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Czech Republic data for 'World Internet Project' under analysis
The Czech Republic this year is for the first time taking part in the World
Internet Project, a cross-cultural survey that seeks to identify how the
behaviour and views of Internet users differs from those who rarely, if
ever, go online. Brian Kenety caught up with the Czech Republic project
coordinator and has this report.
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Government approves national family policy
The Czech Republic currently has one of the lowest birth rates in the
world, second only to Ukraine and China. Although there are conflicting
views as to whether the state should interfere with demographic trends,
the government has now approved a national family policy which would make
it easier for Czechs to have children and enjoy parenthood.
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Nandanie and Asoke Weerasinghe - From Sri Lanka to Prague in the 1960s
In today's One on One I speak to Nandanie and Asoke Weerasinghe. Both are
successful professionals in Alberta, Canada, thanks to their determination
and a good education which started with a scholarship to study in Prague.
Nandanie studied medicine at Charles University and Asoke engineering at
Prague's Technical University. Prague is where they met; they eventually
went on to complete their studies in Western Europe, emigrated to Canada
and finally got married in their home country of Sri Lanka. They came to
Czechoslovakia during the big changes of the mid 1960s. Many doors that
closed for Czech students with the Soviet invasion of 1968, remained open
for foreign students, granted they were successful in their exams. They
had only had one year of intensive study to grasp the complexities of the
Czech language. Now they are visiting the Czech Republic again, for the
second time since their days as students here. Though eager to eat Czech
food and drink Czech beer, the idea was not always so appealing for them.
Asoke begins with his first impressions of Prague. More
Czech universities at a crossroads: questions of reform
With university entrance exams around the corner and the general elections
only 4 months away, there is growing attention on the Czech Republic's
system of higher education. There are some particular points of pride,
such as the fact that Charles University's medical schools receive
accreditation in the United States. Yet, there are also constant rumblings
about the need to reform the system.
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Mixed results for Czech Republic in OECD education report
Tuesday saw the release of the latest OECD "Education at a
Glance" report, which came out simultaneously in all member
countries. The report, which uses a wide variety of factors to compare
levels of education, was presented in Prague by Michaela Klenhova of the
Institute for Information on Education.
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