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Be wise & have fun24 10 things to do to change your life Dash & Dot wonder workshop Ozobot / MaKey MaKey Quote from Adele

programs at aIu25 Bachelor of Advertising

About us aIu: Who we are27 General information Accreditation The AIU difference Mission & Vision Organizational Structure28 School of Business and Economics School of Science and Engineering29 School of Social and Human Studies Online Library Resources30 Education on the 21st century AIU service

In touch aIu News 4 notes 5 Graduates of the month

student space 7 Testimonials 8 Essay by nilani Ljunggren De Silva11 Interview with Sidónio Cipriano Turra12 Univertsity, student and company

Learning Education + culture15 3 basic differences / A leg to stand on

science + Technology16 Lab wormhole/ Put out fire with sound

art + Design17 Before they pass away / Programmable materials

Body + mind + spirit19 Eat to sleep / The science of stress Room for healing ceremonies

Environment20 Tokyo salad / First airport to go solar

Human + animal Rights21 Women protecting rhinos / Be a voice for dolphins

August 22, 2015. One of our graduates, Joseph Bossip wrote his

thesis on: “Major Impediments to the Development of Papua New Guinea. Non-Commu-nicable Diseases (Lifestyle Disease), High Illiteracy Rate, Corruption and Landowner Compensation (Conflict)”, which he developed during his studies at AIU and it has been published as an e-book through Grin Publishing. In addition, it is available for purchase through amazon.com

Read his work here:www.grin.com/profile/1137071/phd-joseph-bossip

Joseph Bossip completed both a Masters and Doctorate program in Project Manage-ment at AIU.

Republic of Equatorial Guinea).He states: “I feel very proud

because I know without a doubt that the knowledge acquired through AIU will bring me enough baggage to carry this responsibility successfully.”

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August 30, 2015. AIU graduate and academic advisor, Dr. Ita-mar Rogovsky, is recognized in the 37th Journal of the Catalan Association Direction of Hu-man Resources of Spain for his activities.

This issue of the magazine reports the official constitution of the Study Circle Alumni who will participate in the Interna-tional Seminar on Organization-al Development and Consulting Process that Dr. Rogovsky has been teaching since 2001.

The journal announces the opening of the XIV promotion of this international seminar

which is taught in the Catalan language in Barcelona.

It also informs about the Master Class of Professor Rogovsky which was attended by a large audience of profes-sionals and academics in the Macaya Palace of the Funda-cion Caixa Bank, that verse on eco-leadership based processes of the eco-systems.

Finally, the association gave away the book “The Stupid-ity of Organizations” by Enric Lado and Igor Goienetxea, International Seminar partici-pants, which was introduced by Dr. Rogovsky.

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September 6, 2015. Patricio Tobachi Meñé has recently graduated and obtained his Bachelors degree in Project Management at AIU.

On August 25, he was ap-pointed as Director of Hu-man Resources of GEPETROL (national Oil Company of the

Graduated with Honors

Julián Cupaque ChilhuesoMaster of Science

Agricultural EngineeringCUM lAUDE

September, 2015. This graduate student completed the majority of the require-ments to obtain honors which included a 4.0 GPA, published works, recommendation from their advisor, patent a prod-uct, etc. Congratulations!

Robert John Ashdown SmithBachelor of Science

ElEctrical EnginEEringBotSwana

Olusegun Emmanuel AfolabiDoctor of PSychology

clinical PsychologyBotSwana

Kanyembo Francis ChiweleMaSter of Political Science

EconomicsBrazil

Djamen Kouptoudji RaoulDoctor of PhiloSoPhy

markEtingcaMeroon

Iván Gilberto Ruiz ParedesBachelor of PSychology

PsychothEraPy chile

Carlos Humberto Bulla RodríguezDoctor of PhiloSoPhy

FinancEcoloMBia

Marlen Zapata GilDoctor of Science

FinancEcoloMBia

Jorge Enrique Pulido ForeroBachelor of Science

architEcturEcoloMBia

Leonardo Andres Salgado RamirezMaSter of financePublic managEmEnt

coloMBia

Mauricio Garcia AlejoDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationcoloMBia

Julián Cupaque ChilhuesoMaSter of Science

agricultural EnginEEringcoloMBia

Orlando Sepulveda CelyBachelor of Science

civil EnginEEringcoloMBia

Laura Alejandra Martinez RodriguezBachelor of PSychology

PsychologycoloMBia

Carlos Fernando Angel MahechaDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

markEtingcoloMBia

Olivier Mumbere MuhongyaDoctor of PhiloSoPhyProjEct managEmEnt

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Bisimwa Nsibula Zahinda Jean PaulDoctor of PhiloSoPhy

Public hEalthcongo

Krunoslav MartinjakBachelor of Science

ElEctrical EnginEEringcroatia

Juan HernándezDoctor of Science

mathEmaticsDoMinican rePuBlic

Zoraida Del Carmen Estévez JáquezDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationDoMinican rePuBlic

Santiago José Muñoz TapiaDoctor of SciencegEological sciEncE

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Paul Antonio Rios ShuntaBachelor of Science

mEchanical EnginEEringecuaDor

Jose Miguel Olomo Abia NzangBachelor of PuBlic finance

FinancEequatorial guinea

Hussein Ambo DubieDoctor of PhiloSoPhydEvEloPmEnt studiEs

ethioPia

Tasheena Maccow ThomasDoctor of PhiloSoPhyhEavy drug addiction

france

Victorino SapaloMaSter of Science

mathEmaticsangola

Hector Enrique QuinterosBachelor of BuSineSS anD econoMicS

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Ivan Walter Arnold TorrezDoctor of Science

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Joao BalieiraMaSter of BuSineSS ManageMent

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Antonio Julio da SilvaBachelor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

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Graduates Graduates

This month we have graduates from: Afghanistan · Angola · Argentina · Bolivia · Botswana · Brazil · Cameroon · Chile · Colombia · Congo · Croatia · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Equatorial Guinea · Ethiopia · France · Gambia · Ghana

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Gregorio Gutiérrez CamposBachelor of Science

ElEctromEchanical EnginEEringPerú

Víctor Raúl Valdivia NietoBachelor of Science

industrial EnginEEringPerú

Julio Ernesto Valdez CardenasMaSter of Science

archEologyPerú

Hilda Nélida Ortiz GarcíaDoctor of PSychology

Public hEalthPuerto rico

William Nzitubundi SendiheDoctor of eDucation

aPPliEd linguisticsrwanDa

Peter KalimbaDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationrwanDa

Mohamed Mahadi Madani KhalifaBachelor of Science

EducationSauDi araBia

Ng Tiac WooBachelor of Science

bactEriologySingaPore

Abdiqani Mohamed HaashiBachelor of Science

Political sciEncESoMalia

Abdalla Komi KodiDoctor of PhiloSoPhy

Educational managEmEntSuDan

William M. MabulaMaSter of Science

gEoPhysicstanzania

Peter Alexander RoosenschoonBachelor of Science

Zoologyuae

Linus Teku FonDoctor of PhiloSoPhyindustrial EnginEEring

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Juan Leopoldo Guallpa GuallpaBachelor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationuSa

Gabriela R. Basualdo-ThinakaranBachelor of Science

PsychologyuSa

Tahani A Gebril OmarBachelor of engliSh language

linguisticsuSa

Lourdes Victoria Puente JijónBachelor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationuSa

Pedro SalasBachelor of Science

mEchanical EnginEEringvenezuela

Charles ZimbaBachelor of Science

Printing managEmEntzaMBia

Taringana Casper NyaguraDoctor of PhiloSoPhy

intErnational aFFairs & mEdia studiEsziMBaBwe

Gambiza CathrineDoctor of PhiloSoPhy

sociologyziMBaBwe

Angeline GuvamombeDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationziMBaBwe

Siaka CoulibalyDoctor of PhiloSoPhyindustrial Economics

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Luis Alfonso Natividad Beltran del RioDoctor of Science

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Ronald de Jesús Guido UrbinaDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationnicaragua

Ariel Alcibiades Torres VargasBachelor of Science

hydroElEctric EnginEEringPanaMá

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Nancy Ana I. Osorio De La PeñaBachelor of Science

PsychologyPerú

Félix Antonio Salcedo FerrerBachelor of Science


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Obed Tachi MensahBachelor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

managEmEntghana

Richmond AnyimiahBachelor of Science

civil EnginEEringghana

Hayford DansoDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss managEmEntghana

James TsyokploBachelor of Science

businEss administrationghana

Nana Owusu - AfariDoctor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss administrationghana

Alejandrina Estrada GuzmanBachelor of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

businEss managEmEnthonDuraS

Jose Rene Rodriguez CoreaMaSter of BuSineSS aDMiniStration

administration and FinancEhonDuraS

David Kipkosgei KorirBachelor of SciencerEnEwablE EnErgy

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Michel G. NajmDoctor of Science

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· Guatemala · Honduras · Kenya · Lebanon · Lesotho · México · Nicaragua · Panamá · Perú · Puerto Rico · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Somalia · Sudan · Tanzania · UAE · United Kingdom · USA · Venezuela · Zambia · Zimbabwe

various courses and degrees in the world. I have never seen such a friendly off campus distance learning meth-ods supported by the latest user-friendly technology. The advisor and the tutor of AIU happened to be so friendly.

...Since I have had the chance

to leverage my previous stud-ies while doing some training in public health I wanted to complete my learning. My future plan is to transfer my experience, skills and lessons to the next generation public health students through interacting and teaching and that fully matched with my career plan.

With the above experience and lessons I would sincerely urge to all who wants to pur-sue career keeping their job, since job is also important to support financing the imple-mentation of someone’s career plan. The AIU is complete different environment with diverse resources which is up to a student who wants to tap degrees for their career growth and potentials.

Finally I would like to sincerely thank AIU for giving me this op-portunity to write my experience of pursing the graduation leading to degrees at the AIU. One should try as this course

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Michael SeikanoPhD in Sports Science July 12, 2015

“I have experienced that AIU has wonderful staff

members who are always willing to assist students who encounters some problems along their studies. The staff members are very patient and they quickly refer the student to the appropriate section where they cannot assist. This to me means that at AIU, the staff members know exactly what they are doing and what their institution is doing. They know all the services offered by their different sections and the services offered by their colleagues and this makes their job easier because they can quickly direct a student who needs some assistance.

At AIU, the students work at their own pace without being put under pressure. The student is given all the courses in each phase so that he/she can determine his pace in his work. The student has to en-sure that he/she does his/her

is cheaper than any other Universities.Read full text: aiu.edu/TestimonialsNew.as

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Joseph TegueDoctor of Project Management September 6, 2015

“AIU came at times when I badly needed a uni-

versity where I could complete my doctoral degree in project management and future plans while looking after my family and job simultaneously.

... I have experienced that AIU has wonderful staff mem-bers who are always willing to assist the student who en-counters some problems along his studies. The staff members are very patient and they quickly refer the student to the appropriate section where they cannot assist.

This means that at AIU, the staff members know exactly what they are doing and what their institution is doing. ...

I could never have fin-ished this program without the self-paced format. I am a busy professional. Thus one of the greatest advantages I found was that one was able to study at their pace and im-portantly tailor their curricu-lum to subjects relevant to their work. This was a thrill as it allowed one to fully appre-ciate the theory and practice the lessons learned in their work. The efficient support system from the university was excellent as the AIU team kept the students motivated to study as they readily provided the assistance one required as well as support in all the phases.

I am grateful for the oppor-tunity to study with this uni-versity and do wish to thank the School Board and manage-ment for the scholarship given at the start of the course. The flexible tuition payment sys-tem made it easier for me to meet the costs for the course. Added to that, access to the rich resource/library made learning a pleasure as one was able to easily find literature on the various disciplines. I am proud to be one of the gradu-ates from AIU. ...Read full text: aiu.edu/TestimonialsNew.asp

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school work and at the same time pay his tuition fee. To me this helps students to develop a high level of responsibility in what they do.

Assistance to the students is offered 24 hours a day at AIU. Any time I called, I would be told to hang up and soon I would be called back and as-sisted immediately. AIU is the best university I have studied at so far.

Thank you all for the won-derful assistance you have given me as a student in your university.

Munir AhmedMasters in Public Health August 22, 2015

“Let me express my deep-est gratitude to the AIU

authority for the enormous support and excellent en-vironment created to com-plete my course. I’ve had the rare opportunity to study at the AIU and enhancing my knowledge and skills in order to upgrade my career. There are lots of Universities offering

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Are we losing our psychological pliability and mental immunity?Part 1/2 | By nilani Ljunggren De Silva | Advisor - AIU

Similar statistics bear a resemblance to many

countries in the West. none western countries are follow-ing in the same trajectory. Our society is suffering from all kinds of neurotic behav-iour and today’s average society in most developed world, spending on mental health care much more than any other sicknesses. How come we have not analysed

this upsurge in order to find answers to reduce such?

Answers to emotional set-backs and most minor mental illness are sought through—psychopharmaceuticals, rather Medicalisation the mind. Drugs are chemicals to alter brain environment, and they give quick answers, but least care that rightly deserves and meanwhile pharmaceutical companies are making huge

A recent meta-analytic study esti-mated that about 27 percent, which is equal to 82.7 million of the adult EU population, 18-65 years of age, is or has been affected by at least one mental disorder in the past 12 months and about one third of them had more than one mental disorder.

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The above background briefly explains some of the reasons, perhaps, why we are prone to a more discontented, disoriented and dissatisfied. We are more susceptible to cognitive disso-nance today than never before.

To make matters worse, we are also members of a world society full of paradoxes. We have built magnificent and most secure urban centres full with skyscrapers, highways, runaways, 3-D, 4-D high-tech urban cyber nuclei and also have made mass destruction weapons capable of destroying them totally in matter of few seconds. We have produced great wealth, yet excruciating poverty in the world makes societies paralysed; our emo-tional morals are in some ways affected, as we human by nature are naturally chained with others, and fear and pain in one region affect the people collectively, albeit involun-tarily and unconsciously.

