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ANGOLA EMBARKS ON MAJOR HE REFORMS, CRITICS SAY THEY ARE NEEDED



The Angolan government has been implementing several measures to improve the weak reputation of its higher education system, such as stricter accreditation and assessment laws, with some experts saying these changes need to be implemented more comprehensively.

Since the current President João Lourenço took office in 2017, after almost 38 years under José Eduardo dos Santos’ command, the country has undergone significant change.…

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EU COUNTRIES FAILING TO COMPLY WITH PUBLIC UBO REGISTER RULES



Long after the January 10, 2020, deadline set by the European Union’s (EU) 5th anti-money laundering directive (5AMLD) (1) for member states to establish public ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registers, a Transparency International (TI) report (2) has alleged widespread non-compliance.…

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CORRUPTION IN ALL EU COUNTRIES, SAYS TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL



Corruption increased in 2020 across the 27 European Union (EU) countries according to 32% of participants in Transparency International’s latest survey of over 40,000 people, the ‘Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – European Union 2021’ (1). As regards other respondents, 44% saw no change and only 16% a fall, year-on-year.…

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CAPE VERDE: PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PLAY STRONG CARDS TO ENTER IN THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC ARENA



Cape Verdean public universities are competing to raise their country’s profile as an international HE centre – launching new modern facilities, degree courses taught entirely in English and multiple international agreements.
Being a tourism-dependent archipelago highly affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, the Cape Verde GDP dropped 14.8% last year – the worst economic performance in its history.…

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ROBOTICS POSE TOUGH CHOICES FOR TEXTILE SECTOR BUT ALSO OFFER MAJOR PRODUCTIVITY DIVIDENDS



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ROBOTICS are not new to the textile and clothing sector, and have driven productivity improvements for more than a decade. But these technologies are becoming increasingly more adaptable and more autonomous, offering the many stages in the textile and clothing and distribution chain the potential to increase margin.…

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DAIRY LEADERS EXPRESS SURPRISE AT BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED YEAR



Over the past year, the European Union’s (EU) dairy industry has weathered two storms: the departure of Great Britain from the EU single market and customs union, during the unprecedented lockdown measures adopted to contain Covid-19, all while EU lawmakers haggle over a major shakeup of agricultural regulations.…

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CHINA’S DIGITAL PRINTING SECTOR GAINING GROUND, READYING FOR ITMA ASIA



China’s digital textile printing sector has significant growth ahead of it – but it is expanding. Data from the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute, in Shenzhen, shows that the output of digital inkjet printing in China currently accounts for approximately 11% of total output of printed fabrics, far from Europe’s ratio of 80%.…

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EUROPEAN CAN INDUSTRY CONFIDENT IT WILL MEET EU CLIMATE LAW GOALS



 

EUROPEAN can manufacturers say that the European Union (EU) climate law’s target to cut carbon emissions at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, compared to “between 50% and 55%” in the original proposal (1) and just 32.5% by 2030 in the 2018 law (2) will be a challenge, but one they are on track to meet.…

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BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED AS COMPANIES SEEK REAL TIME ID SOLUTIONS



 

The test remains the same. French tech multinational Thales stressed in a paper that they “allow a person to be identified and authenticated based on recognisable and verifiable data, which are unique and specific…” compared to a person’s biometric template.…

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TURKEY CLOTHING MANUFACTURING SECTOR POSITIONS ITSELF TO PROSPER FROM NEAR-SHORING BOOM



As the Turkish garment sector rebounds from the drop in sales last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry is looking to tap growing demand from European retailers – and consumers – for garments made closer to home, benefiting from its advantage of being the main near-shore supplier for Europe.…

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