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Do you read business press? Wall Street’s top five banks face $1bn earnings cut Candy Crush’s Maker Files IPO Intesa Board to Decide Fate of CEO
Do you read business press? Wall Street’s top five banks face $1bn earnings cut Candy Crush’s Maker Files IPO Intesa Board to Decide Fate of CEO
These days in Croatia’s business media... 1.ZSE: Nema pozitivnih vijesti 2.Hrvatske ceste dižu kredit od 74.5 mil. Eura 3.Čelnik Nove Ljubljanske banke pod istragom 4.Grčka: Rast BDP-a u drugom tromjesečju 5.Prinosi na hrvatske obveznice skočili sa 5.5 na 5.8 posto Source:
These days in Croatia’s business media... 1.ZSE: Nema pozitivnih vijesti 2.Hrvatske ceste dižu kredit od 74.5 mil. Eura 3.Čelnik Nove Ljubljanske banke pod istragom 4.Grčka: Rast BDP-a u drugom tromjesečju 5.Prinosi na hrvatske obveznice skočili sa 5.5 na 5.8 posto Source:
How does it sound in English? Translate the headlines using the following expressions: -Stock Exchange -take a loan -GDP, quarter - yield, bonds
UNIVERSITY ESSENTIALS name people school organization studies (degrees, types of, study programmes, majors, courses, exams)
Degrees (academic titles) 3 degrees (first, second, third) 1.bachelor’s degree (3 or 4 y. of study) 2.master’s degree (c.5 y. of study) 3.doctor’s degree, PhD (over 8y)
Degrees (cont.) I am studying for a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree from the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc in biology. I thought she had a PhD.
Prepositions? I am studying... a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree... the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc... biology. I thought she had a PhD.
Prepositions I am studying for a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree from the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc in biology. I thought she had a Ph.D..
Artsvs.Science Arts, humanities, social sciences (?) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Master of Arts (MA) e.g. Bachelor Natural sciences using quantitative methods (incl. social sciences?) Bachelor of Science (BSc) Master of Science (MSc) of Economics/Business
Overview FEB and its organization: the Dean, the Council, departments People: students:full-time s. /part-time s., junior s./senior s. faculty (teachers): professors, lecturers, assistants administrative staff: the Student Administration Office Studies: undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate / study programmes: Economics, Business / full-time, part-time study programme Majors: e.g. Accounting, Economics, Finance, Informatics, Macroeconomics, Management, Marketing, Tourism, Trade,... Courses:curriculum, syllabus, compulsory/elective/optional c. Exams: preliminary e., final (comprehensive) e., sign up (apply for) an exam, take an exam, sit an exam, pass an exam, fail an exam.
The Bologna reform General aims: Mobility (course comparablity) Employability Competitiveness The European dimension (e.g. 2+1 languages)
The Bologna Reform European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) 1 ECTS credit = work hours 3y+2y+3y programmes (or 4+1+3)
The Bolognese Sauce Source: The Economist, 25 April, 2009 Common market (1) Reluctant (1) Diploma supplement (2) Treaty (3) Embrace (4) Capitalist plot (5) Resemblance (5) Grievance (5)
The Bolognese Sauce Source: The Economist, 25 April, 2009 Endorsement (5) Paucity (6) Ubiquity (6) Mediocre (6) Tuition fees (7) GDP (8) Wage (8)