Most Imams in Germany Lack Academic Qualifications

"Muslim immigrants looking for advice on integrating into mainstream society in Germany, won't find much help in their mosques. According to a new study, the majority of imams in Germany are ill-prepared for their own stay in Germany and most lack any academic training. ...

Exams system faces health check

This news comes shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed that hospitals will now be paid based on patient satisfaction rather than number of pateitns treated."The public is to be asked whether it thinks standards in exams are falling, by a new independent...

Increase in top grades at A-level

"More than one in four UK A-level entries were awarded the top A grade this year, results show. Figures from the exam boards showed 25.3% of entries were graded A, up from 24.1% last year. The improvement in A grades in independent and grammar schools over the past five years...

Malaysian 'fake dentist' arrested

"A man has been arrested in Malaysia for working as a dentist for 29 years with no medical training or qualifications. He treated patients at his home in Kuala Lumpur, using a cast-off army dentist's chair dating from the 1940s, the New Straits Times newspaper said. Police...

Rise of exotic degrees

"They have been derided as Mickey Mouse degrees, with little academic merit. But qualifications such as surf science and technology are riding the crest of the economic wave, according to Universities UK. Degrees in computer games technology, golf management, brewing and...

Making The War Department Ready For The Gathering Storm

"Already overshadowed by the coming events at Pearl Harbor, the report on 25 November 1941 spoke of gaining *valuable time while time is available* in order to develop a small corps in an orderly and efficient fashion. On Thanksgiving eve General Marshall checked over with...