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30. June 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
Wenn Jan Eric Hellbusch im Internet surft, ist die brabbelnde Blechstimme seines Computers immer mit dabei. Bewegt er den Cursor per Tastatur ĂŒber eine Grafik, stöĂt sein Rechner monotone Roboterlaute aus und erklĂ€rt, was sich hinter der Bilddatei verbirgt. Jeden Tastendruck erzĂ€hlt die Stimme penibel genau nach. Wenn die Sprachgeschwindigkeit schnell eingestellt ist, hört sich […]
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21. June 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
The Danish economy is losing steam because of a lack of manpower. With this period full employment, gains have become increasingly difficult to attain; figures released this month point to GNP growth rate of just 1.8 percent for the year.
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21. May 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
At a recent forum looking at the role of Saudi women in the year 2020, it was clear that women have an important role to play in the future of Saudi Arabia. In her keynote address, Princess Adelah bint Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz stressed the importance of womenâs empowerment and cautioned that the country will […]
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21. May 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
The European Parliament has published a report on the situation of women with disabilities in the EU which calls on its Member States to âensure the removal of existing barriers and obstacles, including architectural barriers, with view to creating equal rights and opportunities for women and girls with disabilities to play a part in family, […]
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21. May 2007 || by News Desk || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
A report released by Manpower this month, highlights the very real and complex threat to employerâs ability to compete. This threat is about the draining of skills and knowledge that occurs every time an experienced older worker retires with no one ready to succeed him due, in part, to poor planning by employers and lack […]
Tags: age, english, research, work life navigation
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3. May 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Politics ||
Eine GeschlechterdomĂ€ne brechen – das kann fĂŒr so manchen Mann zum groĂen SpaĂ werden. Im Kindergarten des baden-wĂŒrttembergischen Esslingen ist der Iraner Masoud Rafienejad der Liebling der Kiddies. Eine mĂ€nnliche Kindergartenmutti? Rafienejad ist Erzieher – eine seltene Ausnahme in Baden-WĂŒrttemberg sowie bundesweit. Doch die gezielte Ansprache mĂ€nnlicher Bewerber war ein voller Erfolg:
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Not-for-Profit ||
Singapore and Malaysia. After a couple of days in the city-state of Singapore, the financial metropolis of South East Asia and migrant hub for peoples from neighbouring states as well as a large number of Europeans, we are now on our way north to Malaysia. âMalaysia truly Asiaâ is this countryâs marketing slogan and it […]
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
The freedom of an estimated one million Sikhs in Europe to visibly practice their faith is a major concern for Sikhs throughout the world. Sikh and human rights representatives from over a dozen countries across the globe took part in a conference to highlight the problem of religious freedoms.
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Diversity in the Media, Newsletter ||
Across Europe racist incidents among young people are on the rise. According to Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, school is the place to make or break our efforts to stop this trend. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published a Recommendation comprising a list of measures which are […]
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26. April 2007 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
A Danish study, supported by the Integration Ministry, has found that many immigrants in the workplace have problems interpreting the less concrete communication forms used by their Danish colleagues. Danish workplace culture is often difficult for employees of foreign background to understand, and their unknowing failure to follow accepted behaviours can discourage them. The study […]
Tags: age, english, ethnicity origin race, globality internationality, research
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