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Xinhua Beijing on July 19 Xinhua Foreign Ministry of Education, 19, monitoring information network on education published after more than 400 undergraduate legal approved list of foreign cooperation in running schools. This is more than 400 Chinese and foreign cooperation in running schools are bachelor-level Sino-foreign cooperative education institution or project.

This is 2004, the State Council, “Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools” has been promulgated and implemented, the Ministry of Education published the first comprehensive system of foreign cooperation in running schools approved information.

Ministry of Education website information on how to choose Chinese-foreign cooperative education institution or program to make an important reminder six areas:

First, pay attention to the Sino-foreign cooperative education institution attended, or whether the project is through the legal approval, the most important thing is to see whether the school can provide processing departments issued a document agreed to their school. The absence of such license or approval is not foreign cooperation in running schools.

Second, concern about the actual school situation, in particular education quality. For example, student admission standards, the situation of foreign teaching staff, curriculum situation, school environment and conditions. In addition, to understand the employment situation, if necessary, the unit should verify the authenticity of the information.

Third, concern about the school’s enrollment information is consistent with the actual school situation. Study focused on the school site enrollment information, fees and the amount (by the seat of the provincial government approval of foreign cooperation in running schools), enrollment and other school is in line with reality.

Fourth, attention admission standards. According to regulations, the implementation of higher education for academic qualifications, shall be in accordance with the region taking the same batch program. Foreign educational institutions to implement education, degree education, the admission criteria should not be less than the foreign educational institution in its own country’s admission criteria.

5, attention enrollment plan. According to regulations, issued by China’s higher education degree of Sino-foreign cooperative education institution enrollment must be included in the national college entrance program. The implementation of the qualifications of foreign educational institutions, places of education, should also have the state education department the number of approved enrollment plan.

6, concerns the assessment of foreign cooperation in running schools and certification of the situation. Ministry of Education has implemented a foreign cooperation in running schools to assess and strengthen cooperation Banxue certified registered two certification initiatives, Ke By understanding these two aspects, to make more appropriate for school choice.

The reporters also learned that the Ministry of Education Service Center for Scholarly published abroad range of academic degrees and certification, there are seven types of certificates can not be certified:

1, to participate in foreign language training or study other non-formal courses (such as short-term study) obtained a certificate;

Second, training staff, visiting scholars and postdoctoral research experience to prove that;

Third, the country (border) foreign universities or other higher education institutions awarded matriculation certificate;

Fourth, the country (border) foreign non-higher education diploma, title and non-relevant study or research experience certificate of honorary degrees;

5, the relevant administrative departments without the approval of the Chinese government’s educational institutions (the project) presented the country (border) of foreign academic degree certificate or diploma of higher education;

6, through correspondence, distance learning and online education and other non-face learning way to get the country (border) of foreign academic degree certificate or diploma of higher education;

7, country (border) foreign job-skills or vocational qualification certificates.

Education, foreign control Information Network also announced 33 foreign countries more than 10,000 are regular school list

Freshmen Registration each year when the United States will see a lot of parents send their children to school, and parents will only have time to stay in school a few days.

Americans have a very humorous words to describe this situation, that is, if you buy a house, not look, Jiao Leqian then all is well, the results of likelihood will be losing money. Education for parents and students, is one of the biggest investment, if the parents of the child by the university do not understand, or even look like do not know, can only show the parents a bit confused.

University of parents to send children to school on how to see it? Is called the wish for. American educational and cultural characteristics have a special focus on parent participation in school education, which is most obvious in the primary and secondary schools. Obama had delivered the nation’s primary and secondary education in a speech, some parents unhappy advice to schools, a result, many schools allow students to watch Obama canceled a planned speech. Parent participation in school education, on the one hand reflects the concern of parents, their children’s education, on the other hand to form a cohesive school, schools, students and parents become a community of life, so schools will progress, student development, and parents will be satisfied.