The digital communities such as social media, twenty-four hour news, effectively

keep us on alert on the desti-tute, calamities and cruelties’ around the world. When those pains of others portray virtually we cannot help becoming psy-chologically part of them. That means whether it be poverty, cruelty, tyranny and hypocrisy at home or elsewhere, they psychologically affect us in various ways in our days than any other epochs in the past.

We also have developed a better moral consensus along human rights, equal oppor-tunities, embracing of differ-ences, equity and building awareness to stop the demar-cations of human along race, class, gender, and other social attributes. yet our ego turns tyrant to others who look dif-ferent to us and have different beliefs and lifestyles. We have become more judgmental of others, and also victims of ste-reotypes. In the sense, we are more divided, biased and our minds are tearing apart.

The divorce rate is rising in the West and in the rest of the world divorces take in many

shapes and shades without having to officially register di-vorce. All has altered the family concept. The family virtues no longer fostered or fostered differently and social capital and affection-orientation once work as a psychological filter within communities are chal-lenged. The world, particularly urban dwellers, which is in-creasing in number, the idea of extended family, social capital, social cohesion that were once worked as an emotional blan-ket do not exist today.

According to some, States that have taken some kind of a big brother role, particularly

in welfare societies where I come from —that has the world highest divorce rate—pinpointed that State inter-ference is one of the reasons family system is breaking. The state interference was a hu-manitarian sentiment towards children also women, and seen as a necessity; however, increasing State interference has disempowered parents, particularly the father. The biological purpose of the father is to protect children during their years of depen-dence. When the biological function is taken over by the State, the father diminution in

profits. The sad scenario is, it does not look like we will climb to a new state of con-sensus or an elevated state of treatment in the near future, although changes towards that direction can keep the escalat-ing psychological problems in human societies and human personalities at bay.

Humans are indeed different from all other species; while animals are satisfied with a modicum of necessity and mostly live in the present, we, humans, seem to have never been satisfied until we reached some higher good. We are also the only creature that drags along the past, and struggle through the present hoping for a better future. In doing so, we mostly live in the past or in the future and/or juggling in between and the feelings of pressure of limitations that are wearing us down. Con-versely, societies’ go through far-reaching changes and at times it is hard to keep it up with constant vicissitudes that are taking place around us.

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the early evolutionary history is taking many deviations. In some areas we are becoming super sophisticated, manu-facturing even robots that can measure Mars atmosphere. But with all these technolo-gies we are forgetting the significance of emotional acumen that needs to keep the human species going forward. Our collective emotions are becoming fragmented and affective disorders in societies are buttressing.

Today our elders and young children are under the care of the State, while we work hard

and subsidise the welfare pro-cess through a tax system, we also wrongfully expect State to take more responsibilities of our elders and young chil-dren. Then again education institutes today are mainly function to prepare youngsters for the labour market. In such context, character building: ethics, compassion, rights and obligations, which were part and parcel of these institu-tions once, today, have pushed to the periphery and social and emotional acumens that one need for successful life were neglected. Those who

are not fortunate with welfare, grapple around with alterna-tive arrangements. To support these arrangements they have to work extra hours, stress level is on the increase. The stress chemicals change the texture of the body anatomy, brain is in this case remain most vulnerable and affect-ing our emotional resilient. Meanwhile, our children get less time with us parents and the quality of time invariably affected by level of stress.

What I have mentioned above is a tip of the iceberg of growing paradoxes of today’s societies. As a result, our collective lives are haunted by ‘ontological’ insecurities, albeit, without us being con-sciously aware of it. Insecuri-ties and fears stir our minds and manifest in different ways, affecting our state of mind (psychology) and state of being (philosophy). We are becoming emotionally vulner-able, prone to psychological ups and downs and in some case susceptible to psycho-somatic sicknesses. A stress related mental disorders are

on the increase in almost all societies, in Sweden where I live situation is becoming unbearable and ‘pills’ have be-come the escape. We are los-ing our psychological pliability and our mental immunity and what more! The capacity to deal with upheavals in life is approaching a tipping point. To make matters even worst the answers are increasingly sought by medicalization of the human mind.

Against these backgrounds, a well-deserved journey into present day psychology of practice will be able to light up some of the glowing coal hidden under grey ashes and I am glad for making it my business. The writing of this volume, I believe is a good start to debunk plethora of areas that need attention and caution. This in fact, will help particularly; those who work in the area to navigate better out of crowding problems. As mentioned, deconstruction of existing knowledge to deal with complexities of today’s re-ality starts from looking at the psychology of practice today.

the functions of father losses his raison d’etre. The gloomy stories from foster homes, lack of involvement of fathers in upbringing of children, single moms juggling between work and home, all have an effect on children’s psychology and medication of minds of young adults are on the increase and all such have a toxic effect.

The communities have become less cooperative, less contentment and suspicious. Social virtues and emotional bonds, compassion and care once chained us humans together in all walks of life in

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“Ignorance is the source of all evil”Sidónio, how has the learning process based in Andragogy impacted your life profession-ally and personally?

It is said that God writes straight on crooked lines. Edu-cated at the cost of some “fla-vor” of sacrifice and “spiced” with hunger and “thirst” for knowledge. It can be hard to understand but in my com-munity, poverty of knowledge

is real. The sources of wis-dom and knowledge have not always been near me and AIU wisely opens the door for people of all ages and occupa-tions. A nice experience, very laborious but with assistance at all levels. I could reconcile work, studies and family in an andragogical way.

what made you decide to enroll at AIU?

The decision has been just to learn the techniques that allowed me to contribute with some effectiveness in my com-munity. At first, there were dis-cordant voices around, telling me that this was not credible. But the first contacts were very tentative established, creating in me confidence, which later became love.

Academically speaking, tell us the level of AIU, compared to other universities.

The students themselves take responsibility for their program. Choosing what you want is useful for yourself and the community which you intends to help. The student leaves to the institution the task of monitoring such

effectively designed curricu-lum. The best thing is to adapt the program to the student’s reality. That’s what makes AIU different, competent, effective modern and one of the best universities in plain sight.

was it easy for you to do your program by yourself?

It was not very easy, spe-cially for the qualitative and quantitative requirements of the Academic Depart-ment, but constant supervi-sion lead me to redouble my efforts in a pleasurable way. Also, the timely availability of my tutors, supervisors and counselors made the tasks become easy for an achiev-able program. The information related to each field of knowl-edge offered at the online library helped me complete the course effectively.

How will your degree help you in your career?

My degree, earned at AIU, began to be implemented immediately following the first lessons, the first trials. It started helping as soon as I set out to perform such task. My career is being facilitated by the contribution of more

knowledge of how to be, and having a know-how of quality and efficiency. The degree obtained helps me to help. But the credit can not and should not be attributed only to me but to the whole team: AIU, teachers, family, my students, colleagues... everybody.

