The purpose of the Aspen Environment Forum Scholars program is to bring diverse, accomplished leaders to the Forum who might not otherwise be able to attend. Forum Scholars are selected on the basis of their experience, achievements, and interest in energy and the environment, as well as their commitment and contributions to the field. Forum Scholars constitute a wide range of backgrounds including practitioners, entrepreneurs, academics, community organizers, members of the public, private, and more...
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Created by the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network, the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards recognize and reward excellence for those making a real and concrete contribution to innovation, implementation, and communication of energy and environmental solutions. Six awards, presented at this annual event, are designed to draw attention to the organizations and people who are making the biggest strides, acting as leaders, catalysts, and educators, particularly at the critical nexus more...
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The challenges of America's urban schools are daunting: over eight million students read below grade-level, fifty percent of teachers leave teaching within five years, and barely one in ten low-income students will ever graduate from college. The Aspen Education and Society program helps local, state and national education leaders share knowledge about how school systems can improve the education and life chances of poor and minority students and works with them to create programs and policies t more...
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The Aspen Institute mission is twofold: to foster values-based leadership, encouraging individuals to reflect on the ideals and ideas that define a good society, and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues. The Aspen Institute does this primarily in four ways:
* Seminars, which help participants reflect on what they think makes a good society, thereby deepening knowledge, broadening perspectives and enhancing their capacity to solve the problem more...
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In the framework of the ARCADE project (Awareness Raising on Culture and Development), a seminar on Culture and Urban Development in the North/South Perspective was held in Lille, France, on 13-14 November 2008. The seminar brought together actors of culture and social development from various backgrounds (including representatives of local authorities, NGOs, foundations, research centers, universities, international organizations as well as artists and cultural practitioners). The objective was more...
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The Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research, which specialises in scholarly research on education systems in the Mediterranean region, has launched its new website at www.um.edu.mt/emcer. The website also gives free access to the Centre's peer-reviewed biannual publication, the Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, now in its 25th issue. You can register to receive notification when a new issue is available.
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The Central European Foundation (Bratislava), KulturKontakt (Austria) and The Felix Meritis Foundation (Amsterdam) have launched a call for applications to Gulliver Connect, a mobility programme through work placements for young and up-coming artists, art managers and cultural operators in Europe. Owing to a large network of cultural organisations throughout Europe and beyond, Gulliver Connect offers hands-on work experience. It makes a unique contribution by providing an extensive range of host more...
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