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Record Nr.

UNISA996320664403316

Autore

Gravani  Maria

Titolo

Adult and Continuing Education in Cyprus [[electronic resource]] / Maria Gravani, Alexandra Ioannidou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, : wbv Publikation, 2014

ISBN

3-7639-6577-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Collana

Länderporträts

Soggetti

Weiterbildung

Bildungssystem

Adult Education

Internationale Erwachsenenbildung

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Notes  1. Introduction  General information  Economic and Social Situation  Education, Research and Development  The Education System - Overview  Overview over Adult Education in Cyprus    2. Historical Development  General Conditions for Adult Education  Facts in the 20th Century's Chronology    3. Political and Legal Framework Political Framework  Legal Framework    4. Financing Adult Education  General information  Consequences of the financial and economic crisis    5. Educational Institutions  Formal adult education   Non-formal adult education   Vocational training     6. Provision    7. Participation     8. Staff and Professionalism  The professional profile of adult educators    9. Research and Higher Education  Academic studies  Research    10. International Framework    Useful Addresses  Universities  Literature  Internet Sources  Tables and Figures  Authors  Abstract

Sommario/riassunto

Der Band liefert eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme zu zentralen Bereichen der Weiterbildung in Zypern. Maria Gravani und Alexandra Ioannidou haben vielfältige Daten und Informationen zu Institutionen, Finanzierung, Angeboten, Teilnahme, Personal, Qualitätssicherung und der Zertifizierung zusammengestellt. Darüber hinaus berücksichtigen die Autorinnen auch den politischen, geopolitischen und kulturellen Kontext, der die Entwicklungen im Bereich der Erwachsenenbildung



mitprägt, sowie die wirtschaftliche Situation der Insel Zypern. Dieses Buch vermittelt einen schnellen Einstieg sowie eine gute Orientierung über das System der Erwachsenen- bzw. Weiterbildung in Zypern  The volume offers a current stock-take of central areas of adult education in Cyprus. Maria Gravani and Alexandra Ioannidou have compiled large amounts of data and information on institutions, financing, offers, participation, personnel, quality assurance and certification. The authors furthermore take into account the political, geopolitical and cultural context which influences developments in adult education, as well as the economic situation of the island state Cyprus. This book offers a great starting point and good orientation for getting to know the Cypriotic system for adult and vocational further education.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299846703321

Titolo

Complex Systems Design & Management Asia : Designing Smart Cities: Proceedings of the First Asia - Pacific Conference on Complex Systems Design & Management, CSD&M Asia 2014 / / edited by Michel-Alexandre Cardin, Daniel Krob, Pao Chuen Lui, Yang How Tan, Kristin Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-12544-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

006.3

620

913-919

Soggetti

Computational intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Sociology, Urban

Computational Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Urban Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Invited And Regular Papers -- Model Checking Of Energy Consumption Behavior / Shin Nakajima -- Unisense: A Unified And Sustainable Sensing And Transport Architecture For Large Scale And Heterogeneous Sensor Networks / Yunye Jin, Hwee Pink Tan -- Black-Box Optimization Of Lighting Simulation In Architectural Design / Alberto Costa, Giacomo Nannicini, Thomas Schroepfer, Thomas Wortmann -- Aligning Cyber-Physical System Safety And Security / Giedre Sabaliauskaite, Aditya P. Mathur -- Singapore Road Vehicle Fleet Evolution / Wei Wei, Lynette Cheah -- Design And Management Of Flexible On-Shore Lng Production Engineering Systems / Michel-Alexandre Cardin, Mehdi Ranjbar-Bourani, Richard De Neufville -- Optimising Complex Networked Systems Availability / Siew Yen Cheng, Yong Huang Seah -- Engineering Singapore’S Land Transport System / Eng Seng Chia -- Domain-Spanning Change Propagation In Changing Technical Systems / Wolfgang Bauer, Chucholowski Nepomuk, Udo Lindemann, Maik Maurer -- Policy Design, Planning, And Management In Global Systems Science / Jeffrey Johnson -- Thinking About The Future Of Complex Technological Systems: Which Technologies Should Shape Their Designs? / Jeffrey L. Funk.

Sommario/riassunto

This book contains all refereed papers that were accepted to the first edition of the Asia-Pacific conference on « Complex Systems Design & Management » (CSD&M Asia 2014) that took place in Singapore from December 10 to December 12, 2014 (Website: http://www.2014.csdm-asia.net/). These proceedings cover the most recent trends in the emerging field of Complex Systems, both from an academic and a professional perspective. A special focus is put on Designing Smart cities. The CSD&M Asia 2014 conference is organized under the guidance of the Center of Excellence on Systems Architecture, Management, Economy and Strategy, CESAMES, non-profit organization, address: CESAMES, 8 rue de Hanovre, 75002 Paris, France ( Website : http://www.cesames.net/en).