Euros for living; Dollars for spending!
February 29, 2008
Today the Euro has reached its maximum in history exchanging at 1.51 dollars, the US currency therefore continues its three-week devaluation. Read more
Barcelona preparing for this year’s Formula 1
February 27, 2008
Barcelona is once again getting ready for its annual Formula One race in their Montmeló Circuit de Catalunya. This year’s edition of the grand prix promises to leave us breathless and the pilots guarantee they will leave us mouth open. Read more
13 million spectactors followed the debate Rajoy vs. Zapatero
February 27, 2008
8.017.000 spectators followed yesterday’s debate on TVE1 between the candidates for the presidency, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy. Read more
Javier Bardem makes history!
February 25, 2008
The Spanish actor Javier Bardem received the Oscar for best secondary actor, and it is the first time a Spanish actor achieves this. He dedicated it, amongst others, to his mother (Pilar Bardem) and to his country. “I will need a lot of whiskeys to assimilate this!” he declared. Read more
Only 3 out of 10 students actually graduate
February 25, 2008
Only half of the Spanish students that register at university actually finish their studies. The book “La Universidad en la encrucijada: Europa y EEUU” who was written by researchers of the Universidad del País Vasco and directed by Pello Salaburu, offers information about different university systems to help improve the functioning of the educational system in Europe, especially in Spain. Read more
Spanish graduates earning a misery
February 23, 2008
The salary of Spanish University graduates is amongst the lowest in Europe, according to a study presented by ANECA (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación). Moreover, the Spanish students are amid the least satisfied with their studies; only 50% of them would redo the same career, and in the same University. Read more
AVE - Finally!
February 20, 2008
The majority of the 100 passengers on the first journey of the new and controversial AVE this morning who were consulted by Europa Press were travelling for professional reasons. The other 50 passengers were journalists who were covering the event. Read more
Languages against Xenophobia
February 19, 2008
42% of the Spanish population speaks English “badly or very badly” and only 23% can “converse correctly”, a new study reveals. Languages still seem to be the pending subject in Spain’s educational system. Read more
Spanish universities go WiFi
February 19, 2008
All Spanish public universities will have WiFi at the start of the next school year in 85% of their surface thanks to the “Campus en Red” initiative. Read more
The Future in Mobile Phones
February 15, 2008
Most people come to Barcelona to gaze at the remarkable architecture and enjoy the extraordinary Spanish “tapas”. This week, the influx of people was due to Barcelona being the host to the 3GSM World Congress–the biggest trade show for GSM cell phones, networks, and related technologies–filled the town. Read more