I’ve got many and varied achievements not necessar-ily limited to the material life. For example, the recognition by the Mozambican State has been the largest and most worthy accomplishment and after the recognition by the institutions that have the gall to help contribute. The rec-ognition from my colleagues and especially my family has been the greatest achieve-ment and accountability. I keep watching some areas of knowledge with frequent

Interview with Sidónio Cipriano Turra, AIU graduate

sidónio cipriano turrais a graduate from Mozambique.

He has already completed a Post Doctorate in Communica-

tion Sciences and is studying another in Educational Psychol-

ogy. Currently, he works at the Pedagogical University of Mozambique - Delegation of Nampula, Campus Napipine.

travel, research and teaching.

How do you feel as a mentor in your community?

I should feel happy and ful-filled. But not right now. This is something I have to do. I feel I have not yet fulfilled my mission. However, I have pio-neered the forest and left the trail for many others can have the same opportunity and luck I had. Believe it or not, there are many people in the world living with very little informa-tion as it is in my community, and this can make room for large social conflicts, misun-derstandings and wars. “Igno-rance is the source of all evil” says Plato. Better-educated people generate less sources of conflict outbreak. Unfortu-nately, for my community this consciousness came late.

By Dr. Rosa Hilda Lora M. Advisor at AIU / [email protected]

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We are living in a society that seems not know

where we are going; the prom-ised progress by the Enlighten-ment seems not to arrive or rather the route in which we are going is not the one that will provide welfare for all.

For those who can work, not all of them will achieve gainful employment; for those who can study, at the end of their university studies do not have their jobs secured;

companies apart from the costs of the technology they should develop to be on the market; States cannot organize their societies for the welfare of all and the distri-bution and conservation of natural resources seems that nobody knows what to do.

During the Enlightenment it was developed what would be the basis of industrial so-ciety: The University, because it was considered that with the development of science everything was insured.

Today universities are torn between its three basic func-tions: transmitters of culture, originators of civilization and developers of science and technology. Also torn between powerful groups: the

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State that cannot provide all the resources they need and to international groups that constitute the global society.

With trade globalization we reached world globalization, so as a result of globalization we have the creation of a global culture that allows the demand for these products in global way.

nothing seems to guaran-tee welfare, nothing seems to guarantee a job.

Where is the solution?What have we done with

our natural world?

What did we done to in-dustrial development?

What have we done with life at all levels?

Morin says: “We are in the yet to come, and the yet to come involves past, present and future. Recall again that each one of us has a plural-ity of life, their own life, their life of their related, the life of society, the life of humanity, the life of life. Everyone lives to keep the past alive, living in the present, give life to the future”. Morin (2011, p. 87).

According to Morin what

we are up to is to live the past, culture; the life of human-ity, creating civilization, which means contributing to the development of sci-ence and technology; and life itself where the physi-cal and spiritual welfare are accommodated.

If all the above should be for all the lives that we live, what happens to us it seems that we walk in reverse.

Where to start the task each day becomes larger.

The answer lies in the way we’ve done it all.

The first should be to create a sustainable world where we have the resources that nature gave us and with whom we finish product development anyway.

Each of us, of the thousand ways that are possible, can and must contribute to have goods for everyone. Teach those who have less train-ing and knowledge of how to grow and maintain the products which are the basis of our life; grow the natural world that gives us life.

What do we do with uni-versities and students?

Develop Curriculum De-signs that foster knowledge of life in all its aspects, so that students can create their own groups that are source of employment, with everything to be organized, so that we have the life of welfare for all we are entitled. Life Well-ness means learning to live with the required resources instead of waste we have created with marketing; buy what we need and avoid su-perfluous for others to have a

chance of a decent life.With companies, what do

we do? In the creation of our

company we can teach our forming group the use of resources and the generation of sustainability of our way of life and for life. Also teach all around us, by our example, to buy necessities no longer be subject to marketing and forcing companies to think several times to create their advertising campaigns to in-duce us to buy what then they make us to ask to ourselves: why I bought this?

We have much work to do ahead of us!

We must get down to work, or our life, the life of our peo-ple and the life of our society will increase in the chaos in which we live.

Some people say, but from chaos come order, but it can happen that the new order is given when we are already part of the past.

We will build this present, which is what is here and now!

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1. No janitors. In Japan, industrious students and teachers roll up their sleeves and spend a few minutes every day mopping the floors, clapping eras-ers, and even scrubbing the toilets. Which means that students wouldn’t dream of putting gum under their chair or doodling on the desks. Watch video: youtu.be/qLo0phnh-kA

2. lunch. At Japanese elementary and junior high schools, students and teachers forgo cafeterias, instead eat-ing all together at their desks in the classroom. Everyone eats the exact same meal, which is prepared by

lunch ladies and served by students who take turns, and schools require even the pickiest of eaters to finish every last bite.

3. No substitutes. Leaving 30 teen-agers unsupervised in a classroom would be the stuff of nightmares in an American high school, but that’s exactly what happens when a teacher calls in sick in Japan. Japanese second-ary schools rarely use substitutes; instead, students are trusted to study quietly and independently. Source: Text by Ellen Freeman. mentalfloss.comImage: japanesehslife.wordpress.com

3 basic differences

A Leg to Stand On“Without music I should wish to die,” the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote in a 1920 letter to a friend.

between schools in the U.S. and Japan

One fateful afternoon half a century later,

beloved British neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) –a Millay of the mind, a lover of poetry, and a scientist of enormous spiritual exuberance– came to live this sentiment as more than a dramatic hyperbole.

In his superb 1984 mem-oir A Leg to Stand On, Dr. Sacks tells the story of an extraordinary experience he had atop a norwegian mountain a decade earlier, on “an afternoon of pe-culiar splendor, earth and air conspiring in beauty, radiant, tranquil, suffused in serenity,” many miles from the nearest human being –an experience in which the only thing that stood between him and his death was music; an experience that brought him not merely near death but in an intimate tango with it danced to the sound of life itself.

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A Leg to Stand On by Oliver Sacks

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Two engineering students at George Mason University have

found a way to use sound waves to quash fires and have built a type of extinguisher using what they hope will revolutionize fire fighting technology. Viet Tran a computer engineering ma-jor and Seth Robertson, an electrical engineering major, chose to investi-gate the possibility of using sound to put out fires as a senior research proj-ect and now believe they have found something that might really work.

