Paris-Sud University

 bUniversité Paris-Sud comprises 5 university campuses, 3 institutes of technology and 1 institute of engineering. Université Paris-Sud offers a wide selection courses. University sites and institutes are located along RER B train line, ensuring direct access to the centre of Paris.

The laboratories, research teams and teaching staff of Université Paris-Sud  have extensive experience managing exchange programmes with foreign universities and research centres.

The various partnerships include:

• Sending students abroad for part of their  studies, hosting foreign students through exchange programmes such as Erasmus (Europe), Erasmus Mundus (Europe and other  countries), MICEFA (the United Sates), CREPUQ (Quebec, Canada) and bilateral programs.
• Helping developing countries to set up new curricula and partnerships such as double-degree programmes.
• Supporting applications to the European Community or bilateral programmes to set up international research networks

As a prestigious and multidisciplinary university with a strong science and health science component, Paris-Sud enjoys an outstanding international reputation thanks to the exceptional quality of its research, the appeal of its programs of study, its fulfilling student life, its multiple partnerships, and the knowledge and skills of its staff.

In 40 years, Paris-Sud University has become a major player on the French higher education and research scene. Significant assets for the University’s development were the number and variety of its program offerings, the excellence of its research, the development of employability skills, a fulfilling student life, and its collaboration with prestigious neighbouring higher education institutions and the business community. Consolidating its position in a changing university landscape in Île-de-France, and setting up new partnerships without losing its identity are the challenges presently facing Paris-Sud University.

The Université Paris-Sud offers a wide curriculum and choice of subjects

that reflect the scale and excellence of its research.

Basic training of a high scientific level (Bachelor's and Master’s degrees, higher education diplomas, PhDs etc.) in close collaboration with research teams.

- Training programmes that are more job-related, making it possible to enrol on various further education programmes such as specialised higher education diplomas, engineering programmes or professional degrees that prepare students for jobs in diverse sectors: science, law, economics, management, pharmacy, medicine etc.

Research at Paris-Sud in numbers

Research at Paris-Sud spans a large spectrum of scientific disciplines and fields. A few examples :

 Research work in mathematics and physics at Paris-Sud University is of the highest international calibre

making significant contributions to our understanding of the Universe, it provides the foundation for research in other fields, such as computer science, chemistry, and biology Driven by its close ties with chemistry and biology, pharmaceutical research at Paris-Sud University focuses primarily on therapeutic innovation, active principles, therapeutic target identification, and drug vectorisation.

- Medical research, be it fundamental, clinical of translational, is behind Paris-Sud University’s leading role in key areas such as oncology, immunology and biotherapy, neuroscience and reproductive endocrinology, and public health.

- In the field of sport and physical education, Paris-Sud University conducts cutting-edge research particularly on motricity, the psychological and social aspects of sport, and risk behaviour.

- Research in the social sciences at Paris-Sud University focuses on law, economics, and managing new technologies and innovation, with ramifications into the history of science and technology. The University is also an international reference in canon law.

Freie Universität Berlin

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New Forms for Commemorating Nazi Occupation

Seminar on April 30 to Launch Exhibition on New Forms of Memorialization in Berlin, in Falstad, and in Rome

№ 132/2014 from Apr 23, 2014

A seminar devoted to new forms of memorialization in Berlin, Falstad (Norway), and Rome will be held on April 30, 2014, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Felleshus in the Nordic Embassies in Berlin. Entitled "Beyond Memorialisation. Design for Conflict Heritage," the English-language seminar will launch an exhibition with the same title. The exhibition, showing design proposals for monuments in Falstad and Rome that will draw attention to the Nazi occupation during World War II, will be on display at the Nordic Embassies from April 30 to May 10, 2014. The seminar and exhibition are being organized by Freie Universität Berlin’s Center for Digital Systems, the European research project "REcall," and the Nordic Embassies.

In many different locations in Europe, there are monuments to remind people of war and mass crimes – some of them were built soon after World War II and some more recently. During the recent past, these monuments have changed in form and function: from bronze and marble statues to interactive multimedia installations, from the expectation that heroic acts will be remembered forever to the idea that space is needed for reflection, discussion, and reconciliation.

Networks in the Middle East

The liaison office in Cairo aims to increase academic cooperation between Freie Universität and universities and research centers in Egypt and the Middle East. It highlights the university’s outstanding research in many fields including Middle Eastern Studies.