American University to communicate with parents will not take as much as primary and secondary schools, but this does not mean that university education entirely with the parents separated. Typically, parents have three main involvement: Zai children choose the University, applied by the University will invite parents Dao Xue Xiao Xue Sheng and field Kaocha, deepening of the school of Le Jie; Xinsheng, after report, University of Xiao Zhang will Juban party, invite Suoyou meet with new students and parents. At the party, free to students and parents with school principals, professors exchange; students to parents to participate in the activities of the University’s most famous students is to participate in the graduation ceremony, whether live near and far, almost every student’s parents will participate in this activity, and 7 Aunt, aunt to pull to eight full years, the scene is very lively.

Perhaps some parents to send their children to college as a bad thing, that this is not conducive to fostering children’s independence. If this view, tantamount to the independence of young people are too simple. A young man can truly independent, critical look at its dependence on the parents how strong and true independence through economic independence as the basis of ability. U.S. high school students a considerable portion of students working while studying, students learn in four years, his career did not played very few workers, and even more money to students without parental assistance for college, but by student loans, school, graduation after their own money to repay.

States with a highly educated populace and higher taxes on cigarettes have fewer smokers, according to a new Gallup study of poll data。

　　The study found that one out of five American adults smoke, a number that has held relatively steady in recent years. Utah had the fewest smokers, at just 13 percent, while Kentucky and West Virginia tied for first place at 31 percent。

　　The South and Midwest dominated in smoker-heavy states. Besides Kentucky and West Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Louisiana, South Carolina and Alabama all had populations in which 25 percent or more people smoked. States that were under the national smoking average of 21 percent included: California, Idaho, Montana, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, Minnesota, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Arizona and Maryland。

　　Higher rates of smoking correlated with lower rates of formal education, according to the Gallup organization. West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee and Oklahoma, for example, are all states where fewer than 25 percent of residents have college degrees. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and the District of Columbia, all areas with high rates of education, had some of the lowest rates of smoking。

　　Cigarette taxes are also associated with low smoking rates, though it’s not clear whether taxes discourage smoking or whether states with fewer smokers are more likely to pass high cigarette taxes. In states where smoking was well above average, the average state cigarette tax was $0.66 a pack. In average states, it was $1.59, and in below-average states, it was $2.02.

15th of May is the Teacher’s Day in South Korean ，but schools and teachers doubly feel keyed up on the day. Not only are parents sent letters being asked not to send teachers gifts, but also many schools have a day off on that day with not even celebrations held。
According to CBS News, on May 16, in South Korea, the deeply-rooted practice of parents offering under-the-table bonuses is known as “chonji”. But due to a wave of corruption swamping teachers in the country, the government officially announced in 2008 that teachers who accept “chonji” should be dismissed and deprived of their rights to teach ever again. Investigators have thrown blitzes on teachers heading home from school checking their bags or cars for chonji-related gifts。
The report said that to preclude misunderstanding, “the teachers had better not even accept a carnation from their students.” On the day, 14 primary schools and 10 junior-high schools in Seoul were voluntarily closed. No celebration was held. The Teacher’s Day being a burden, has touched off the social thinking of South Korea. According to the reports, the closure of schools will lead to a feeling of wounded pride and authority of teachers。
　The editorial article from JoongAng Daily pointed out that the activities on Teacher’s Day should be arranged for students, parents and teachers to interact and have a good day together to share their gratitude and respect, and that it should not cast a cloud of suspicion over the schools。

Recently, the U.S. agency PayScale salary data online in 2009, the United States survey of college graduates starting salaries based on published a study entitled “2010 Survey of U.S. investment rate of return report.” Opening report, said: “Do not compare college tuition, more after admission to the University of return on investment.”

The report describes: “ROI”, an economic issue on university

The survey was reported in the United States graduate, working full-time employees in America. Any investigation of higher education who are not included, legal and medical professionals are also excluded; number rated the project architect or freelance writers, etc. are not included. Survey questionnaire to complete the registration PayScale staff who pay.

According to the report, the University of ROI calculation, the main focus on the university’s investment cost and return after graduation the two concepts.

Investment cost is the cost of college. In the survey, this fee includes tuition, accommodation, books, tuition and so on. Multiplied by the annual cost of admission time, admission fee is. And different Chinese universities, although the United States four years undergraduate curriculum, but students can turn professional, dropped out, so learning time is not uniform for four years. In calculating the average cost of college, the report of the graduates over the past 30 years, admitted to doing a year of 4-statistics obtained after 6 years of undergraduate graduates of the “typical time.”

