Arhive zilnice: 24 iunie 2006

Jeremy Wright coming to… Romania? 1

Yep, he is very amazed he is doing that, in a post on his blog, that Carmen points to. Listen to this pathetic dumb ass: Their perspective is that under communism, every bit of communication was censored, managed and ultimately state-controlled. And while they aren’t under communism anymore, their “spirits” (ie: emotions and state of mind) are still very much in that place. I’ll need to renew my passport and get a Romanian visa, but I’m hoping that won’t be an issue. Fingers crossed! I can only imagine the laughs of the Romanians at the embassy, when he requested a […]

Se Depecher, c’est a la Mode! 2

Nu-mi place Depeche Mode decît mixat. Dar recunosc că a fost, probabil, cel mai important concert al anului din RO. Oricum, aşa spun cei care nu au auzit de Festivalul „George Enescu”. Probabil că mulţi bloghişti şi bloghiste au fost la concert, dar eu am găsit numai la Alina ceva. (Photo: tot Alina)

Universities – „failure factories”

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Emilia Chiscop, the education and culture editor at Ziarul de Iasi daily newspaper, wrote a piece for TOL, where she gives voice to professors and where she expresses her ideas about the state of education in RO: To know Romanian has become a strength, to read a book, a sign of erudition. In the last 10 years, universities have turned from elite to mass institutions. Professors say they see the effects. The pessimistic dismiss 90 percent of their current students as catastrophes and rejects with the other 10 percent being the equivalent of the top or middle students in previous […]