Civil society and control of corruption: Assessing governance of Romanian public universities

Romania is perceived as the most corrupt EU member state according to Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. In 2008–2009, a grassroots coalition of civil society organizations and education stakeholders created the Coalition for Clean Universities which organized the first assessment of integrity of the Romanian higher education system, The Coalition evaluated 42 state universities on the basis of an original methodology, in terms of Administrative Integrity, Academic Integrity, Democratic Governance, Academic Governance and Sound Finance for a time internal of one academic year. The evaluation found systemic problems in the organization and functioning of university life, and attributed them to the failure to build accountability systems at university level following decentralization of higher education after 1989. The results, in the form of a ranking of universities, were made public and hotly debated, creating a major incentive for universities to compete for a better public image, and therefore for reform of their practices.     

Remote access laboratories in Australia and Europe

Remote access laboratories (RALs) were first developed in 1994 in Australia and Switzerland. The main purposes of developing them are to enable students to do their experiments at their own pace, time and locations and to enable students and teaching staff to get access to facilities beyond their institutions. Currently, most of the experiments carried out through RALs in Australia are heavily biased towards electrical, electronic and computer engineering disciplines. However, the experiments carried out through RALs in Europe had more variety, in addition to the traditional electrical, electronic and computer engineering disciplines, there were experiments in mechanical and mechatronic disciplines. It was found that RALs are now being developed aggressively in Australia and Europe and it can be argued that RALs will develop further and faster in the future with improving Internet technology. The rising costs of real experimental equipment will also speed up their development because by making the equipment remotely accessible, the cost can be shared by more universities or institutions and this will improve their cost-effectiveness. Their development would be particularly rapid in large countries with small populations such as Australia, Canada and Russia, because of the scale of economy. Reusability of software, interoperability in software implementation, computer supported collaborative learning and convergence with learning management systems are the required development of future RALs.     

欧美体育哲学和体育伦理学的 研究历程及动向分析

运用文献资料法和逻辑分析法,按时间顺序对欧美体育哲学和体育伦理学的研究历程进行了梳理,认为欧美体育哲学经历了三个发展阶段;体育哲学的研究从初期的以“体育、游戏、玩耍”为主题的存在论研究向以伦理学和美学为主的价值论方向发展,体育伦理学的研究从初期关注体育活动中的基础理论的探讨和建构向兴奋剂、公平公正、体育暴力等多种多样的主题讨论发展,近年来体育实践和德性伦理的研究受到了特别的关注。欧美关于体育哲学及体育伦理学的研究全面且深入,引领着未来体育哲学的发展方向,对其加以梳理分析,有助于为国内相关研究提供合理借鉴。     

欧美数字作品著作权保护问题研究

网络时代为信息共享提供了便利,也增加了数字化产品的风险利用的可能。欧美各国在数字化产品著作权保护方面各有特色,试图通过立法、管理制度、技术保障兼顾著作权人与利用者的合法权益。     

Medical and health informatics services during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic should be virtual,tailored, responsive and interactive: a case study in Belgium

This is part of a new series in this regular feature regarding trends in the provision of information by health science libraries. By sharing expertise and drawing together relevant trends the series intends to serve as a road map for both health science librarians and health informatics professionals. This article shows how a medical and biomedical research library changed practices, and reassessed user needs for the COVID‐19 emergency. Discusses changes to online education (and collaborative working) to provide user‐friendly services, researcher support tailored to need and re‐visioning library space. J.M.     

2004年欧洲杯足球赛接球失误的状态及原因统计分析

通过观察2004年欧洲杯足球赛的16场32队次的比赛录像,对各参赛队在比赛中的接球失误状态和失误原因进行分类统计与分析。认为在快速强对抗和中慢速强对抗状态下失误较多,与其它状态下的失误差异有显著性;失误的主要原因是在强对抗状态下的接球不到位、接球过大和接“上刀山”球;中慢速次强对抗和中慢速弱对抗状态下的接球失误高于快速次强对抗和快速弱对抗状态下失误。     

日记风波与《申报》纠纷--郭嵩焘毁誉的西方媒介因素论析

郭嵩焘在出使英国期间,因《使西纪程》而遭到非议;又因《申报》的报道引起名誉纠纷。这两次事件反映了中西传播环境的差异,以及西方新闻媒介对中国官方舆论的微妙影响。郭嵩焘日记有关《泰晤士报》等西方媒介的介绍,具有重要的新闻史料价值,对中国戊戌变法前后出现的办报高潮也有铺垫作用。     

从1968年捷克斯洛伐克事件看英国的东欧外交

1968年的捷克斯洛伐克事件是冷战走向缓和过程中的重要事件,也是东西方关系中的重大事件。在这次事件中,英国确定并坚持了“鼓励但不干预”的基本原则,也执行了不趁机离间东欧国家与苏联关系、不单独对抗苏联的政策。英国的东欧外交具有比较明显的双重性,即一方面很大程度上取决于英国的对苏政策,另一方面又具有一定的独立性。英国在冷战期间始终保持着与东欧国家的交往,以期从长远促进东欧国家的社会变革。在与东欧国家交往时,英国也十分重视西方联盟的团结。     

当代欧洲外语教学的发展及启示

20世纪90年代以来,为了实现多元语言教学理想,欧洲大力推行整合学科内容的内容型外语教学模式,促进了外语教学的发展。我国可以借鉴其有效经验,以系统的百科知识作为外语教学的主体内容,建构基于我国现实的符合人的发展、语言发展、语言教学规律的多层次、多元化、交互式综合外语教学模式。