Shorter and sharper as three goes into two

Article Abstract:

Eleven polytechnics and colleges have been selected as the first to provide 'fast-track' two-year degree courses to a total of 414 students. They will complete all the work presently covered in three years by the inclusion of extra summer tuition. Certain, especially mature, students will find a two-year course attractive, being used to working a full year and wanting to return to work as soon as possible. Director of the Polytechnic of North London Leslie Wagner, who has been keen to see the introduction of two-year courses, said he was concerned about funding and that the scheme would fail if it was seen as being a government-inspired cheap option.

Innovations, Calendar, Degrees, Academic, Academic degrees

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Hooray Heinrichs set up fascist-free club

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Eight German fraternities have split away from the Deutsche Burschenschaft organisation to form the Neue Deutsche Burchenschaft, because of the alleged extreme-right attitudes of the former group's members. Traditional activities of both groups include drinking, fencing and colourful clothing, although the new group has defined itself as being liberal, accepting foreign students and is of post-unification Germany. Fraternity houses sometimes come under attack from other such elitist groups.

Germany, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Associations, Fraternal organizations

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Growth from strong root

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Israel is planning expansion of its higher education system to cater to an increasing population. Colleges offering education degrees will be able to teach a wider range of subjects, freeing the present seven universities to concentrate on research. More than 30,000 students will enroll between 1990 and 1995, an increase of 40%. Twenty-four percent of Israelis enter college, a higher rate than many countries and similar to US admission.

Israel

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