Day: December 28, 2022

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Vietnam to host 13th ASEAN School Games in August 2023

 

Vietnam is scheduled to host the 13th ASEAN School Games in August 2023, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 28.

 

Accordingly, 11 countries in Southeast Asia will participate in the event, which will take place in the central city of Da Nang and have no more than six sports.

 

The Ministry of Education and Training was tasked with making decisions on the time of the Games and the sports to be competed.

 

The steering committee for preparing for and organising the Games will include officials of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, and the Da Nang People’s Committee./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

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Thailand’s coral reefs devastated by yellow-band disease

A rapidly spreading disease called yellow-band is killing corals over vast stretches of Thailand’s sea floor, and scientists fear it may be getting worse because of climate change.

 

Yellow-band disease, named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them, was first spotted decades ago and has caused widespread damage to reefs in the Caribbean. There is no known cure.

 

It was detected for the first time off Thailand’s eastern coast last year, near the popular tourist city of Pattaya, and has already spread over roughly 240 hectares of the sea.

 

Marine scientist Lalita Putchim of Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said she hasn’t seen anything like this before, and that when the coral is infected with this disease, it just dies.

 

The loss of corals could have a devastating impact on the ecosystem as the reef is like a forest, sustaining massive amounts of life, and its death could eventually impact humans too.

 

Scientists believe overfishing, pollution, and rising water temperatures because of climate change may be making the reefs more vulnerable to yellow-band disease.

 

The disease’s impact cannot be reversed, unlike the effects of coral bleaching.

 

Thai scientists are hoping their investigation into this outbreak will help find a way to stop or cure yellow-band disease./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

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UI GreenMetric 2022, Luiss among the top 20 most sustainable universities

UI GreenMetric 2022: Luiss among the top 20 most sustainable universities

Rome – Luiss continues to climb the UI GreenMetric 2022 ranking of the world’s most sustainable universities, taking 19th place globally among the 1,050 participating universities and 2nd place in Italy.

ROME, Dec. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Luiss continues to climb the UI GreenMetric 2022 ranking of the world’s most sustainable universities, taking 19th place globally among the 1,050 participating universities and 2nd place in Italy.

Since its first entry in 2018, Luiss has climbed more than 200 positions, starting at 229th. The entire Luiss community’s constant commitment to sustainability has led to a continuous increase in overall score, now 8,875. Also, in the category “Energy and Climate Change” in particular, Luiss ranked among the top universities worldwide, and first in Italy.

Luiss climbed the international rankings of Higher Education: according to the prestigious QS World University ranking by Subject, the University named after Guido Carli is 1st in Italy and 22nd in the world for Political and International Studies and in the Top 100 for the Social Sciences and Management area.

Luiss University is at 53rd place in the top 100 of the Financial Times’ 2022 Masters in Management ranking, with a leap of 23 places, making it the fastest rising in 2022 and putting it among the top universities in the world. There are many assets at the base of this result; one of the most relevant is the career progress of its graduates. The jump is due to improved performance in various categories, in particular average salary, salary increase, and career progress, which have helped Luiss achieve its highest overall rank since 2017.

The Luiss mission is to educate enquirers: curious, resilient, and open-minded professionals in the areas of economics, law, management, and political sciences that are rigorous and reliable to frame and solve issues. Luiss enquirers think like scientists while acting as business leaders, lawyers, managers, policymakers or entrepreneurs. They are deeply engaged in society because they combine their attitude with other people’s resources to meet shared objectives.

For more information:

LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola – barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it

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