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Euroviews. Training to be Magnus Carlsen: How chess makes children smarter | View

Players battling it out to be world champion command millions of dollars in winnings and sponsorship. But chess has long been linked to high brain capacity - and could help make children smarter.

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Austria's Kurz meets with billionaire George Soros to discuss CEU move to Vienna

Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with investor George Soros to discuss moving the Central European University from his native Hungary to Vienna. The Hungarian government has up to December 1 to decide the fate of the university.

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Which EU country is most popular for Europe's undergraduates?

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European heroes: The women fighting for early education in Romania

It's hard to say which member of the Hawke family is more famous in Romania: Hollywood actor Ethan or his mother, Leslie, who helped thousands of children attend schools.

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Scotland to be first country to add LGBT issues to curriculum

Lessons will be taught across various age groups and subjects, and themes will include tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and awareness of the history of LGBT movements.

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Children from poorer families less likely to play instruments — study

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Digital technology goes back to school

In this episode of Futuris we take a look at a new online self-reflection tool aiming to make the most of digital technology in the classroom.

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French ranked bottom in EU for level of English

A new report says France has the lowest level of English proficiency of any European Union country, while Swedes were ranked the best internationally.

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Greek students clash with police in central Athens

A protest by Greek students over education reform suddenly turned violent on Monday ( October 29) when youths clashed with police in central Athens outside the parliament building.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary can ban gender studies but it can't silence us | View

Hungary's ban on gender studies reveals a widespread fear of marginalised voices, says a feminist from Afghanistan who moved to Budapest expecting to study the subject.

France

French teachers share their stories of harassment and abuse at school

In France, the viral video of a student threatening his professor with a fake gun has led teachers to share their own harassment stories on social media and ask for more support from school authorities

United Kingdom

‘There is no God and no afterlife’ Hawking concludes in final book

God doesn’t exist, aliens do exist, and time travel could be possible, Stephen Hawking says in a book he wrote before his death.

France

Are French schools failing their brightest children?

Are French schools failing their brightest children?

United Kingdom

Studying in the UK for EU students could get a lot pricier post-Brexit

Many fear that without a specific Brexit deal, EU students wishing to study in the Uk will be subjected to the same tuition fees as overseas students.

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Snake oil or science? Homeopathy in Europe

The University of Lille is the latest European higher education institution to suspend its provision of training in homeopathy. Is the tide turning against a complementary medical practice that relies on the "memory" of the remedies it proposes? We investigate.

World

Meet Adeeb and Dana Alblooshi, two super smart UAE siblings

Emirati brother and sister Adeeb and Dana Alblooshi are two of the UAE’s child prodigies. At just fourteen-years-old, Adeeb, who was named this year as one of world’s smartest teenagers, has already applied for seven scientific patents.

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The UAE launches its first NASA space camp for young scientists

The UAE is aiming to become a world leader in space technology by 2021 and the country is investing heavily in its young scientists.

Spain

Spanish university students strike due to academic 'scandals'

University students at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid are demanding the resignation of the rector due to 'numerous scandals'

USA

US school to 'discipline students with wooden paddle'

If parents opt out of the new measure, they have to consent to up to five days suspension for their child instead.

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European School brings hope to Georgia

EU project aims at bringing students from eastern partnership countries closer to European values