Prior research has shown that sound waves can impact fires, and other researchers, such as those working for DARPA a couple of years ago, even investigated the possibility of using sound to put out fires, but thus far, no sound based extinguish-ers have been built and sold as a means to stop fires. The research by

the duo at GMU might change that.The two students built a portable

device capable of focusing the pres-sure waves directly at a fire. It is com-posed of an amplifier, a power source and a collimator made out of card-board tube (for focusing the waves). The result is a reasonably small fire extinguisher that works without the use of water or chemicals. Read more: phys.org/news/2015-03-students.html#jCp

Put out fire with sound

Researchers in Spain have created a tiny magnetic wormhole for the

first time ever, and they’ve used it to connect two regions of space so that a magnetic field can travel ‘invisibly’ be-tween them. Before you get too excited, this isn’t the same as the gravitational wormholes that allows humans to travel rapidly across space in science fiction TV shows and films such as Star Trek, and Interstellar, and it’s not able to transport matter. But the physicists managed to create a tunnel that allows a magnetic field to disappear at one point, and then reappear at another,

which is still a pretty huge deal.A wormhole is a tunnel that con-

nects two places in the Universe. So far scientists have simulated this process, but are nowhere near creating a gravitational wormhole, as it would require us to create huge amounts of gravitational energy –something we don’t yet know how to do. But what physicists are good at is generating and manipulating electromagnetic energy, and so the team from the Autonomous University of Barcelona decided to see if they could build a magnetic wormhole in the lab instead.

New lab wormholeMagnetic wormhole connecting two regions

of space created for the first time

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tographer Jimmy Nelson (Sevenoaks, Kent, England, 1967) travelled the world to document some of the most fantastic indigenous cultures left on the planet today. He wanted to discover how the rest of the world is threaten-ing to change their way of life forever. But most importantly, he wanted to create an ambi-tious aesthetic photographic document that would stand the test of time.

Visit: www.beforethey.com Watch video: youtu.be/wYcjGdFiJi4

Clockwise from top left: Banna, Ethiopia. Maori, New Zealand. Jimmy Nelson. Kazakh, Mongolia. Asaro, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

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Programmable materials

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We’ve seen the remarkable

programmable materi-als coming out of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab for years —things like mag-netic chairs that could snap together in a fish tank, or textiles that could flex themselves into various shapes— but it’s always been research-level work.

now, the lab has teamed up with Wood-Skin to produce a table that slides out of a flat pack box and, within seconds, pops into shape with no screws, nails, or glue re-quired. On display at last weeks Salone Del Mobile furniture fair in Milan, it’s rated to hold up to 220 lbs of weight. And the best part? It’s consumer-ready.

“I’m happy to say what we have in our hands is more than a prototype,” explains Wood-Skin’s Giulio Masotti. “It’s an actual product that could be on sale tomorrow.”

For now, the duo has created a single table. But the core physics and materi-als at play —what the team calls a series of “smart hinges” that snap structures into place— could be implemented with other furniture.

“We’re creating a new design gram-mar made of hinges. It works a little like origami,” Masotti explains. “If you

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understand the grammar, you can de-sign any type of furniture you want —a chair, lamp, or bookshelf.”

Images: Wood-Skin S.r.l, Self-Assembly Lab, MITFind out more: www.fastcodesign.com/3045040/mits-self-assembling-table-could-change-the-way-you-build-ikea-furniture

During the 1950s

Austrian-Canadi-an physician and physiologist Hans Selye pioneered the notion of stress as we know it today, draw-ing the scientific

community’s attention to the effects of stress on physical health and popular-izing the concept around the world.

But no researcher has done more to illuminate the invisible threads that weave mind and body together than Dr. Esther Sternberg. Her groundbreaking work on the link between the central nervous system and the immune sys-tem, exploring how immune molecules made in the blood can trigger brain function that profoundly affects our emotions, has revolutionized our un-derstanding of the integrated being we call a human self. In the immeasurably revelatory The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emo-tions, Sternberg examines the inter-play of our emotions and our physical health, mediated by that seemingly nebulous yet, it turns out, remarkably concrete experience called stress.

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The science of stress

Looking to sleep better longer? Desperate for a cure for insom-

nia? Avoid caffeine six hours before your bedtime. Do your body good and sip a warm cup of milk instead, like the old wive’s tale suggests. Actually, almost any dairy food will help you to sleep. Milk products like yogurt and cheese, whether from cows, goats or sheep, are rich in calcium. The essential mineral helps the brain release the sleep-inducing melatonin hormone.

These are the top tasty foods you can eat to promote sleep:

1. Bananas2. Low fat cottage cheese3. Cherries4. Salmon5. Toast6. Kiwi fruit7. Spinach8. Brazil nuts9. Eggs10. Popcorn

Saint Peter’s Hospital in Helena, capital city of Montana, dedicated

a new room where native Americans can carry out a traditional healing practice called “smudging.”

A drum circle just outside Saint Peter’s main entrance heralded the opening of the hospital’s new “Culture Room”, a former office just off the hos-pital’s main chapel, which can be used for “smudging”, a ceremony in which sacred plants such as sweet grass are burned to cleanse a person.

Little Shell tribe member Daniel Pocha said getting hospitals to allow smudging has always been hit and miss. “The individual you ask might say yes, the next one might say, go out

in the cold. So it is really great that this has come to fruition.”

The culture room –decorated with murals depicting a waterfall, and a bald eagle carrying sage and sweet-grass– acknowledges the needs of patients who follow native spiritual traditions.

Any patient can ask to use the culture room, for healing ceremonies, meeting with hospital staff, or quiet reflection. Source: Text by Steve Jess mtpr.org

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Helena Hospital opens “smudging” room

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Tokyo is a pretty green city. There are parks and gardens scattered all

over and even a small mountain out west. Still, when you think of farming, what typically comes to mind is rolling pastures and open skies, definitely not subway tracks.

In a prefab warehouse in nishi Kasai, a less than idyllic neighborhood in the eastern part of the metropolis, is Masahiko Kakutani. He works for To-kyo Metro, the company that runs the vast subway system in the central part

An airport in India just became the first airport in the world to completely operate on solar power.

adhering to the green and sustainable development model of infrastructure development that we always follow, that would transcend a message to the world. now this has become the world’s first airport fully operates on solar power.”

The official airport statement claims: “The plant will produce 18 million units of power from sun annually –the power equivalent to feed 10,000 homes for one year. Over the next 25 years, this green power project will avoid carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants by more than 3 lakh metric tons, which is equivalent to planting 3 million trees.”Read more: www.care2.com/causes/guess-which-air-

port-is-the-worlds-first-to-go-solar.html

First airport to go solar

of the city. Kakutani is the main farmer behind “Tokyo Salad,” the Metro’s new farming enterprise, farming that takes place underneath the Tozai Line.

They grow the crops in a hygienic clean room. “We’re currently growing romaine, red mustard, rucola, Lollo Rosso, endive, and chicory,” Kakutani says, “also six kinds of lettuce and four kinds of baby leaf”. Fluorescent bulbs hanging from shelves act as sunshine, and the plants float in a water solution that is loaded with the nutrients they need to grow. They put in “zinc, phos-phorous, potassium —the components that are in the soil,” Kakutani explains. ”I can’t tell you everything we put in. That’s our trade secret.” From planting to harvest it takes about three to five weeks, depending on the type.

Read more: www.pri.org/stories/2015-08-11/if-you-run-out-space-farming-look-subway

The Cochin International airport in India’s state of Kerala actually

produces more power than it uses. Inaugurated on August 18 2015, over 46,000 solar panels laid across 45 acres near its cargo complex now produce 50,000 to 60,000 units of electricity per day, which is slightly more than it uses. The remainder is being contributed to the state’s power grid.

