The Daily IIJ

A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt

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My Brilliant Admission Test

September 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

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. 

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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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