPd1.3bn shot in the arm

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Gerhard Schroeder, German Chancellor, and Germany's 16 regional prime ministers have signed a Euro1.9 billion agreement for investment in the Excellence Initiative, which, over the course of the next six years, is designed to revitalise Germany's stagnating university system through the creation of a number of elite institutions. The federal government is expected to provide three quarters of the funding for the initiative, with the remainder coming from the individual states.

Strategy & planning, Germany, Organizational history, Planning, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Company business planning, Company organization, Schroder, Gerhard (German chancellor), Educational reform

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Changes in Scotland's resources for teaching and research, 2003-04 to 2004-05

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Colleges and universities in Scotland are listed by resources in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. Details are given for grants for research, grants for teaching, knowledge transfer grants, total resources and the percentage change from 2003-2004 to 2004-2005.

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Numbers still don't add up in SNP's Scotland

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The impact of the political changes brought about by the May 2007 elections on Scottish universities' access to government funding in the future is discussed.

Political aspects, Elections, Powers and duties, Scottish National Party, Educational aspects

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