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Studying abroad comes with many challenges, which can be difficult for international students to handle. With the rapid increase in foreign studies, establishing unity has become vital in the education system. Diversity cuts across differences in culture, race, ethnic group, etc.
While Unity in diversity seemingly refers to promoting intercultural relations, it has since evolved to encourage multiculturalism and knowledge through self-evaluation. Consider reading an essay on unity with topics and examples to get more unity in diversity information. In addition, many colleges now use information technology to foster a multiracial learning atmosphere in classrooms.
Various research processes also show that international scholars struggle to cope with the new environment due to different factors. Therefore, we will be exploring ways to encourage unity in diversity and its added value to educational systems.
Unity is an essential attribute needed in every environment to aid effective communication and harmony. It promotes a sense of oneness among people. Unity in education depicts the togetherness of sophomores in a classroom environment irrespective of dissimilarities in nationality, race, or religion.
The academic environment often brings people of different cultures together. This mixture is usually evident in tertiary institutions where many international students travel to study.
The central idea of unity within educational settings is an academic environment that combines theoretical knowledge with multicultural understanding. Unity depicts the notion that despite our differences in color, race, tradition, and languages, we are all part of the same humankind and should live in togetherness.
Unity and diversity are two different notions that can ironically function together. The main goal of diversity within unity is to foster harmony within a diverse group of students.
Let’s look at the importance of promoting unity among diverse students.
Many students from foreign countries have reacted to being treated differently based on their cultural backgrounds. This has often led to exclusion from social events and gatherings. However, encouraging intercultural relations among students would help lay a solid foundation in controlling discrimination and ostracization of international students. In addition, unity in classrooms allows people to view each other with a great sense of tolerance and multicultural sensitivity.
Recent studies have shown that encouraging diversity in classrooms helps to foster unity among the students. In addition, this form of study allows them to interact together and could positively affect their performance levels.
Also, exploring various multinational backgrounds has proven to give students a better insight and knowledge on specific subjects. Scholars now have a more comprehensive perception and understanding of different multicultural settings and origins.
Diversity in educational systems often leads to a lack of proper communication due to people’s differences. These differences could serve as a hindrance to an effective learning environment. However, there are ways to achieve harmony in schools.
Here are some methods used in various higher institutions to promote student unity.
Orientation for newcomers and international students is very vital in any academic institution. This program will help them transition into a new phase of their academic life seamlessly and without struggles.
Campuses should provide proper orientation programs for international students to make them feel welcome. It also illustrates an atmosphere of a supportive community.
Social activities in schools often encourage interpersonal relationships among undergraduates. Formulation of student clubs and associations are examples of extra-curricular activities that increase interaction among native and non-native scholars. A good mixture of native and international students in groups will bring a positive bond and communication. Campus activities are also an effective way to promote foreign language skills among foreigners.
Most academic institutions use the English language as the universal form of communication. Nonetheless, linguistic communication is often a common barrier for international students. According to samples from our base, while many international scholars have proven to understand the English language, many of them also admitted to lacking proficiency in the language. This barrier was primarily evident in their oral communication with fellow students and teachers.
International students need all the help they can get in this area. Schools should provide language classes and dedicated conversational tutors to bridge the linguistic barrier between young people.
Many schools today, especially American colleges, focus on the best drawing on unity in diversity. Teachers also play a crucial role in encouraging multicultural learning. While no educational system is perfect, multiracial education remains an effective means of achieving unity in diversity.
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Germany’s exports to Iran rose 12.7 percent year-on-year from January to November 2022 to around 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion), data from the country’s federal statistics office showed.
That exceeded the full-year volume for 2021 of around 1.4 billion euros, but remains a fraction of total exports from Europe’s largest economy, which reached 1.38 trillion euros in 2021.
In a meeting between Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafeie and Chairman of the Board of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA) Michael Schumann in Tehran in last July, the two sides discussed ways of expanding economic relations between the two countries.
In the meeting, Shafeie criticized German government’s restrictions on issuing visa for Iranian businessmen, saying that facilitation of visa issuance is a prerequisite for the expansion of trade ties between the two countries.
Stating that Germany has always been Iran’s first trade partner in Europe, the ICCIMA head said: “After the nuclear deal, Germany was the first country to restart relations with Iran and the volume of trade between the two sides increased by 60 percent in a short time. But after the withdrawal of the U.S. from the JCPOA, the volume of economic exchanges between Iran and Germany decreased by 50 percent.”
He further praised Germany’s efforts for maintaining economic ties with the Islamic Republic and said: “I hope your visit can help activate the commercial capacities of both sides further. Especially with the new situation and the war in Ukraine, cooperation between Iran and Germany can have good results for our region and Europe.”
Shafeie further pointed to the automotive, agriculture, and education sectors as attractive fields for cooperation between the two sides, saying:” We are becoming the hub of automobile manufacturing in the region and we need new technologies in agriculture due to droughts and limited water resources.”
The official noted that ICCIMA is seeking to establish an office in Germany, adding “We are doing our best to increase the volume of trade with Germany. Fortunately, the conditions are better than in the past and it is possible for the delegations to meet in person. I hope that the next meeting of the two countries’ joint economic committee will be held as soon as possible to help the development of trade between the two sides.”
