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Speed learning: can we train our brain to learn more, faster?

Can learning be accelerated? How can we train our brain to store and retrieve information quickly and effectively? Speed learning methods are here to help.

Liberia

Liberian schools reopen after long closures due to Ebola

It is finally back to school for many students in Liberia after seven months of no classes

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Enriching stitching: learning the tricks of the fashion trade at the carnival

A voyage of discovery and fulfillment for a group of young Irish fashion students, supported by the EU's Erasmus Plus programme

World

Handwriting and the digital age, time for change in schools?

Is the writing on the wall for cursive script? The advent of digital technology has raised searching questions in the academic world about the

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Incubators and Accelerators: How to make your start-up a success

Incubators and accelerator-programs that provide guidance and facilities to start-ups are multiplying. But how do they work? What are the benefits

Turkey

Turkey education strike against rise of Islamic teaching

Turkish police used water cannon in the western city of Izmir on Friday to disperse hundreds of students and teachers boycotting schools. They were

World

Meeting of minds: what we can learn from intercultural exchanges

Sometimes we learn more about people from other cultures by meeting them than we do by reading about them. In this edition of Learning World Maha Barada presents three stories that reinforce this idea

World

Breaking the silence for students with hearing difficulties

How can students who are deaf or have hearing issues learn? What inclusive and innovative teaching methods can improve their learning experiences

My Europe Series

Turning the tide: Europe's drive against Islamic radicalisation under scrutiny

The Network focuses on programmes to deradicalise potential jihadists and asks how effective they can be and if they are adopting the right approach and targeting the right people

World

Love reading: turning the page on traditional approaches to literature

The joys and benefits of reading have been apparent down through the ages, but in the internet age some fear literature is losing its allure

My Europe Series

Battle for hearts and minds: Denmark's drive to deradicalise homegrown jihadists

Denmark has pioneered a programme to deradicalise citizens drawn to Islamic extremism involving schools, police, and social services.

World

Open for business: fostering entrepreneurship for a better world

Are people born with business sense or can be nurtured? We explore the issue in Uganda, Spain and Jordan in this edition of Learning World.

World

Greek voters crave education and health rescue

Education and health care are core institutions in any society. Greece has always had problems in these vital areas, the debt crisis only made them

Kenya

Pupil power shames police in Nairobi as Kenyan school protest goes global

A bitter little local dispute over a school playground in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has seen pictures of uniformed schoolchildren being teargassed

World

Don't worry, be happy: learning to conquer fears and anxieties

Pakistan

Pupils return to Peshawar school after December 16 Taliban attack

In Pakistan pupils along with their teachers are returning for the first time to the school in the city of Peshawar where more than 140 people were

World

Learning as easy as A, B, free

This week we visited the UK, Greece, Egypt and America to see how different projects aim to open up the world of knowledge.

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Learning life skills

How are three projects empowering local communities by teaching life skills that will help them deal with life's physical and emotional challenges?

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What we can learn from myths and legends

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