Archive — March 2006

Emigration News (Abroad No. 323)

Canada offers new opportunities

To attract a larger number of foreign students to Canadian universities, the country's government adopted a new regulation in 2005 that allows foreign students to work off-campus and remain in Canada…

Still Fleeing West, but Fewer

The number of people seeking asylum in the industrialized countries of the West has halved over the past five years. This is according to a report by the Office of the United Nations High…

Revolution Threatens France

As a result of massive student unrest, the French government has agreed to amend the law “On First Employment.” This was announced on the evening of March 12 by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin…

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 322)

The Tsar Retires

Well-known Russian footballer Alexander Mostovoi has retired.

Blessing and Curse of the Championship

For Germany, football is not only a national sport or big business. The enthusiasm for this game among Germans is so great that football has long and firmly become one of the political factors…

My dear London

A city where it is good to be a tourist, but impossible to live. A city where there are always immigrants, as if they were born there. A city you get hooked on, where taxis are cheaper than the…

A Million Dollars for 20 Years

In the United States, since 1963, May has been proclaimed “Older Americans Month.” Traditionally, during this month, the country’s leadership addresses older fellow citizens with a speech. For…

Certified Liars

The Public Opinion Foundation has published the results of a recent sociological study devoted to the purchase of fake diplomas. The sensational results of the survey should alert the country's law…

Education:

EDUCATION NEWS

Social Justice, German Style

Recently, the Bundestag passed by a majority vote amendments to the existing law on unemployment benefit ALG II. As a result, residents of the "new" federal states are satisfied, while young…

A training ground for the fashion industry

The motto of this educational institution, which for 70 years has been training specialists in haute couture, is “Throw life into art.” It reflects the dynamism so characteristic of the Marangoni…

In pursuit of bright minds

Latest news from Germany: the grand coalition plans to once again review the rules for entering the country. The goal is an old one – to attract a larger number of highly qualified specialists from…

Britain to introduce points system

A new points system for immigrants from countries outside the European Union may be introduced in Britain. The proposal has been prepared by the country's Home Secretary, Charles Clarke. Points will…

"You don't have to watch football, you can take my word for it"

Incredible but true: on March 5, Vladimir Maslachenko turned 70. Fit, tanned, cheerful. Athletic, in a word. If he can tolerate being addressed as 'old man,' it is probably only among his colleagues…

New rules for admitting Jewish immigrants from the former USSR

At last, the interested public has had the opportunity to familiarize itself with the new rules for admitting Jewish emigrants. As is known, in 2005 the federal government of Germany suspended the…

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 321)

Notes on British Medicine

Legends about British medicine have already spread all over Europe. Probably, adults there scare children: if you don't eat your porridge, an English doctor will take you away. If there ever lived…

Comfortable bastion of vigilance

Even if you have never been to Israel, you have surely heard: the aviation services of this state are considered the world standard of safety. In this, there is a considerable merit of the country's…

Along Father Nile

Among the obvious advantages of winter-spring Egypt is the absence of crowds of tourists. If you have not yet been to Egypt, February and March are wonderfully suitable for getting acquainted with…

Diploma of Choice

The prestige of higher education, slightly shaken during the turbulent years of perestroika, has today again reached a high point. However, if the applicant of earlier times faced only the question…

Kyiv and London will be connected by more flights

AIRLINE NEWS

Bird flu drives people crazy

Instead of a bird flu epidemic, a wave of flu phobia has swept across Europe. Greeks, Italians and Bosnians have practically stopped eating chicken, the French are banning it from school canteens…