Mr. V. J. Kurian IAS, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Ltd. explains: “When we had realized that the power bill is on the higher side, we contemplated possibilities. Then the idea of tapping the green power came in. We consume around 48,000 unit (KWh) a day. So if we can produce the same, that too by strictly

The Tokyo Metro’s new farming enterprise, housed underneath the Tozai Line.

Tokyo SaladTokyo Salad

Right now, dolphin “trainers” are in the Taiji cove (Japan) choosing which

dolphins will live and die. They are tear-ing mothers away from their babies and shipping them around the world to live in tiny chlorinated tanks. I’ve seen them standing in the cove laughing as wound-ed dolphins drown right next to them. Many of these trainers are from IMATA, the world’s peak marine animal train-ers’ association. They are Taiji’s faceless middlemen, and they are getting away with horrific abuse.

Please, help break the vicious cycle of dolphin capture and slaughter. Tell IMATA that its involvement in the Taiji bloodbath has to stop.

These two powerful actions will take just 30 seconds:

1 Write a message on IMATA’s Face-book page www.facebook.com/

IMATA-100496458208 asking them to stop their trainers participating in

these terrible hunts. Be sure to include #shameIMATA to join the conversation. (To ensure your comment is published, please comment underneath the most recent photo on IMATA’s Facebook page).

2 Take to Twitter with #shameIMATA to share your demands.

The brutal dolphin hunts in Japan exist because the aquarium trade for live dol-phins is big business. In order to break the cruel cycle of captivity, we need to take the trainers who tear defenceless dolphins away from their families out of the water.

We’ve seen how powerful this ap-proach can be with our recent win against the world’s peak zoo body –which stopped Japanese aquariums buying Taiji dolphins.

Donate, or help spread the message.Visit: Australia for Dolphins

www.afd.org.au

This is a letter from Sarah Lucas,

CEO at Australia for Dolphins

This is a letter from Sarah Lucas,

CEO at Australia for Dolphins

Women protecting rhinos

Be a voice for dolphinsBe a voice for dolphins

The battle against the poaching that kills a rhino every seven hours in

South Africa has acquired a new weap-on: women. The Black Mambas are all young women from local communi-ties, and they patrol inside the Greater Kruger national park unarmed. Billed as the first all-female unit of its kind in the world, they are not just challenging poachers, but the status quo.

The Mambas are the brainchild of Craig Spencer, ecologist and head war-den of Balule nature reserve, a private reserve within Kruger that borders hundreds of thousands of impover-ished people. The private reserve’s scientists and managers have had to become warriors, employing teams of

game guards to protect not only the precious rhinos but lions, giraffes, and many other species targeted by poach-ing syndicates. The Mambas are their eyes and ears on the ground.

In a bid to engage communities out-side the park fence, the reserve hired 26 local jobless female high-school graduates, and put them through an intensive tracking and combat training programme. Kitted out in second-hand European military uniforms, paid for by donations, the women were deployed throughout the 40,000 hectare reserve, unarmed but a visible police presence. Read more: www.theguardian.

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Recruited from local communities, they are guarding nature reserve inside the Greater Kruger national park.

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Whether you’re ghostwriting, up-dating a blog, selling a product,

or finishing your master’s thesis, you need to keep your reader engaged. These 13 words are a great place to start trimming the fat from your prose.

1 That. It’s superfluous most of the time. Open any document you’ve

got drafted and find a sentence with that in it. Read it out loud. now read it again without that. If the sentence

works without it, delete it. Also, don’t use that when you refer to people. “I have several friends that live in the neighborhood.” you have friends who. not friends that.

2 went. Instead of went, consider drove, skated, walked, ran, flew.

There are any number of ways to move from here to there. Pick one.

3 Honestly. People use honestly to add emphasis. The problem is, the

minute you tell your reader this partic-ular statement is honest, you’ve implied the rest of your words were not.

4 Absolutely. Adding this word to most sentences is redundant.

Something is either necessary, or it isn’t. Absolutely necessary doesn’t make it more necessary.

5 Very. Accurate adjectives don’t need qualifiers. If you need to

qualify it, replace it. Very happy? Ecstatic. Very sad? Melancholic or depressed. Also, using very as a modi-fier is subjective. Very cold and very tall mean different things to different people. Be specific. She’s 6’3” and it’s 13 degrees below freezing.

6 Amazing. The word means “causing great surprise or sudden

wonder.” It’s synonymous with won-derful, incredible, startling, marvelous,

astonishing, astounding, remarkable, miraculous, surprising, mind-blowing, and staggering. If everything is amaz-ing, nothing is.

7/8 Always/Never. Absolutes lock the writer into a posi-

tion, sound conceited, close-minded, and tend to be inaccurate. Unless you’re giving written commands or instruction, find another word.

9 literally. I means literal, without exaggeration. More often than

not, when the term is used, the writer means “figuratively”.

10 Just. It’s a filler word and it makes your sentence weaker.

Unless you’re using it as a synonym for equitable, fair, even-handed, or impartial, don’t use it at all.

11 Maybe. This makes you sound uninformed, unsure of the facts

you’re presenting. Regardless of the topic, do the legwork, be sure, and write an informed piece. By including this word, you communicate uncertainty.

12/13 Stuff/Things. These words are casual,

generic even. They serve as a place-holder for something better. If the details of the stuff aren’t important enough to be included in the piece, don’t reference it at all.

people don’t have the time

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any more words than necessary.

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“I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.”

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ozobot. Color sensing robot. Kids code Ozobot’s movements by draw-ing color-coded lines on a tablet or on white paper. Put Ozobot on the lines and he’ll do what the code says. By nader Hamda. www.thegrommet.com

maKey maKey. DIy Circuit board kit that turns objects that conduct elec-tricity –food, plants, coins, lead, toys, cutlery, and more– into user interfaces and keyboard controllers. Includes a circuit board, USB cable, 7 alligator clips, and 6 connector wires. Designed by Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum. www.thegrommet.com

Dash & Dot Wonder Workshop. Programmable Robots that bring computer logic into the real world and elevate coding from interesting to inspirational. For kids as young as 5. Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J05cvHsEayM

10 Things to do to change your life

1 find meaning in life. Doing this gives you purpose and

direction.

2 create a dream board. It will bring dreams to life.

3 set your goals to achieve your dreams. long-term,

medium, and short-term goals. Be flexible with this.

4 let go of your regrets. They will hold you back.

5 choose some really scary things to do and then do

them. If you don’t, your life will become one of complacency and comfort.

6 start living a well-balanced life. This builds our resil-

ience to the physical changes of our body.

7 face your fears. so they can’t control you any longer.

8 accept yourself. also cel-ebrate and love yourself.

9 live in the moment. Don’t be too busy focusing on

your pursuit of happiness.

10 Experience the joy of learning. This way you’ll

be more comfortable with the unknown.

