Team # 3

EDUCATION

Topics

Education Systems. Education model. Admission process. ARWU (Academic Ranking of World

Universities) Fraternities and Sororities.

In the UK each country has different education systems.

Education in the UK is divided into 4 stages depending on the student's age. Primary and secondary education is compulsory (you must go).

Compulsory Education

England and Wales: compulsory education from 5 to 16 years. Only some schools admit students according to test scores. Selective high schools

offer education from 11 to 18 years to selected students in an test.

Northern Ireland: compulsory education from 4 to 16. The primary is up to 11 or 12 years.

Scotland: compulsory education is divided into two primary phases(5 to 12 years) and secondary (12 to 16 years).

Number of students per class in the UK :

The average is 26 students per class, while in private schools ranges between 15 and 20.

Different types of school

The differences more important s in the UK is that private schools have a cost, while state schools do not.

For private schools the cost varies between £ 950 and £ 2,500, per quarter, and for high school, between £ 1,300 and £ 3,000.

Education Model

All state schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have to use the national plan. Private schools also follow this plan but not required.

The main subjects are English, math and science. The materials are complementary

technologies, history, geography, music, art, physical education for high school students, a foreign language

Educational reforms in the UK

Children will have dominate communication tools like blogs, iPods, Wikipedia or Twitter.

Students also have good writing, but who can write on a keyboard and improve mental calculation to reduce the use of the calculator.

A point of reform is to triple the cost of university.

Education not compulsory :  the second stage of secondary education

England and Wales: This part of education is offered in colleges or secondary schools.

Northern Ireland: Follow the same system.

For admission to the university usually requires the highest degree.

High Schools.

England and Wales.

Northern Ireland.

Scotland.

Admission to secondary school is usually done without reference to ability or aptitude

High schools must accept students if there are places available

Admissions to public schools do not take into account the student's ability or skill

“A-Levels” (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)The most common form of further education at age 16 is the study of "A-levels" (General Certificate of Education Advanced Level certificate) to be used as a form of preparation for admission to the University.

The Academic Ranking of World Universities is first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities and the Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong Univeristy, China, and then updated on an annual basis.

ARWU uses six objective indicators to rank world universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, number of highly cited researchers selected by Thomson Scientific, number of articles published in journals of Nature and Science, number of articles indexed in Science Citation Index - Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, and per capita performance with respect to the size of an institution. * University of Cambridge

More than 1000 universities are actually ranked by ARWU every year and the best 500 are published on the web.

World Top 10 Universities:

1.- Harvard University - EUA

2.- UC-Berkeley - EUA

3.- Stanford University - EUA

4.- MIT - EUA

5.- University of Cambridge - UK

6.- Caltech - EUA

7.-Princeton University - EUA

8.- Columbia University - EUA

9.- University of Chicago - EUA

10.- University of Oxford* - UK

*University of Oxford

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is in the ranking of 500 universities in the world, which is located in the 165 place. The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL), through its Vision 2012 plan, want to be the best public university in Mexico with the highest national and international prestige.

Universities in UK Students attending universities in England do a

three year course to earn a bachelor's degree, both for an ordinary degree or an honors degree. Some of the world’s most popular industry in UK is the Oxford University and Cambridge University.

In UK universities the academic degrees are split into classes: first class, upper second class, lowers second class and third class. In many universities ordinary degrees are often confined when a student don’t pass enough modules. Before choosing a course, students need to diligently think about the subjects’ interest of his/her interest and the type of qualification one wants.

Fraternities and Sororities

Fraternities and sororities are social organizations for undergraduate students. The term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities, although it is also applied to analogous groups also known as corporations. Similar, but less common, organizations also exist for secondary school students. In modern usage, the term "Greek letter organization" is often synonymous, with the terms "fraternity" and "sorority".

Typically, Greek letters organizations are single-sex, initiatory organizations with membership considered active during the undergraduate years only. Greek letter organizations may sometimes be considered mutual aid societies, providing academic and social activities. Some groups also maintain a chapter house (common house), providing residential and dining facilities for members.