PFI: modern estate management's Man Friday

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Private finance initiative (PFI) contracts allow higher education institutions in the UK to hand over responsibility for estate management to a service provider to enable the institution to focus on education. The university is only required to pay for the estate management services if satisfied with the service quality. PFI funding is usually applicable for further education projects costing over 5 million pounds sterling. The use of PFI in estate management procurement is expected to grow.

Services, Real estate management firms

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Common health games

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Sports have an important role to play in university life. They can improve productivity and create a corporate identity. Universities should not concentrate on producing outstanding performers. They should have multi-purpose indoor sports centres for everyone to enjoy at any level.

Health aspects, Sports

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Puzzled peers are teaching tools, too

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The vicarious learning along with information technology helps the medical students to build their clinical reasoning skills as it gives them an opportunity to observe the peer students.

United Kingdom, Evaluation, Medical students, Technology application, Medical colleges, Medical schools, Peer-group tutoring of students, Peer teaching

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