Second, talk about a return to college. Return is not only income after graduation, the report compares high school graduates earn more than graduates of that part. Because the choice of college, high school students on the loss directly resulting from the work after 4-6 years of “work income”, economics, calls this “opportunity cost.” Report took 30 years in 1980 -2 009 years, college graduates between the median annual salary, as well as in the past 34 years -36 years of high school graduates, the median value of annual salary. This comparison is a reference University of return on investment factors.

Swept the top 10 private universities in Massachusetts Institute of Technology the highest return on investment

University of return on investment in the top 10, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology led the way, the school enrollment in 2009 the average cost of 189,300 U.S. dollars, 30-year return on investment is 1.688 million U.S. dollars, the annual investment return rate of 12.6%. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the leadership of outstanding U.S. private university. ROI swept the top 10 are private universities, private universities in the United States confirmed a strong position in the higher education system (see Table: American University of return on investment TOP10).

For the domestic audience, the list on the Haweimade College and University of Notre Dame may be the “new faces.” Haweimade College is a prestigious American Academy of Arts is one of the few American Liberal Arts Colleges in mathematics, science and engineering-oriented school.

In the United States, representing College of Arts and Teaching in a small elite. Schools are generally no professional expertise, but in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities courses under three broad categories. This “discrimination” professional approach, expressing the principle of Arts and College of Education: No specific personnel training, but a free education. The top of this Haweimade College, 10, is no accident, published in 2009 Payscale salary ranking university graduates, the school and the other by the University of Arts are among the top 10, shows University of Arts extraordinary strength.

University of Notre Dame is the Ivy League upstart. And the West, like many ancient university, University of Notre Dame has strong religious, upper-class color. Depends on a strong Alumni Association, the school is closely related with the government and business consortia. University of Notre Dame alumni donation rate, after the Princeton, and Harvard tied for second in the world. Academic, school and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, one among the Ivy League upstart challenge to veteran Harvard led the Ivy League.

University of California, Berkeley, lead public universities

If a separate ranking of public universities, the investment rate of return on the first Whispering University of California, Berkeley. The university in 2009 the average cost of 118 900 enrolled, 30 reached 1.223 million after the investment return. However, this set of data is the state of California students. As the U.S. public school students within the state outside of state students pay different, the report states, the state of foreign students separately. Of course, the state of foreign students enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, do not suffer losses, return on investment came in second place ranking public universities (see Table: American Public University of return on investment TOP10).

Families for domestic students, Colorado School of Mines students may be a face. This is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied scientific research, is the world’s resources development, exploitation and utilization of one of the most powerful institutions.

“Science and Engineering” imprint bearing social trends

Institutions, whether public or private institutions, the list was full of “science and engineering” mark. Industry analysis, review the list from 1980 to 2009, salaries in 30 years ranks, are echoed 30 years of electronic technology, engineering boom trend. Such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first, the report referred to the undergraduate school to graduate school several major: Mechanical Engineer, Senior Software Engineer / Development Engineer / programmers, aerospace engineers, purely for science and engineering background Selling Well talent market, which constantly upgrading technology and electronic engineering are inseparable.

For students interested in studying in the United States, in the school choice and selection professional, can list as a reference, find out the industry trends, prepare for employment.

Similar provisions of the Indian universities, where I come out of India University, students were released for users who reference: 

1. All students must wear full length trousers and T-shirt, Shirts, top with sleeves. No wearing Sleeveless dresses/T-shirts for both boys and girls.

2. VIT Campus is a NO SMOKING Campus. Students should not smoke in the Campus or in the Hostel rooms.

3. No drinking in hostel rooms. If found in possession of alcohol or drugs, or found drunk students will be expelled.
4. Public display of affection prohibited. Boys and girls are not to sit alone in lonely corridors as couples.
5. Hostel In Time different for boys and girls. For Girls reporting time is 7 pm and boys 9 pm. Students cannot enter hostel after this time.

