A bill put forward by the Ministry of Education proposes overseeing the quality of subjects taught by private institutions and forcing them to revise their curricula every five years.
From a statement issued by the presidency of Costa Rica:
Government proposes amendments to law regulating private higher education
· MEP urges changes to increase the quality of education and improve administrative processes by the CONESUP
Most Costa Ricans think it is better to make a living as a freelancer or as a government official.
In Costa Rica only two out of ten people plan to be entrepreneurs in the next two years.
This was revealed by a survey on entrepreneurship by Unimer, in which 1,200 adults were consulted. The main motivation given by the respondents was the increase in revenue and personal improvement.
The project consists of a 156-kilometer route which will divert the InterAmerican Highway in Chimaltenango.
According to the bidding rules, the route will have 4 lanes measuring 3.60 meters and will start in El Tejar, 48 km from the main highway and will reconnect with the same highway at km 63.
In order to sign the contract, the Congress must approve in advance a loan from the World Bank for $386 million.
While in the rest of the world the standard is close connections between the private sector and academia, the region is still holding on to old ideological myths, which negatively affect development.
On inaugurating in El Salvador the II National Congress of Higher Education entitled "Linking Higher Education to the Workplace", the Minister of Education, Franzi Hato Hasbun, noted the need to "carry out a process of connection between company and university , encouraging three fundamental aspects: research, innovation and overcoming social projections. "
Costa Rican universities are rushing to complete infrastructure investments, in order to increase academic offers that are health-related.
An article in Elfinancierocr.com reviews the plans and work in progress at several universities, including the Universidad Hispanoamericana (UH), which in early 2014 will unveil a new eight-story building and 10,000 square feet of construction dedicated to teaching health sciences.
Funding for the $400 million that will cost to increase to four lanes 106 kilometers o road will be provided by the Chinese government itself, via a 20-year loan.
A press release from the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica reads:
Government achieves favorable financing conditions for improvements to road to Limon
Funding will be of about $400 million, with a 20-year term and an interest rate of 3.5%.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration will provide $49 million for the construction of the road from San Antonio Villa-Goascorán.
From a statement from the Ministry of Finance (MOF):
Honduras' government, through the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) have signed a loan agreement for the implementation of the "Road Villa de San Antonio-Goascorán, Section IA and IB", for U.S.
We can be better leaders if we understand that unconsciously, as humans we will always seek to increase our status in society.
This need has existed since prehistoric times. According to researcher David Rock, from the time that humans started living together in groups, increasing their status has been as important as getting food.
Modern research has identified a chemical relationship between increases or decreases in status and our neuronal network. When status increases, so do the levels of neurotransmitters associated with pleasure and positive emotions, and stress-related ones are reduced, augmenting our feeling of security and strength.
The president of the Panama's National Institute of Lawyers has criticized legal qualifications awarded after only two years of study.
While students at Panama's state university graduate after seven years, some private universities award degrees after only two. The concern is that these new legal professionals are not receiving adequate training.
Rubén Elías Rodríguez called for the body in charge of regulating academic qualifications to be more strict with these universities with the aim of controlling the quality of Panama's legal profession.
Far too often we dismiss Machiavelli’s legacy because we associate it with the idea of reaching power at any cost.
We feel we live in a society where competition is not so evident or brutal as in Machiavelli’s times. However, under the disguise of today’s good manners and civility, there’s a strong, and growing trend of competition and rivalry. As business become more global, competition becomes harder and fiercer, and we must deal with many dangers and challenges, developing a state of mind and strategies to succeed in a hostile environment.
"All human interaction involves negotiation, from children to relationships, from work to travel, from politics to diplomacy."
Stuart Diamond, of the Wharton School of Negotiation, explains that although negotiation processes are always present, almost everyone does not negotiate properly and we tend to create conflict rather than solve problems.
The professor shared with Bnet.com the best possible strategies to get what you want:
Better management practices allow taking advantage of opportunities, some of which are lost due to the everyday workload and emergencies to attend.
When we hear ourselves say "I did not have time for lunch" or "I still have 30 emails to answer," we must stop and analyze what we are doing wrong; surely we are transmitting to the company that aching feeling of continuous pressure which weakens the ability to think.
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