The Cairo liaison office of Freie Universität Berlin works to increase the visibility of Freie Universität in Egypt and the region, highlighting the university’s outstanding research in many fields including Middle Eastern Studies. It also informs students and scholars from the region about possibilities of funding from German and European institutions. At the same time it is open to researchers and students at Freie Universität and helps them identify suitable partners for cooperation in the Middle East.

With close involvement of Freie Universität 

Freie Universität has numerous cooperative arrangements with universities in Egypt. There is close collaboration withone of the largest and most prestigious universities in Egypt and the region. Jointly with the Center of Excellence for Studies and Research in German and Arabic as Foreign Languagesthe liaison office offers Arabic language classes for students of Middle Eastern Studies. In 2010 a direct exchange program was initiated with the(AUC) that enables students at Freie Universität to spend up to two semesters at AUC. In addition, Freie Universität is a member of two Erasmus Mundus consortia with Egyptian and Lebanese universities.

The office in Cairo has been accompanying the political upheavals in the region with various events. In February 2012, 16 newly elected student representatives from Cairo University visited Free Universität to gather information about student councils and student involvement in decision making.

In cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office, the Department of Law at Freie Universität organized a simulation of the UN Security Council on The Responsibility to Protect: The Case of Syria. It took place in April 2012, as part of the Model United Nations and Model European Union programs. Libyan and Egyptian diplomats were also involved. In addition, Freie Universität is committed to two projects supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). One of the projects aims to promote equality between men and women at Egyptian universities, and the other is working on curriculum development in the field of Mediterranean Studies.

Young researchers can already benefit from the presence of Freie Universität in the region. Since 2011, the office in Cairo in conjunction with the branch of the Orient Institute Beirut is offering a tutorial for graduate students in the social sciences and humanities who are working on themes relating to the Middle East. In addition, Freie Universität is participating in an international cooperation project on children’s rights. The aim of the project, which is funded by the European Commission, is to set up a degree program called "Diploma Public Policy and Child Rights" (DPPCR) in Egypt and Jordan.

The liaison office in Cairo took up its work in 2010. It is headed by the political scientist Dr. Florian Kohstall, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on higher education reforms in Egypt and Morocco.

Freie Universität’s international network comprises seven liaison offices that support the university’s researchers by providing access to regional expertise and local contacts. The focus of the offices varies according to location.

Eastern Europe in Berlin

The Institute for East European Studies focuses on the diverse processes of change in the eastern part of the continent. This heterogeneous, conflict-ridden region plays an important role, particularly in light of the enlargement of the European UnionTeaching at the Institute for East European Studies centers around the multidisciplinaryMaster’s Degree Program in East European Studies. In addition to the regular classes, each year there is also a special interdisciplinary project course for first-year students, which aims to give students an opportunity to develop their own ideas within a given framework and to implement them in the course of the academic year.The master’s degree program East European Studies Online (EES Online) is intended as further training for young working professionals who are seeking a career in an international context. The program consists of separate modules conveying specialized knowledge about Eastern Europe from the perspective of various disciplines – politics, sociology, business and economics, law, and history.

The Institute for East European Studies was founded at Freie Universität in 1951. Research at this regional studies institute takes into account the historical, cultural, political, and economic background as well as current developments. Further emphasis is placed on cultural issues and the investigation of ethno-national conflicts in Eastern Europe.

Current research results are published in the Working Papers of the Eastern European-Institute. The library contains approximately 360,000 volumes, providing a comprehensive basis for research.

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The University of Tokyo

Dark Matter

The two greatest mysteries of the universe
Dark matter is an unknown substance, unevenly distributed throughout the universe and invisible to the human eye. We may not be able to see it, but its existence has been inferred from a multitude of indirect evidence, the first of which was the motion of galaxies noted in the 1930s. Unfortunately, we still have absolutely no idea what it is. We do however know what it isn’t. From observational data we know that dark matter is not any type of matter made from atoms, and that it isn’t any known type of celestial body or elementary particle. The remaining option, and the mainstream theory, is that it may be some form as yet undiscovered heavy elementary particle. .video {width: 560px;margin:0 40px;} Video. Numerical simulation using 120 million particles. © Naoki Yoshida. ...Academic Information

The University of Tokyo’s Official Promotional Video is Now Out!(Public Relations Group)

The University of Tokyo has made an official promotional video! Filming locations featured in the video include numerous places within the city of Tokyo and the three UTokyo campuses in Hongo, Komaba and Kashiwa. A certain famous alumna also makes an appearance in the video! Check out the video on the University of Tokyo’s Official YouTube Channel! The University of Tokyo: Explorer (Official Video)

