It was shocking, annoying, and uniquely frustrating. This mixture of feelings somehow explains what happened during the oral admission test I had seven days ago. The purpose of this test is to attend an MA degree at the newly established ‘Higher’ Institute for Translation in Damascus, Syria.
My Brilliant Admission Test
September 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
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The Story of Open Learning in Syria
September 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Imagine yourself an undergraduate who failed in one subject and well confident you don’t deserve that failure. Of course it would be a painful reality when you can’t demonstrate your success in that subject under any circumstances. However, when suddenly someone extricates you from the sorrow you live and reestablishes the success you have deserved, [...]
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Wireless Broadband, 3G Technology
August 31st, 2008 · 4 Comments
Kinda Makkia is a 24-year-old Syrian student at the Syrian Virtual University. As she is studying for MBA and needs to surf the net very often, she purchased the new 3G internet technology service from mobile phone provider, Syriatel, two months ago to solve her internet problems. ‘It is expensive and has many problems. Upload [...]
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