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students develop advertising cam-paigns that effectively communicate an organizations brand messages. The Bachelor of Advertising (BS) program is offered online via distance learning. After evaluating both academic record and life experience, AIU staff work-ing in conjunction with Faculty and Academic Advisors will assist students in setting up a custom-made program, designed on an individual basis. This flexibility to meet student needs is sel-dom found in other distance learning programs. Our online program does not require all students to take the same

subjects/courses, use the same books, or learning materials. Instead, the online Bachelor of Advertising (BS) curriculum is designed individually by the student and academic advisor. It specifically addresses strengths and weaknesses with respect to market opportunities in the student’s major and intended field of work. Understanding that industry and geographic factors should influence the content of the curriculum instead of a standardized one-fits-all design is the hallmark of AIU’s unique approach to adult education. This philosophy addresses the dynamic and constantly changing environment of working professionals by helping adult students

in reaching their professional and personal goals within the scope of the degree program.

IMPORTANT: Below is an example of the topics or areas you may develop and work on during your studies. By no means is it a complete or required list as AIU programs do not follow a standardized curriculum. It is meant solely as a reference point and ex-ample. Want to learn more about the curriculum design at AIU? Go ahead and visit our website, especially the Course and Curriculum section:www.aiu.edu/CourseCurriculum.html

Core Courses and TopicsIntroduction to Mass Media Principles of Public Relations Persuasion Advertising Media Planning Advertising Creative Strategy and Execution Theories of Human Communication Principles of AdvertisingAdvertising and Social Responsibility Communication Law Publication ProductionDesktop Publishing Computer ImagingAdvertising Campaigns International Advertising

orientation CoursesCommunication & Investigation

(Comprehensive Resume)Organization Theory (Portfolio)Experiential Learning (Autobiography)Academic Evaluation (Questionnaire) Fundament of Knowledge (Integration Chart) Fundamental Principles I (Philosophy of Education)Professional Evaluation (Self Evaluation Matrix) Development of Graduate Study (Guarantee of an Academic Degree)

Research ProjectBachelor Thesis Project MBM300 Thesis ProposalMBM302 Bachelor Thesis (5,000 words)

Publication. Each Bachelor of Advertising graduate is encouraged to publish their research papers either online in the public domain or through professional journals and periodicals worldwide.

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VISIoN: The empowerment of the indi-vidual towards the convergence of the world through a sustainable educational design based on andragogy and omniology.

general Information. Atlantic International University offers distance learning degree programs for adult learners at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. With self paced program taken online, AIU lifts the obstacles that keep professional adults from completing their educational goals. Programs are available throughout a wide range of majors and areas of study. All of this with a philosophically holistic approach towards education fit-ting within the balance of your life and acknowledging the key role each individual can play in their community, country, and the world.

While national Accreditation is common for tra-ditional U.S. institutions of higher learning utiliz-ing standard teaching methods, every country has its own standards and accrediting organiza-tions. Accreditation is a voluntary process and does not guarantee a worthy education. Rather, it means an institution has submitted its courses, programs, budget, and educational objectives for review. AIU’s Distance Learning Programs are unique, non-traditional and not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. This may be a determining factor for those individuals interested in pursuing certain disciplines requir-ing State licensing, (such as law, teaching, or medicine). It is recommended that you consider the importance of national Accreditation for your specific field or profession.

Although Atlantic International University’s individualized Distance Learning Degree Pro-grams, are distinct from traditional educational institutions, we are convinced of their value and acceptance worldwide. non-traditional programs are important because they recognize knowledge gained outside the classroom and incorporate a broader more comprehensive view of the learn-ing experience. Many great institutions are unac-credited. We invite you to compare our programs and philosophy with traditional classroom-based programs to determine which is best suited to your needs and budget.

AIU has chosen private accreditation through the Accrediting Commission International (ACI), obtained in 1999. ACI is not regulated or

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AGEnCy RECOGnIzED By THE

UnITED STATES SECRETARy OF EDUCATIOn. note: In the U.S., many licensing authorities re-quire accredited degrees as the basis for eligibility for licensing. In some cases, accredited colleges may not accept for transfer courses and degrees completed at unaccredited colleges, and some employers may require an accredited degree as a basis for eligibility for employment.

AIU is incorporated in the state of Hawaii. As a University based in the U.S., AIU meets all state and federal laws of the United States. There is no distinction between the programs offered through AIU and those of traditional campus based pro-grams with regards to the following: your degree, transcript and other graduation documents from AIU follow the same standard used by all U.S. col-leges and universities. AIU graduation documents can include an apostille and authentication from the U.S. Department of State to facilitate their use internationally. Authentication from the U.S. De-partment of State is a process that will ultimately bind a letter signed by the U.S. Secretary of State (permanently with a metal ring) to your gradua-tion documents.

If a student outside the U.S. wishes to carry out a particular procedure within a country’s Department of Education regarding their degree earned at AIU, such procedures are to be carried out independently by the student. AIU respects the unique rules and regula-tions of each country and does not intervene or influence the respective authorities. We recommend prospective students who intend to carry out such procedures outside the U.S. to verify in detail the steps and requirements needed in or-der to be fully informed.

The AIU Difference Mission & Vision

Accreditation

organizational Structure

Dr. Franklin ValcinPresident/Academic Dean

Dr. José MercadoChief Executive Officer

Dr. Ricardo GonzálezProvost

Ricardo GonzálezChief Operation Officer

Ofelia HernandezDirector of AIU

Jaime RotlewiczDean of Admissions

Clara MargalefDirector of Special

Projects of AIU

Juan Pablo MorenoDirector of Operations

Miqueas VirgileIT Director

Nadeem AwanChief Programing

Dr. Jack RosenzweigDean of Academic Affairs

Dr. Edward LambertAcademic Coordinator

Dr. Ariadna RomeroAcademic Coordinator

Carlos AponteTelecommunications

Coordinator

Rosie PerezFinance Coordinator

Linda CollazoStudent Services Coordinator

Kingsley ZeleeIT Coordinator

Maria SerranoLogistics Coordinator

Amalia AldrettAdmissions Coordinator

Alba OchoaAdmissions Coordinator

Sandra GarciaAdmissions Coordinator

Veronica AmuzAdmissions Coordinator

Junko ShimizuAdmissions Coordinator

Nazma SultanaAssistant Programming

Jhanzaib AwanAssistant Programming

Roberto AldrettCommunications Coordinator

Chris BenjaminHosting Server

Nadia GabaldonStudent Services Supervisor

Monica SerranoRegistrar Office

Daritza YslaAccounting Coordinator

It is acknowledged that the act of learning is endogenous, (from within), rather than exog-enous. This fact is the underlying rationale for “Distance Learning”, in all of the programs of-fered by AIU. The combination of the underly-ing principles of student “self instruction”, (with guidance), collaborative development of curriculum unique to each student, and flexibility of time and place of study, provides the ideal learning environment to satisfy individual needs. AIU is an institution of experiential learning and nontraditional edu-cation at a distance. There are no classrooms and attendance is not required.

fACUlTy AND STAff PAgE: www.aiu.edu/FacultyStaff.html

Mario CruzAdministrative Coordinator

Yolanda LlorenteAdministrative Assistant

Nadia BaileyAcademic Tutor

Kimberly DiazAcademic Tutor

Liliana PenarandaAcademic Tutor

Renata Da SilvaAcademic Tutor

Lourdes PuentesAcademic Tutor

Rina LehnhoffAcademic Tutor

Renato CifuentesAcademic Tutor

Arturo VejarAcademic Tutor

Jessica GarciaAcademic Tutor

Arhely EspinozaAcademic Tutor

Paulina GarciaAcademic Assistant

Patricia MarinAcademic Assistant

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The School of Business and Econom-ics allows aspiring and practicing professionals, managers, and entrepre-neurs in the private and public sectors to complete a self paced distance learning degree program of the highest academic standard.