Schumann for his part stated that currently, 1,300 people from different companies and research institutes in Germany are members of BWA, saying: “Our goal is to find emerging markets across the globe. This association helps German companies to find business partners in the world and supports international companies to operate in Germany.”
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The World Bank is concerned that “further adverse shocks” could push the global economy into recession in 2023, with small states especially vulnerable, informs Bloomberg.
The warning is contained in an abstract for the bi-annual “Global Economic Prospects” report due for release and visible on the group’s Open Knowledge Repository website.
Even without another crisis, global growth this year “is expected to decelerate sharply, reflecting synchronous policy tightening aimed at containing very high inflation, worsening financial conditions, and continued disruptions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” the World Bank said.
“Urgent global and national efforts” are needed to mitigate the risk of such a downturn as well as debt distress in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), where investment growth is expected to remain below the average of the past two decades, the Washington-based lender said.
“It is critical that EMDE policy makers ensure that any fiscal support is focused on vulnerable groups, that inflation expectations remain well anchored, and that financial systems continue to be resilient,” it said.
Similar demands have been made by central bankers from around the world as they aggressively raise interest rates to ease price pressures while governments support businesses and households by containing energy costs.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva started 2023 with a warning that the world faces “a tough year, tougher than the year we leave behind.” One-third of the global economy will be in recession because the US, the EU and China are all slowing down simultaneously, she told CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ in an interview.
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Greece’s strong economic rebound from the COVID-19 crisis is being put to the test by surging energy and food prices and renewed global uncertainty, according to a new OECD report.
The latest OECD Economic Survey of Greece says continued policy reforms over recent years have been a key factor behind the country’s robust post-pandemic recovery and have put the economy in a stronger position to face current headwinds.
GDP has returned to pre-pandemic levels, helped by effective government support, a revival in tourism and exports, and improved investor and consumer confidence. Employment growth has been strong, creating over a quarter of a million new jobs since before the start of the pandemic, reducing the unemployment rate to a 12-year low of 11.6%.
To sustain the recovery, the Survey recommends to better allocate public spending, strengthen public revenues, improve the functioning of the labour market and keep up efforts to create a more dynamic business sector.
“Greece’s robust and targeted policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic secured a strong and rapid recovery. The government’s ‘Greece 2.0’ recovery plan is already laying the strong foundations for Greece’s ability to tackle future challenges,” OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said, presenting the Survey alongside Greek Prime Minister Kyriákos Mitsotákis. “Ensuring the ambitious reform and investment agenda is fully implemented will help to further improve opportunities for businesses and households and will be essential for the Greek economy to navigate past the current headwinds towards a path of sustainable growth.”
Structural reforms are the key to continued economic and social progress, the Survey says, as high energy and other key commodity prices, especially since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, are slowing Greece’s recovery. Inflation peaked at 12.1% in October 2022 – its highest rates in 25 years – which is weakening demand, delaying investment and setting back recent gains in purchasing power for households. GDP growth is expected to moderate from 5.1% in 2022 to near 1% in 2023 and recover to approach 2% in 2024.
To buffer the inflation shock, the government has expanded energy and fuel price subsidies. This has, however, delayed the return of the primary budget surplus to its medium-term target of 1.5% to 2% of GDP, which weighs on Greece’s ability to access less expensive financing for investment.
While reducing high rates of poverty, the Greek economy still leaves many people behind, the Survey says. The share of youth in work lags other OECD countries, despite recent improvements. Legal reforms are improving gender equality but, in practice, and despite progress, relatively few women earn an income from work. Greece benefits less than it could from the skills of its foreign-born workforce, even as employers across a growing number of sectors report increasing difficulties recruiting staff.
The government’s ‘Greece 2.0’ reform and investment plan for 2021-26 aims to address many of the economic challenges facing the country through measures to improve the business climate, advance digitalisation, support the green economy transition and improve training and skills. The Survey says realising the full potential of the plan will require concerted effort to improve how the public sector operates and delivers but, if well implemented, it will substantially raise growth prospects and incomes.
The Survey sets out a number of recommendations to help sustain the recovery, raise incomes, and achieve the transition to a net zero emission economy.
They include keeping debt-to-GDP ratios on a downward path by returning the primary budget balance to surplus from 2023 and to better allocate funding to areas that support economic growth such as education, infrastructure, and active labour market policies.
Promoting flexible work arrangements and encouraging young fathers to take-up the new paid paternity leave would encourage more women to get jobs, including in areas where skills are in short supply. Engaging more adults in higher-quality retraining programmes can ensure that the workforce has the skills to make the most of the opportunities offered by the digital and green transitions.
Continued efforts to foster banks’ health, by clearing remaining non-performing loans and rebuilding their capital bases, are needed to finance private investment and sustain economic growth. Encouraging firms’ investment and growth are important to ensuring a stronger economy over the longer-term.
With a special focus on achieving the transition to a net zero emission economy, the Survey points out that greenhouse gas emissions remain significant in Greece. Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources will require energy consumers to invest and adapt. Transforming the energy system cost-effectively will be essential given the large investment needs of the transition to net zero.
The Survey identifies and discusses three key policies that could make substantial cuts to Greece’s greenhouse gas emissions – higher and more consistent prices for CO2 emissions, housing renovations, and making public transport more attractive.
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