Alvin Etang Ndip at the Worldbank: “The world has an ambitious goal to end extreme poverty by 2030. But, without good poverty data, it is impossible to know whether we are making progress, or whether programs and policies are reaching those who are the most in need.
Ante la Comisión de Educación de la Cámara de Diputados, el Rector de la U. de Chile y presidente del Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile (Cuech), calificó como imprescindible que se logre aprobar una ley para los planteles estatales, recalcando los puntos de desacuerdo -gobierno universitario y la autonomía, régimen administrativo de los planteles y financiamiento-, y las propuestas que poseen estas instituciones para enriquecer la iniciativa legal.
El largometraje "Reinos", dirigido por Pelayo Lira, producido por Diego Pino, y coescrito por Romina Reyes, todos egresados del Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen (ICEI), competirá en la categoría de Cine Chileno de la decimotercera versión del Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine, que se desarrollará entre el 20 y el 27 de agosto.
La profesora Adela Montero, profesora asociada del Centro de Medicina Reproductiva y Desarrollo Integral del Adolescente (CEMERA) de la Facultad de Medicina de la U.
Con el objetivo de proponer cambios a esta iniciativa legal, los académicos, funcionarios y estudiantes de la Casa de Bello se reunirán el 8 y 10 de agosto para debatir y reflexionar respecto a la materia.
Continuando nossos Bytes sobre Direitos de Imagem e Direitos de Autor, Luíza Brandão e Pedro Vilela explicam como esses direitos são aplicados em redes sociais. Confira:
Livro: Latin America and the International Court of JusticeO livro intitulado Latin America and the International Court of Justice: Contributions to International Law, organizado pela professora da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida, e pelo professor da École de droit de la Sorbonne, Jean-Marc Sorel, foi selecionado como ‘librarian’s choice’ pela Biblioteca do Palácio da Paz da Haia, sede da Corte Internacional de Justiça.
Keith Burnett at Campaign for Social Science: “The greatest challenge we face is to use our intellects to guide our actions in making the world a better place for us and our fellow human beings.
This is no easy task and its history is littered with false dawns and doctrines. You would have to be blind to the lessons of the past to fail to appreciate the awful impact that delusional ideas have had on mankind. Some of the worst are those meant to save us.
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Student Assistant (20h/week)
We are looking to hire a student assistant starting on September 1, 2017. Please note that this position is open only to students currently enrolled at the European University Viadrina. Please apply as soon as possible by sending your CV to ue.rhicnull@eciffo.
Job description:
– assist with recruitment and induction of staff and interns;
– translations of short documents from English to German
– communicating with Viadrina departments to ensure the effective use of human resources policies and procedures,
Ter cursado a graduação em Direito na FGV significou mais do que um simples diploma em uma renomada instituição. Foi o conjunto de oportunidades, de experiências e de trocas com pessoas incríveis que fez valer bastante a pena participar desse projeto diferenciado.
(Open Access) Book by Justin Parkhurst: “There has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of evidence for public policymaking, but the vast majority of work on the subject has failed to engage with the political nature of decision making and how this influences the ways in which evidence will be used (or misused) within political areas.
We cordially invite you to the latest installment of the the RPA Personalised Communication Lecture Series, which is being given by Dr. Daniel Kreiss as the closing Keynote of the Amsterdam Symposium on Political Micro-Targeting. “ Micro-targeting, the quantified persuasion” Dr. Daniel Kreiss (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Taking Michael Schudson’s insightful Advertising, […]
El profesor Octavio Avendaño de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Chile analiza en esta columna el proceso que dio vida a la Reforma Agraria en 1967, con la aprobación de las leyes 16.625 de Sindicalización Campesina y 16.640 de Reforma Agraria. El fin del latifundio y del inquilinaje fueron dos de sus más importantes consecuencias, sentando las bases del futuro desarrollo agroexportador del país.Entre abril y junio de 1967 el Congreso Nacional aprobó dos importantes leyes, la 16.625 de Sindicalización Campesina y la 16.640 de Reforma Agraria.
Las académicas de la Facultad de Medicina e integrantes del Instituto Milenio para la Investigación en Depresión y Personalidad (MIDAP) Graciela Rojas y Vania Martínez, viajaron a México para participar en un seminario donde dieron a conocer las iniciativas que están desarrollando y conformar una red de colaboración científica para el estudio de intervenciones basadas en e-Mental Health para la prevención y el tratamiento de la depresión. La implementación de plataformas web y aplicaciones telefónicas y móviles, abren nuevas formas de intervención en salud mental.
Interview by Randy Bean of Shamina Singh: Much has been written about big data initiatives and the efforts of market leaders to derive critical business insights faster. Less has been written about initiatives by some of these same firms to apply big data and analytics to a different set of issues, which are not solely focused on revenue growth or bottom line profitability.
TED-X Talk by Stefaan Verhulst: “In April 2015, the Gorkha earthquake hit Nepal—the worst in more than 80 years. Hundreds of thousands of people were rendered homeless and entire villages were flattened. The earthquake also triggered massive avalanches on Mount Everest, and ultimately killed nearly 9,000 people across the country.