6. Girls students will not be permitted to stay away from hostels during weekends。
7. No electrical appliances in the room and no cooking any food in the hostel room.

8. Students cannot take food from the mess or kitchen to the room.

9.Hostel may not invite friends into or stay within.

10. Attendance in classes is compulsory. If the student does not have a minimum of 75% attendance he /she will not be allowed to sit for exams.
11. No copying or cheating in examinations. If found cheating student will be awarded　０　in all subjects.
12.　Absolute silence should be maintained in the library. No talking or discussing in the Library. Permission to be got to stay late in library.

Admission in accordance with the time over the years in Australia, Australia in February next year Application Deadline. Experts studying in Australia Postgraduate time in February and July each year, students need to prepare in advance for six months to one year, if you want admission to Australia in February next year graduate students, it is time to start college application, no later than ready in 10 months ago such as school transcripts and diplomas to submit application materials to the school, 12 months ago to submit visa applications to get a visa before next February, and then complete the proper arrangements for accommodation before leaving to prepare the final successful study in Australia.

Australia, the world recognized outstanding quality of education in each national authority or agency media launch in the ranking of world universities, Australian universities have been among the best. Last year, the University of British TIMES ranking of the world, more than half of Australian universities into the world’s top five hundred, in August this year, Shanghai Jiaotong University announced the 2010 “Academic Ranking of World Universities” in 17 universities in Australia into the top 500 list of academic One, in which the Australian National University, University of Melbourne is the traditional elite to re-enter the ranks of the world’s hundred. Removed from school for Australian students can earn college credit through flexible forms to complete their studies, master’s fastest graduated a year. Australia postgraduate conversion and flexible, most graduate programs can turn professional, many advantages to attract tens of thousands of students each year choose to study in Australia.

Experts pointed out that the study, with the temperature study in Australia, domestic students studying in Australia for increasingly fierce, the Australian elite schools on the quality of all aspects of Chinese students has become even more critical, this requires that the students or professional institutions in the experts under the guidance of scientific and reasonable planning time application, to ensure Australian students elsewhere, and more with less.

With the “Korean Wave” of the strikes, more and more young people chose “to stay Korean.” Among them, the Korean film show, photography, fashion design, animation and other professional students to become a hit. Recently, the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology Education and Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry issued a “enliven the primary secondary art education program” to further strengthen South Korea’s art education, training high-end art talents of students to study in South Korea to create a good learning opportunities.

According to media sources in Seoul said South Korea: In 2012 years ago, the Korean Government in the specified 100 arts, sports schools and 1000 focus on development of 学校 Yishujiaoyu been promoted Gezhong art education activities to further enhance the students in the arts education. In the specific implementation, the South Korean schools will be added to the general curriculum and content of art education. For example: when in the Chinese lessons, if the educational content and drama, the Chinese co-teachers can teach with the drama teacher.

On the English class, if it involves the contents of the English comic, is a teacher of English teachers can, together with painting instruction, to fully carry out cultural and artistic education. In addition, the South Korean government will also be 20 other universities in the opening of “Arts Education Center of excellence” for outstanding students and foreign students for their further artistic training, to attract more foreign students to go to South Korea to learn Arts.

South Korea’s film and television, dance, advertising, animation and other professional has been a world leader, Fu Han learning culture, art professional dreams of many international students. Experts pointed out that the study: Chinese students to study in South Korea has its unique advantage: the basis of Korean culture is similar to frequent cultural exchanges, which makes a number of Chinese students studying in Korea during the job opportunities, and coming back better job prospects. South Korean government attention from the art of cultivation this year to further enhance arts education, which greatly increased the gold content of art students studying abroad, which for the relevant professional students is an important good news.

