When I used to run a small translation agency in the nineties, the majority of my clients were universities. Researchers wrote papers, reports and questionnaires (in elegant French, accurate German, ... Read more >
Academic institutions worldwide are embracing "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education and related curricula, supported in many cases by government funding. The STEM acronym was officially coined ... Read more >
A group of major names in UK entertainment, politics and technology has launched a campaign called "Turn On The Subtitles" calling on broadcasters and technology companies to include ... Read more >
The debate on whether skills training could emerge as a viable and scalable future alternative to college is long standing and heated. There appears to be, however, a mounting consensus that ... Read more >
Over 11.000 students aged 13 to 19 took part in Cambridge International's first ever "Global Perspectives" survey. The results, announced on March 2, reveal that students are keener than ever ... Read more >
UNICEF released today the results of an online poll it conducted in February 2020 on 40.000 young people in over 150 countries. The poll revealed the major limitations of current ... Read more >
Much has been said and written about the so called "21st century skills" but there is no real consensus on what is meant by this term and ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Students preparing for a job interview have to face a "stark new reality", reads a recent article by Rachel Metz for CNN Business: they could be vetted in part by ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
What perhaps not many of us know is that over half of the world's population is bilingual, says Victoria Murphy, Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford, in her ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
If today's youth aren't adequately educated about the reality of climate change, its effects and the ways the planet can prevent it, how can impactful solutions be implemented? Climate change is an education priority, ... Read more >