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	"WAVE" No.29 March 2009 Editorial Topic of the Issue Student protests in Denmark United we stand A new proposal from the Danish government sent shock-waves through the Danish universities. The proposal suggested cutting down the economic support for students - a support that is unique for the Danish system. It resulted in the biggest demonstrations since the 1970's. Students stood together - and in the end, they won... >> Brazilian education system Racial and social quotas help minorities to get into university Until some time before, education system in Brazil was like a funnel: only the richest and whitest students managed to get higher education levels. Students coming from other social groups would have fewer chances to get to the next education level. But that scenario started to change when universities and government decided to intervene on it Job options for the students in Serbia Promotions and Manual Work Most often, students work during those months that immediately follow examination periods. And while some, either due to the nature of the job or some personal organization, work a few days each week; there are also others who work every, or almost every day during their free months, but the time before the exams they spend exclusively studying for them Politics Serbia - a move towards European integration (2) From goal to means It was just in the year of 2007. that Serbia accepted the National Strategy for joining the EU. During last year, about 40 new laws that would prepare the terrain for candidacy were planned, as well as the set of laws that would ease Serbia's way to "white Schengen list". Dinamics of moving forward on that path, as well as differences and obstructions in the Parliament clearly show that Serbia has to make a great effort in order to unify it's regulations with acquis communautaire in a reasonable period of time... >> U.S. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton's visit to Japan Military Bases: From Okinawa to Guam Almost 50 years ago, United States and Japan signed a security alliance which, among other things, allowed the former to have military bases in Japanese territory. These bases are located mainly in the islands of Okinawa, a southern Japanese prefecture. For along time now, Okinawans have requested the United States to return the land back to them. Upon her visit to Japan, Secretary Clinton announced the signature of the Guam International Agreement which will move 8,000 troops out of Okinawa... >> Society Protection of confidential information within EU bodies Spies among us It seems that out of three most important bodies in charge of political leadership of the European Union only the European Commission has noticed the threat of foreign intelligence agents, although Mr. Kidd says - "as we know the European Council has also sent similar note to its staff." In the interview for WAVE magazine the European Council has negated this statement - "The Council has not sent similar note to its employees. Complete staff should pass security training when entering the institution". As for the European Parliament, according to Marjory van den Broeke's, Head of Press Room Unit in Directorate General for Communication, statement it could be concluded that neither this body has been warning about the risks of espionage: "The European Parliament have no comment on those statements of Belgian authorities and the European Commission"... >> Belgrade Open 2009 debate tournament Mental gymnastics To debate means to think very quickly and to handle a lot of different information - on the tournaments, the competitors don't know in advance on which topic thay will debate to , and have only about fifteen minutes to prepare thier speeches. That means that being a good debater, among other things, means to have a broad general education , to know what goes on in the world and constantly do researches. The rest are nuances that can be thought through years of debating... >> Model OSCE Serbia 2009 Negotiation and Diplomacy The goal of this project was to learn about the OSCE through a more realistic and practical approach. Two scenarios, fictional but with elements of truth, were given to the students in December 2008, both concerning the environment. Students then took the roles of Ambassadors of the countries they chose to represent, NGOs which were there to provide expertise on the subjects as well as a voice that was other than the government's, spokespersons which were always present, interviewing and taking notes of the meetings, and of course the OSCE Secretariat, consisting of a Chairperson, Secretary General and Coordinator of Economical and Environmental forum... >> Economics Lindsey crisis in Britain When Britain Sneezes Few weeks ago British workers struck heavily against a 200 million pounds contract signed between Total and IREM, an Italian firm. According to the contract IREM would have employed around 400 non-British workers on a Total oil refinery plant in Scotland, with much resentment of the local and national workforce. European laws clearly speak in favour of the agreement but this episode represents an early symptom of a more acute disease, at a moment when EU political cohesion is running low and disputed European elections are on their way... >> Culture & Arts A short history of Italian comics Little clouds in press It is a fact that in last few years the great classical popular comics have suffered a lot due to the technological advancement and it is no longer the main mean of fun as it used to be in 1970s and 80s. Back then, comics were one of the most available means of written communication and therefore I can say that today there is a crisis in the field of Italian comics. On the other hand, that big crisis and the lack of mass production influenced the authors to produce work of higher quality! The comics are no longer mass produced but it is far from low quality production - said Andrea Plazzi, the curator of the exhibition... >> Interview: Vera Obradović, choreographer The Movement is a Sign "Lada Kapičić, the editor of the drama program at House of Culture Studentski grad, invited me to create the authorship project with which we could apply for the grant that The Belgrade City Hall is awarding every year. The novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is definitely grateful for transposing into choreo-dramatic theatre and that was crucial. As soon as I thought on that piece, I hadn't yet written a project proposal, but I finished with acting cast in my head, that is, I immediately invited Ivan Nikolić, Aleksandar Đinđić, Borjanka Ljumović, Primož Vrhovec and it turned out to be one of their favorite book. That fact by itself had already promised a good and nice work" - Vera Obradović, choreographer... >> Science & Tech Internet and privacy online Facebook's new terms of service The question of privacy online is one of the greatest questions throughout New Age. Many of us were wondering how safe we are while surfing on the web sitting in our chairs, but only recently this thought became public matter. The guilt goes to, as you may assume, Facebook... >> The Italian Blogosphere Who is afraid of the Blogger? The blogosphere needs to be ruled and Italy is looking for its own way. But still echoes between the Italian bloggers the joke of Bernhard Warner, columnist on timesonline, when in 2007 called the blog-killer law a 'geriatric assault on Italy's bloggers by leaders who barely understand word processor'... >> Sport Biathlon world championship 2009 Legends and Future Norway was the most successful country and achieved four gold medals, one silver and three bronze. All the gold medals had legs and sights of the miracle named Bjoerndalen. Now, he is 34, and he wants to compete till Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, 2014. He won three individual races, and was only one circuit far from the victory in the fourth... >> Entertainment Slovenian music scene Success is recorded in Stars "It's not only about talent. I would say that it's much more, as it's recorded in stars. Of course, lots of hard work is required. Many people think that it is enough to be dressed nicely and to get up to the stage, but there is a number of other things must function properly, as well." - says young Slovenian singer Alya... >> and much more in all sections... explore!