Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,607,059 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

China rolls out the welcome mat.


The world's most populous pop·u·lous  
adj.
Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population.



[Middle English, from Latin popul
 nation and 21st century economic powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment.  welcomed a group of 16 high school students last May. "China will have a tremendous impact on our society. We wanted to create awareness about China among future business leaders," says Xavier Herve, president of Youth Across Borders Foundation. Students immersed im·merse  
tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es
1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.

2. To baptize by submerging in water.

3.
 themselves in Chinese culture by visiting factories and universities. In return for the foundation's sponsorship of the trip, students will make 32 presentations about China at high schools in Quebec, Canada.

The fledgling Youth Across Borders Foundation hopes to fund other educational projects that share its goal of increased global awareness and will consider proposals that engage students in projects in other countries around the world.

ascent ASCENT Interventional cardiology A clinical trial–ACS Stent Clinical Equivalence in de Novo lesions Trial @mechtronix.com
COPYRIGHT 2006 Professional Media Group LLC
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Curriculum Update
Author:Fratt, Lisa
Publication:District Administration
Date:Nov 1, 2006
Words:120
Previous Article:Technology enriches science education.
Next Article:Pluto demotion impacts curriculum.



Related Articles
RACERS TO JUDGE CITY ON WELCOMING ZEAL.
The face lift at our temple.
HEMTT ... soak up battery spills.
GO AHEAD, WALK ALL OVER ME.
L.A. ROLLS WELCOME MAT OUT IN CHINA.
Welcome to new theater of operations.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles