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What schools need to get back to school

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  The quality of education for students and the economy of families are at stake. This is what institutions need to reactivate. After flattening the contagion curve, countries have to start working on preventing new cases and preventing massive contagion while working on formulas to recover the economy. The big question is how you prioritize which industries should reopen first for the economy and your society to recover quickly and sustainably. A methodology established by Tomas Puleo is to observe how important the business is to the community and how likely it is that this type of business will spread the virus. In this analysis, Tomas Puleo and his team state that there are industries in the upper right quadrant of the attached graph, such as supermarkets, that have a high probability of spreading contagion, but are very important for the community. There are other industries in the lower left quadrant of the accompanying graph, such as casinos, that have a low probabilit...
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4 Tips to Improve the Enrolment Process at Your University

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  In mid-March, the public health crisis triggered an abrupt transition to distance learning for university students around the world. The pandemic disrupted not only the classroom experience but also suspended student life activities and disrupted access to campus mental health services. The continuous increase in new cases of coronavirus is forcing colleges and universities to make unexpected adjustments in their fall semester and to review all the ways their institution operates. One area most affected by the pandemic is the way universities handle the enrollment process. A Davidson College study revealed that of the 3,000 U.S. colleges, community colleges, and universities analyzed, only 72 revealed plans for a fall 2020 semester entirely in person. The remainder plan to offer a mixed package of academic instruction; from 119 institutions programmed to offer a completely online curriculum, to 627 that organize a hybrid of online and in-person courses. While 44% of current stu...
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The Challenges of Educational Innovation

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  Currently, society and the world are immersed in a very accelerated process of changes and innovations and education becomes a fundamental part of all this transformation; According to the World Summit for Innovation in Education (WISE), “education systems around the world will undergo major changes with a view to 2030”, which presents us with the paradigm of the challenges, they will have to face the instruction in immediate termination. For many, when talking about educational innovation, they think of technology, networks, or sophisticated systems, however, this is not entirely correct, since it comes from the educational and didactic models of the institutions, passing through teacher training and, finally, in an implementation that may or may not be mediated by technology. But, what are the challenges that are being considered towards 2030? We will mention some of the most relevant. To begin with, teaching methods are one of the most momentous challenges: As a high p...
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How to access scholarships to finance your university studies?

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  Your academic dedication not only helps you get good grades and stand out in the classroom, but it can also help you be part of a scholarship program and receive a discount on your tuition. You are also eligible for this benefit if you dedicate yourself to sports, art or culture, or belong to a minority group (people with special abilities, indigenous, or deprived of liberty). Also, if your financial situation does not allow you to cover university expenses, the UTP has solutions for you. In the following article we clear up all your doubts regarding the scholarship program so that you are clear on how to access them and apply today. What is a scholarship? It is an economic contribution that is granted to students to study or complete their studies. UTPL maintains a scholarship program to give the opportunity to all students, both Modality Onsite as Mode Open and Distance, discounts for paying your tuition. Who are they aimed at? All new students (first cycle) can appl...
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Ten Tips for Surviving the New Labor Normal

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  For many work roles, especially those in the office, the second year of remote or hybrid work with the face-to-face mode began. The Covid-19 pandemic, still active, profoundly modified the corporate organization and even the very concept of productivity. This is the specialty of Laura Mae Martin, who is dedicated to advising Google executives globally on how to be more productive in their jobs, a role that has become key since March 2020. In fact, the tech giant announced that its employees They should not return to their physical positions until at least September 2021, that the "old normal" will no longer return and that the hybrid model will be the future. Martin has been with the company for a little over ten years and began working on productivity issues as a separate project from his role in sales. "Side project" is the name given to these projects in which Google employees can invest up to 20% of their time. The need for training in productivity tools and...
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3 Tips to Save Early for Your Children's Education

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  When you are a parent, one of your top priorities is the education of your children. Thinking about where they will study at university is a very distant idea, but, would you imagine what you could achieve if you started saving to pay for your university studies from a young age? We give you 3 key tips that will help you anticipate paying for your children's future education: 1. Define a goal This step is key because it is in which you will determine when to start saving, for how long to do it, as well as what amount of savings is ideal without affecting the daily expenses of your home. With this in mind, create a budget and make sure it is realistic and reflects your lifestyle. 2. Save early Many parents begin to contemplate paying for their children's college education just as they are choosing college. Proactive parents analyze this from the time their children are young, or even before they are born, since in financial terms it is extremely more convenient. So i...
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5 tips to organize finances

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  We are close to saying goodbye to 2020, a year that has had several challenges for the pocketbook due to the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This week a new version of Cyber Monday, a popular e-commerce event was held and the Christmas offers are beginning to appear with force.   In Defense, Debtors know the importance of taking care of our finances, and closing the year in an orderly manner, that is why they give you some recommendations:   1-Analyze your financial situation: check your income and expenses, since this way you will be able to find out if you have problems and search a solution.   "Many times we are not clear about our expenses, because we do not keep a clear record of what we do with the money. When there is no order and a monthly budget, detecting that something is wrong will be more difficult", says Mario Espinosa.   That the income does not reach us to make ends meet, having to always resort to lines or credi...
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