Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

High income foreigners

Delano.lu | 5 December 2012
Integration: Immigrants to Luxembourg score well on job-related measures, but less well on several social factors, a new report on immigration to rich countries has revealed. Read article »

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Luxembourg 11th in prosperity ranking

Delano.lu | 13 November 2012
Study: The Grand Duchy scored highly for its economy, but got poor marks in education, according to a British think tank’s comparison of wealth and wellbeing worldwide. Read article »

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Languages help low income kids

Delano.lu | 11 September 2012
Education: Bilingual children from economically disadvantaged homes have a better attention span than their monolingual counterparts, new research at the University of Luxembourg has found. Read article »

Friday, August 24, 2012

Jobless, total jobs figures inch up

Delano.lu | 24 August 2012
Economy: Both employment and unemployment numbers rose again slightly in July, in line with a long-term trend in Luxembourg. Read article »

Thursday, June 14, 2012

“Cost-benefit analysis”

Delano | 14 June 2012
Previously focused on local professionals, Luxembourg’s oldest MBA programme now aims to attract international students. Read article »

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Widening gap?

Delano | 2 February 2012
With changing demographics, Luxembourg faces new challenges in the war for talent. Read article »

Friday, January 20, 2012

Frieden helps lay first ISL stones

Delano.lu | 18 January 2012
Education: The International School Luxembourg held a stone laying ceremony at its Geesseknaeppchen campus this week, to mark progress on its major growth plans. Read article »

Monday, January 9, 2012

International students rise

Delano.lu | 9 January 2012
Education: Foreign students make up approximately 40 percent of total pupils in public and private schools, according to figures released on Friday. Read article »

Friday, December 9, 2011

“Best decisions we've ever made”

Delano | 9 December 2011
Second time resident in Luxembourg, Lisbeth Kjellberg gives her insight into living and working in the Grand Duchy. Read article »

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

University gets UN grant

Delano.lu | 19 October 2011
Higher education: UNESCO bestowed its first-ever research chair in the Grand Duchy--upon the University of Luxembourg--on Tuesday. Read article »

Thursday, September 8, 2011

More students from abroad

Delano.lu | 8 September 2011
Education: The University of Luxembourg is increasingly international, with students from 95 nations attending, the government said on Wednesday. Read article »

Monday, September 5, 2011

Back to school expo

Delano.lu | 5 September 2011
Education: To mark the end of summer holidays and the “rentrée scolaire,” an educational NGO has mounted a pair of photo exhibitions in Esch. Read article »

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

“Who Am I?”

Delano.lu | 29 June 2011
International development: Thirteen Kenyan girls aged 12-14 are visiting the Grand Duchy this week as part of a visit organised by the NGO CARE. Read article »

Friday, June 17, 2011

Building self-esteem

Delano | 17 June 2011
CARE is bringing several young Kenyans to see the Grand Duchy this month. Auma Obama, the US president’s sister, says the visit is about more than just the scheduled football matches. Read article »

Valedictorian

Delano | 17 June 2011
This spring Nathalie Deltgen graduated top of her class at the Luxembourg School of Finance, and moved to BCEE’s structured products desk. Read article »

Friday, May 13, 2011

The schools challenge

Delano | 13 May 2011
One of the first items Jean-Claude Juncker tackled in his State of the Nation address last month was the education system. What are the main challenges facing the government, and what are the alternatives for those seeking an English-language education? [With Duncan Roberts.] Read article »