Eduard Soler i Lecha opens the issue with an article discussing the outcome and shortcomings of the recent Euro-Mediterranean partnership summit meeting in November 2005. Michelle Pace uses the concept of normative power to examine critically the EU’s role in border conflicts in Cyprus and the Middle East, and between Greece and Turkey. The EU’s policy of promoting democracy in Palestine and it...

QUESTION Does a massive open online course (MOOC) based around an online learning module about spinal cord injuries improve knowledge or confidence among physiotherapy students more than if physiotherapy students are left to work through the online learning module at their own pace. Which method of presenting the content leads to greater satisfaction among the students? STUDY DESIGN Randomise...

This paper proposes the use of Virtual Reality (VR) as the enabling tool for delivering and learning construction layout and surveying. VR is used to provide an interactive learning experience through real-time computer generated imagery (CGI). The students learn and apply the theoretical part of the class through the interaction with the virtual surveying equipment in a virtual environment (VE...

The number of underrepresented minorities (URMs; black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander) among US medical school faculty is markedly low when compared with their respective percent representation of the US population. Women URMs are doubly underrepresented, particularly as the academic rank advances from the ins...

The progress of astronomy leapt forward when astrophysics was added to its sub-disciplines. The science of astrophysics essentially started in the early 19th century and has advanced at a great pace, especially so in the last century. In fact we might suggest that the 20th century was an epoch of enlightenment, in which our understanding of the Universe was revolutionized. As with many of today...

The conventional schooling is considered the formal education where students acquire knowledge in classrooms. In the formal schooling system, each student receives the same science curriculum. When students did not catch on to the pace with other students, they often lack the opportunity to ask questions and to fully understand the logic and theory behind the science knowledge. Therefore, an in...

In the academic year 2001-2, Pace University CSIS students developed real-world Web and pervasive computing systems for actual customers. We describe the general use of team projects in CSIS at Pace University, the real-world projects from this academic year, the benefits of including real-world projects in the curriculum, and their cost in terms of the instructor load and the project developme...