AY 2013 Spring Undergraduate and Graduate Commencements Held　(General Affairs Group)

The University of Tokyo AY 2013 Spring Undergraduate Commencement was held at Ariake Coliseum on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014. For this year’s Undergraduate Commencement, students from all Faculties gathered at the venue together with their family members. The Commencement was attended by approximately 2,500 graduates (out of 3,084 graduates in total) and about 2,900 guests (students’ relatives and others). The Graduate Commencement, meanwhile, was held at the same venue on the previous day (Monday, March 24th). Approximately 2,400 students who completed the higher degree courses (out of 2,752 Master’s degree students, 851 Doctoral degree students, and 308 professional degree students in total), as well as about 2,500 guests (their relatives and others) attended the ceremony. Commenc

The spontaneous formation of complex systems
A water molecule has a very simple structure—one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms bonded together at an angle. Yet when placed under certain conditions, water molecules form beautiful hexagonal crystals. Curiously, they naturally take this form without any outside effort. This spontaneous formation of complex systems from simple components is called self-assembly. The growth of seeds into plants and the formation of organized human society can also be seen as self-assembly in a broad sense, and the concept is attracting attention from many disciplines. In the world of chemistry as well, interest in self-assembly is growing. Through coordination bonding, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, and other weak bonding, simple, small molecules assemble and with relative ease form l...

AY 2013 Spring Undergraduate and Graduate Commencements Held　(General Affairs Group)

The University of Tokyo AY 2013 Spring Undergraduate Commencement was held at Ariake Coliseum on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014. For this year’s Undergraduate Commencement, students from all Faculties gathered at the venue together with their family members. The Commencement was attended by approximately 2,500 graduates (out of 3,084 graduates in total) and about 2,900 guests (students’ relatives and others). The Graduate Commencement, meanwhile, was held at the same venue on the previous day (Monday, March 24th). Approximately 2,400 students who completed the higher degree courses (out of 2,752 Master’s degree students, 851 Doctoral degree students, and 308 professional degree students in total), as well as about 2,500 guests (their relatives and others) attended the ceremony. CommencTopics

Stanford University

The infertile men in the study each had a type of genetic mutation that prevented them from making mature sperm — a condition called azoospermia. The research suggests that the men with azoospermia may have had germ cells at some point in their early lives, but lost them as they matured to adulthood.

Although the researchers were able to create primordial germ cells from the infertile men, their stem cells made far fewer of these sperm progenitors than did stem cells from men without the mutations. The research provides a useful, much-needed model to study the earliest steps of human reproduction.

- See more at: http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/may/germ-cell.html#sthash.H2v2ps1E.dpuf

n contrast, the stem cells made from adult skin required no artificial manipulation. Once implanted into the seminiferous tubules of mice (where the animals’ sperm production takes place), they differentiated into what the scientists termed “germ-cell-like cells,” simply by virtue of the environment in which they were placed. The cells expressed many genes known to be expressed in primordial germ cells, and underwent a genetic reprogramming process called demethylation associated with sperm production. - See more at: http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/may/germ-cell.html#sthash.H2v2ps1E.dpuf

U.S. corn yields are increasingly vulnerable to hot, dry weather, Stanford research shows

I think it's exciting that data like this now exist to see what's actually happening in fields. By taking advantage of this data, we can learn a lot fairly quickly," he said. "Of course, our hope is to improve the situation. But these results challenge the idea that U.S. agriculture will just easily adapt to climate changes because we invest a lot and are really high-tech."

Lobell and colleagues are also looking at ways crops may perform better under increasingly hot conditions. "But I wouldn't expect any miracles," he said. "It will take targeted efforts, and even then gains could be modest. There's only so much a plant can do when it is hot and dry."

Laura Seaman is the communications and external relations manager for Stanford's Center on Food Security and the Environment, a joint program of Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

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Radboud University Nijmegen

Overview

Radboud University Nijmegen is a student-oriented research university. Its teaching is geared to students as actively participating members of the academic community. Social interaction and international environment are distinctive objectives of Radboud University. The University does not regard students as ‘consumers of education’ but as individuals who accept an active role and responsibility in both their academic education and personal development.

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Nijmegen School of Management

Faculty of Social Science

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Medical Science

Faculty of Law

Rankings

In the major international rankings, Radboud hold the 143th place in the QS World Universities Ranking and position 131 in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. In 2010, two professors connected to Radboud University won the Nobel Prize for Physics.