The ultimate goal is to empower learners and help them take advantage of the enormous array of resources from the world environment in order to eliminate the current continuum of poverty and limitations.

Degree programs are designed for those students whose professional

The School of Social and Human Stud-ies is focused on to the development of studies which instill a core commitment to building a society based on social and economic justice and enhancing oppor-tunities for human well being.

The founding principles lie on the basic right of education as outlined in the Declaration of Human Rights. We instill in our students a sense of confidence and self reliance in their ability to access the vast opportunities available through information chan-nels, the world wide web, private, pub-lic, nonprofit, and nongovernmental

experience has been in business, marketing, administration, economics, finance and management.

Areas of study: Accounting, Advertis-ing, Banking, Business Administration, Communications, Ecommerce, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Home Economics, Human Resources, International Busi-ness, International Finance, Investing, Globalization, Marketing, Management, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Public Administrations, Sustainable Development, Public Relations, Tele-communications, Tourism, Trade.

organizations in an ever expanding global community.

Degree programs are aimed towards those whose professional life has been related to social and human behavior, with the arts, or with cultural studies.

Areas of Study: Psychology, Inter-national Affairs, Sociology, Political Sciences, Architecture, Legal Stud-ies, Public Administration, Literature and languages, Art History, Ministry, African Studies, Middle Eastern Stud-ies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies.

School of Business and Economics School of Social and Human Studies

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The School of Science and Engineering seeks to provide dynamic, integrated, and challenging degree programs designed for those whose experience is in industrial research, scientific pro-duction, engineering and the general sciences. Our system for research and education will keep us apace with the twenty-first century reach scientific advance in an environmentally and ecologically responsible manner to al-low for the sustainability of the human population. We will foster among our students a demand for ethical behavior, an appreciation for diversity, an un-derstanding of scientific investigation,

With access to a global catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 participating institutions, AIU students have secured excellent research tools for their study programs.

The AIU online library contains over 2 billion records and over 300 million bibliographic records that are increasing day by day. The sources spanning thou-sands of years and virtually all forms of human expression. There are files of all kinds, from antique inscribed stones to e-books, form wax engravings to MP3s, DVDs and websites. In addition to the archives, the library AIU Online offers electronic access to more than 149,000 e-books, dozens of databases and more than 13 million full-text articles with pictures included. Being able to access 60 databases and 2393 periodicals with more than 18 million items, guarantees the information required to perform the assigned research project. Users will find that many files are enriched with artistic creations on the covers, indexes, re-views, summaries and other information. The records usually have information attached from important libraries. The user can quickly assess the relevance of the information and decide if it is the right source.

knowledge of design innovation, a critical appreciation for the importance of technology and technological change for the advancement of humanity.

Areas of Study: Mechanical Engineer-ing, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electri-cal Engineering, Computer Engineer-ing, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math-ematics, Communications, Petroleum Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, nutrition Sci-ence, Agricultural Science, Computer Science, Sports Science, Renewable Energy, Geology, Urban Planning.

School of Science and Engineering online library Resources

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AIU is striving to regain the significance of the concept of education, which is rooted into the Latin “educare”, meaning “to pull out”, breaking loose from the paradigm of most 21st century universities with their focus on “digging and placing information” into students’ heads rather than teaching them to think.

For AIU, the generation of “clones” that some tra-ditional universities are spreading throughout the real world is one of the most salient reasons for today’s ills. In fact, students trained at those educational institu-tions never feel a desire to “change the world” or the current status quo; instead, they adjust to the environ-ment, believe everything is fine, and are proud of it all.

IN A woRlD where knowledge and mostly informa-tion expire just like milk, we must reinvent university as a whole in which each student, as the key player, is UnIQUE within an intertwined environment.

This century’s university must generate new knowledge bits although this may entail its separation from both the administrative bureaucracy and the faculty that evolve there as well.

AIU thinks that a university should be increasingly integrated into the “real world”, society, the economy, and the holistic human being. As such, it should con-centrate on its ultimate goal, which is the student, and get him/her deeply immersed into a daily praxis of paradigm shifts, along with the Internet and research, all these being presently accessible only to a small minority of the world community.

AIU students must accomplish their self-learning mission while conceptualizing it as the core of daily life values through the type of experiences that lead

to a human being’s progress when information is con-verted into education.

The entire AIU family must think of the university as a setting that values diversity and talent in a way that trains mankind not only for the present but above all for a future that calls everyday for professionals who empower themselves in academic and profes-sional areas highly in demand in our modern society.

We shall not forget that, at AIU, students are responsible for discovering their own talents and po-tential, which they must auto-develop in such a way that the whole finish product opens up as a flower that blossoms every year more openly.

THE AIU STANCE is against the idea of the cam-pus as a getaway from day-to-day pressure since we believe reality is the best potential-enhancer ever; one truly learns through thinking, brainstorming ideas, which leads to new solutions, and ultimately the rebirth of a human being fully integrated in a sustain-able world environment. Self-learning is actualized more from within than a top-down vantage point, that is to say, to influence instead of requesting, ideas more than power. We need to create a society where solidar-ity, culture, life, not political or economic rationalism and more than techno structures, are prioritized. In short, the characteristics of AIU students and alumni remain independence, creativity, self-confidence, and ability to take risk towards new endeavors. This is about people’s worth based not on what they know but on what they do with what they know.

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AIU offers educational opportunities in the USA to adults from around the world so that they can use their own potential to manage their personal, global cultural development. The foundational axis of our philosophy lies upon self-actualized knowledge and information, with no room for obsoleteness, which is embedded into a DISTAnCE LEARnInG SySTEM based on AnDRA-GOGy and OMnIOLOGy. The ultimate goal of this paradigm is to empower learners and help them take advantage of the enormous array of resources from the world environment in order to eliminate the current continuum of poverty and limitations.

This will become a crude reality with respect for, and practice of, human and community rights through experiences, investigations, practicum work, and/or examinations. Everything takes place in a setting that fosters diversity; with advisors and consultants with doctorate degrees and specializations in Human Development monitor learning processes, in addition to a worldwide web of colleagues and associations, so that they can reach the satisfaction and the progress of humanity with peace and harmony.

Contact us to get startednow, it’s possible to earn your degree in the comfort of your own home. For additional information or to see if you qualify for admissions please contact us.

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