“U.S. News And World Report” ranking of American universities, research institutes, etc. ranking, has become in the United States to seek higher education an essential manual for students and parents. Now, if you are on the journal’s Web site, you will find outside of these rankings has added a new item: U.S. public high school rankings.
The high school rankings released, the increased competition that the United States education to basic education level. Originally, high school is compulsory, to emphasize that equality for everyone, not competition. Moreover, usually the nearest public high school enrollment. You live in Boston, Washington, a high school that is good, but no matter how want to go, can not do this move. Therefore, the high school students and parents in terms of rankings is nothing but castles in the air, no practical significance. University is excellence in education above compulsory education, emphasis is competition. In addition, the University may not be locally, you can choose the country and even around the world. Therefore, the United States made the list despite the higher education sector has always been people Mengpi, but the incense is still very busy, not only the “U.S. News And World Report”, and other media have given rise to a variety of rankings. Ranking of business schools in particular, is several financial media compete for the “sale.”
However, as the university places, and growing competition, attention gradually shifted to high school. First, the trend of polarization in the U.S. compulsory education very important, on what high school their children into what kind of college has an important impact. Second, a growing number of parents of local schools where the quality of the decision to buy a house, moved at for short. Especially the best educated white-collar work of frequent transfers, many choices. They decide whether to accept a job, often the quality of education as the balance of local factors, in this regard need a national “strategic map.” Third, even though children at the local high school, but you are aware the University is a nationwide competition trail, so their high status in the country is more and more curious. Of course, in addition to these factors, the high school ranking high on China’s emerging middle there special significance. Today, the declining age of the Chinese students in China, mainly from the last transition to the reading of the graduate college education. And some parents send their children to the United States have qualified high school. Also visit the United States as visiting scholars and other long-term staff, but also fashionable a family and I go abroad, give children the experience of receiving compulsory education in the United States. Even some of China’s elite high schools, and the establishment of American high school exchange program, sending students in America. For all these reasons, Chinese readers have stimulated interest on the U.S. high school.
In fact, in recent years, the U.S. media have begun to conduct appraisals of high school. Such as “Newsweek” on the publication of its own public high school rankings, small impact, however, this ranking does not pay attention to high school final results of the academic quality of its graduates, enrollment rate, but stressed the opportunities offered by the school for students . Many excellent students because of their family background, not school credit. You judge a restaurant, not by patrons purse money, but by the quality of the food. Result, the journal of each high school provide students with advanced courses Examination (AP), the number of rank. Some students did not stand out, but the students in the large margin of increase during the performance of schools, therefore top the popular list. Some sources of good students, “the final product” or (like the Ivy League’s more) of the school, you can not top the popular list.Result, the standings in the southern, central and western schools of education are more backward. Education is the most developed in Massachusetts, Boston Latin is only one school in the top 100. If you are a “Mencius’s mother moved the three” spirit of the parents, has decided that the best children’s schools that, with the “Newsweek” that rank, or difficult to make a decision.

This is the first step for students is also very important step in the right direction to judge the individual circumstances and the application is a prerequisite and guarantee to get offer. Should be from their own personal capacity, where the school is famous, achievements, research background, with or without the article, GRE, TOEFL and so on comprehensive analysis of what their strengths and weaknesses. Understanding and their grade level with the people who own what the brothers and sisters to school, indirectly determine the individual level.

Also, be clear what their interest in the end, intend to apply for any profession, the profession is much more difficult to apply. Light is not enough interest in this profession, it is best to have this research background, or the courses in this area can support the development of their own evidence in this regard. In addition to the choice of professional, research orientation is also very important. Orientation should not be too narrow, especially undergraduates, interested in expanding what can be. Best to consider several directions, but these directions should be linked.
Positions, many people are not born elite, GT and other high performance does not sell ourselves short because it is not necessary. Although these are negative factors, but everyone has their own some of the features that can be tapped, as long as unfolded, but also can make up.
For those who want to change a professional friend, suggest the best All changes and some professional background, such as minor or been to class, did work in that area, or Kaoyan (forum) have experience then apply again. Such applications take a little bigger, the chance to more good schools.
Often see people at the forum simply listed their GT score, GPA later asked what he could to grade school. As just mentioned, what you can to the school depends on many non-quantifiable factors, whether you need to teach the research background, educational background, your level of how fat, like articles, and even paper grade is not high, but appreciate Professor ideas can. There are many causal factors and luck. Only you can own, after a thorough analysis of general orientation. Unless more detail you can provide your own, otherwise, the views of others at the forum are often unreliable. Many GPA, GT score is not high, and if the forum asked, could be a hit, but many go to good schools.