Finland tops global school table
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Finland does best in the latest international PISA study of 15-year-olds'  maths, reading and science abilities.
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The University of Kuopio (located in Kuopio, Finland) owns and operates a breeding facility called Karrtula, which raises hundreds of beagles and thousands of rabbits for use in experimentation every year.
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With all the votes counted in the Finnish municipal elections held yesterday (see linked earlier reports from Sunday night), the Social Democrats emerged as the largest party in the country, with a 24.1% share.
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According to the World Economic Forumâs ranking, for the second straight year the most competitive economy is Finlandâs one. Finland hit the top for the quality of its public institutions and the high
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AMMAN - Jordan ranked 26th and 33rd among 46 countries in science and mathematics respectively in an international study for 2003, Minister of Education Khalid Touqan announced on Tuesday.
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Finland becomes the latest country to ratify the European constitution, as its EU presidency draws to a close.
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Helsinki University and the Helsinki University of Technology were both included in the ranking list of "the 200 top universities in the world" that was compiled by the British Times Higher Education ...
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According to a recent population forecast for the current year, published by Statistics Finland, the growth in the population of Espoo and the decline in the population of neighbouring Helsinki are the largest ...
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Teenagers in Finland and Alberta rank at or near the top in international tests in math, science and reading, but that's where the similarities end.
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Northern Europe and key Asian countries remained home to the most competitive economies worldwide, cementing their ranks among the top 10 in an annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum.
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In recent testing by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Alberta teens placed in the top three for their scores in math, reading and science.
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Northern Europe and key Asian countries remained home to the most competitive economies worldwide, cementing their ranks among the top 10 in an annual survey of business leaders by the World Economic Forum. Finland retained the top spot for the third time in the last four years, followed by the United States.
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Â·  UK defies European trend with 11% rise in London Â·  Recent outbreaks in Luton and Swansea schools
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Japanese schoolchildren will spend more time on core subjects such as math and science under guidelines unveiled on Friday, in an effort to boost academic standards months after the country slipped in global education rankings.
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Number of students is on the rise among the schools with Latvian as the language of instruction.
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Â· Sats make English pupils most tested in the world  Â· Parents sceptical of league tables, GTC study finds
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Manifesto video left online A pupil at a Finnish high school reportedly posted a video manifesto onto YouTube before killing seven people and injuring several others this morning.â¦