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"Hope" by George Sfougaras
I SPENT A WHOLE DAY reading hundreds of pages of Higher Education for Good, an outstanding compendium of writing, sketches, and thoughtful ideas edited by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz.
Many of the illustrations moved me, including this sketch of "Hope" by George Sfougaras. His explanation is equally moving.
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by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel
I LISTEN TO BANTER about living in Ireland and during the past three months, the temperature has gone up with Ireland continuing to make generous offers for accommodation to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. This week, a heated row erupted between Irish Ministers. [1] Coincidentally, I was working with colleagues in the Netherlands and in Finland as we questioned the level of refugees that European countries should accept.
If the EU average of five immigrants per 1000 inhabitants was the level accommodated by Ireland, the pressures on social welfare and housing would dop significantly. According to Eurostat, Ireland is accepting 15 immigrants per 1000 inhabitants. [2] This is significantly higher than the immigration numbers from 2015.
Continue reading "Generous Irish Refugee Offers Coming Under Fire" »
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by Bernie Goldbach in Leiria, Portugal
I AM COMPLETING a short advanced programme with RUN-EU and started sharing my research methods with colleagues. I depend heavily on advice I got from Tiago Forte about the PARA method. The acronym PARA stands for Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. I believe this concept is best explained by Maggie Appleton in her Medium post "Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes".
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