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Heterogenität: Vermittlung von Schlüsselkompetenzen zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit!?

Ziel ist es, Studierenden unabhängig von ihrem Geschlecht, ihrer bisherigen Bildungsbiographie oder ihrem sozio-kulturellen Hintergrund einen erfolgreichen Studienabschluss zu ermöglichen. Da Schlüsselkompetenzen für ein gelingendes Studium und einen erfolgreichen Übergang in den Beruf von großer Bedeutung sind, beschäftigt sich die diesjährige Tagung mit dem Thema „Heterogenität: Vermittlung von Schlüsselkompetenzen zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit!?“.
Impulsvorträge und Workshops bieten Möglichkeiten zum intensiven Austausch und konstruktiver Auseinandersetzung.

Deepfakes Article in the Washington State Bar Association Magazine

I'm pleased to have written the cover story for the latest issue of NWLawyer, the magazine of the Washington State Bar Association. The article, available here, discusses the impact that so-called "deepfake" videos may have in the context of the courtroom. Are existing authentication standards for admission of evidence sufficient, or should the rules be changed? What ethical challenges will deepfakes pose for attorneys? How will deepfakes affect juries?
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Comments on the Assistance & Access Act to the Australian Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

For a year now, I've been talking about why Australia's anti-encryption Assistance and Access Act is a bad idea. Australia's Parliament passed that bill into law anyway last December.
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Submission to the Australian Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

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Author(s): Riana PfefferkornPublication Date: September 11, 2019Publication Type: Other WritingSubmission to the Australian Independent National Security Legislation Monitor's review of the Assistance and Access Act 2018.

Host Violent Content? In Australia, You Could Go to Jail

Instagram, Facebook, and the Perils of “Sharenting”

Voices from the Pacific at APrIGF

The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) was held on 16-19 July 2019 at the recently constructed Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia.

Este 2 de septiembre se inician los 49° Juegos Olímpicos Estudiantiles

El tradicional evento deportivo de competencias de la Universidad de Chile se realizará entre el 2 y el 7 de septiembre.

Egresado Eduardo Vilches ganó el Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas 20

El galardonado artista fue pionero en la enseñanza de la teoría del color en nuestro país y es especialista en grabado. También, ha sido galardonado con el Premio Altazor en los años 2008, 2011 y 2012, así como con el premio del Consejo Nacional de la Cultura el 2006.Luego de una reunión de deliberación del jurado realizada en el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC), se anunció a mediodía que el Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio otorgó a Eduardo Vilches el Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas 2019.

​NTU Singapore breaks into global top 50 in Times Higher Education rankings 

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How deepfakes undermind truth and threaten democracy

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Are you sure you want to post that about your kid on Facebook?

Network Operators in Mexico Strengthen Their Collaboration

Collaboration is a basic element for Internet development. Without it, connections among networks would be non-existent and the Internet wouldn’t have its global reach. Without it, the Internet wouldn’t exist as we know it. Fortunately, there are many groups that use collaboration and other elements of the Internet networking model.

Wikimedia Foundation announces $2.5 million in support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for security of Wikipedia and organization’s other free knowledge projects

The Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce $2.5 million in support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies that will help to ensure the security of Wikipedia, as well as the organization’s other sites and global community of volunteers.

IV Seminário de Integração FGV Direito Rio e Faculdade de Direito da UERJ :: Transformações do Direito Administrativo: Liberdades econômicas e regulação

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IV Seminário de Integração FGV Direito Rio e Faculdade de Direito da UERJ :: Transformações do Direito Administrativo: Liberdades econômicas e regulação09h00 até 18h00O Evento:  
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09h às 12h | Mesa de Debates
 
Regulatory loockback: da AIR prospectiva à AIR retrospectiva
Eduardo Jordão | Professor FGV Direito Rio
 
Regulação e liberdade econômica: uma contradição necessária

La falta de una mirada sistémica de las política de educación superior

"Experiencia Chilena de políticas de Financiamiento a la Educación Superior", fue el nombre del encuentro que reunió a expertos y autoridades, y que dio inicio a un ciclo de seminarios convocados por la U. de Chile.

Impacto de la infraestructura en la calidad de universidades estatales

Representantes de distintos planteles se reunieron para dialogar en el Primer Encuentro de Gestión y Planificación de Infraestructura de las Universidades Estatales. La cita se desarrolló en la Casa Central de la U. de Chile, espacio donde intercambiaron experiencias y posturas sobre la incidencia de esta dimensión en el quehacer universitario.El desafío de mejorar la infraestructura de una institución de educación superior obedece no solo al espacio físico, sino a lo que ocurre dentro de este.

Women in data can help tackle gender inequality

Encouraging more women and girls to learn data skills can help tackle gender inequality and build a more diverse society, a conference will hear today.

The price of cheap labour

Digital global markets connect supply and demand in a historically unique way. At the same time, the distribution of customers and employees across nations and continents dramatically changed. The age of digital services is characterised by an increasing distance between the location of utilisation on the one hand and the location of the performance of…
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Eugen-Helmlé-Preis für Sonja Finck

Finck schloss 2004 ihr Studium in Düsseldorf mit den Sprachen Französisch und Spanisch ab und ist seitdem erfolgreich als freiberufliche Übersetzerin tätig. Sie hat unter anderem Kamel Daoud und Annie Ernaux ins Deutsche übertagen. Die Jury betonte „ihre Werke weisen sehr unterschiedliche Sprachregister auf, für die Sonja Finck jeweils treffende  Entsprechungen findet, wenn sie Bücher u. a. von Annie Ernaux, Jocelyne Saucier oder Wajdi Mouawad ins Deutsche überträgt. Ihre Übersetzungen zeugen von intensiver Auseinandersetzung mit Werk und Autor.“