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Viewpoint: Dishonoris causes
A disturbingly large number of US degrees are ‘virtually meaningless’, while higher education in that country is punch‐drunk following the publication in five months of three…
American degrees and their accreditation
Zaini ManafA degree is a title conferred by a school to show that a certain course of study has been successfully completed. A diploma is the actual document or certificate that is given to…
Not by accident
Colin TaylorCreativity and commerce have to a great extent been separated in the education and business worlds in this country. Design education in Britain tends to ignore the profoundly…
ABE SUPPLEMENT
A New Year message from the Director General. The beginning of a new calendar year is a good time for any organisation not only to review its achievements during the past year…
Student section: Examiners' Reports — June 1985
Applied Economics is a training in management skills. To succeed the candidate must, as well as being able to repeat some theory, show ability to consider a problem and relate his…
Careers:: TOPICS
With over 25 years experience of helping people find jobs across a wide spectrum of office vacancies, Reed Employment has recognised the dread with which many people approach…
Careers:: TRAINING
A new aid to diagnosing organisation communication training needs is now available. Developed by John Adair, the questionnaire Organisation Communication Profile — How to Make a…
Organising yourself to communicate
Robert SheldonTwo aspects of your relationship with any other member of the same loop are important: level and quality.
Vocational training in Europe
With the accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Community at the beginning of next year, the EC will be faced with new challenges. Both these countries are particularly…
Exporting to Europe
Humphrey ShawThe United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community on 1 January 1973, and one of the main benefits derived was access to a tariff‐free market of 270 million people…
Babel revisited
Ian ButcherWalking the corridors of the institutions of the EEC can be a multi‐lingual experience. When buying a newspaper or meeting someone for the first time in the Brussels headquarters…
Alternative education
Lyndon JonesIn the post‐industrial society traditional universities will not be insulated against change. No longer can they serve exclusively as degree‐granting bodies sheltering 18–22 year…
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