Day: May 12, 2018

Above the bar Why increasing the retirement age in Russia is inevitable. Talk about raising the retirement age have been circulating for several years, but just recently the question has passed in a practical plane. Speaking in the Duma, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reported on the preparation by the government of the bill. Three days later, a HeadHunter presented the results of a study showing how the Russians react to the idea of the authorities. It turned out, not very. In General, in Russia the retirement age is one of the lowest in the world. Other partners of Moscow in CIS have already taken steps for improving it. For example, in Kazakhstan by 2027 decided to equalise the age of men and women on a holiday — to 63 years. Why now it is the turn of Russia — the material of the portal iz.ru. The old A new wave

The Rosobrnadzor check the license Leading universities made a reform of the evaluation system of their work. Representatives of leading universities has suggested to hold in Russia the reform of the system of quality assessment in higher education. They consider that the existing mechanism of accreditation and licensing of universities opaque and quality audits of the service raises questions. Discussion on this topic has intensified after the 2017 European University was deprived of the license for conducting educational activities. Representatives of universities supported by the head of FAS Igor Artemyev and the assistant to the President Andrey Fursenko. The Ministry of education stated that “open to dialogue”. The position of the Association “Global universities” and the Association of leading universities at the joint meeting published the HSE rector Yaroslav Kuzminov: “we Have a huge flywheel, which revolves in vain — now we have a system of accreditation and licensing of

From ABBA to Conchita. Anyone remember the winners of Eurovision For 63-year history of the European song contest “Eurovision” gave the audience a lot of unforgettable moments and performances. The most memorable rooms are the winners of the contest in the material Aephi. ABBA. 1974 The Swedish Quartet became the first winner of “Eurovision”, whose fame spilled beyond Europe. The fact that the competition ABBA came from the actual music for their song “Waterloo” later became an international hit, and is still considered one of the best songs in their repertoire. The group lasted only ten years, but its revival fans are still waiting. In 2000, the band was offered a billion dollars for what they could be as one ABBA, and now has a chance to finally see the legendary group: the project is preparing a world tour with holographic images of the musicians. But with new material —

London’s mayor wants to ban junk food advertising on public transport The mayor of London Sadiq Khan believes that advertising junk food should be banned on all public urban transport in the framework of measures to combat obesity in children. In addition, in his opinion, within a radius of 400 meters from schools should not be institutions selling food to take away. The mayor said that now about the restrictions under consideration. According to Khan, about 40% of the inhabitants of the British capital at the age of 10-11 years overweight, which is one of the highest rates in Europe, notes The Guardian. According to the organization Transport for London, which manages public transport in London, for the 2016-2017 fiscal year advertising food and beverages generated roughly $27 million While two thirds of income were for products containing high percentage of fat, sugar and salt. Earlier, the British coffee house