First International Conference on World Class Universities (WCU-1) June 16-18, 2005 http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/Conference/WCU-1.htm Purposes of WCU-1 Higher education has become so international that universities have to be compared with the rest of the world. Many universities claim to be "World Class", more universities setup their goals as "World Class", a number of national governments are taking measures to establish world class universities.

Mesaj de la Prof. M. Motta: Dear Colleague, we would like to take this opportunity to inform you, as a member of the European Economic Association, about the PhD programme in Economics at the European University Institute in Florence. Under the programme students who are admitted are awarded full financial support. During their enrolment they are guided through the programme by close supervision from experienced professors of international reputation

Intrebari adresate candidatilor romani la presedintie privind pozitia lor in ceea ce priveste cercetarea stiintifica din Romania, dupa modelul american. Articolul a fost publicat in rubrica Cercetare, Stiinta, Tehnologie a portalului Romania Libera, in Viitor (RLIV), link direct: http://www.romanialibera.com/articole/articol.php?care=176 Asociatia Ad-Astra a preluat aceste intrebari si le-a adresat partidelor politice si candidatilor la presedintie,

Va invit sa colaborati la rubrica Cercetare, Stiinta, Tehnologie din cadrul site-ului www.romanialibera.com. Invitatia oficiala o puteti accesa la http://www.romanialibera.com/articole/articol.php?care=90. Orice sugestii sunt binevenite. Sebastian Buhai, 13 septembrie 2004