Developing Railway Higher Education in the European Union and United States

Congestion, emissions generated by transportation, increasing fuel costs and expanding demand for mobility have revived the interest for modern rail transportation throughout the world. Simultaneously, expansion of global trade and increasing demands for technology to improve the safety and productivity of the industry are creating a new environment that requires a different way of thinking when developing railway systems. Overall, the authors believe that current changes provide a fertile ground for institutions of higher education in the United States and the European Union (EU) to increase their transatlantic cooperation in education and research. Recent studies related to railway higher education have been undertaken in Europe and the United States. The European Rail Research Network of Excellence (EURNEX) conducted a study to develop and organize educational and training activities in participating higher education institutions. In Germany, a comprehensive inventory was conducted to define the current level of rail transportation activities in higher education institutions. In the United States, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) conducted a study to determine the type and extent of rail education currently offered on campuses. In addition, a benchmarking study was performed by Michigan Tech University to investigate rail education and recruitment at universities with the objective to define the quantitative and qualitative demands for rail engineers by industry employers. This paper presents a synopsis of these past studies and introduces an on-going “TUNRail” project to “tune” and intensify the railway higher education knowledge exchange and collaboration between the EU and the United States.

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Visas for international students: a comparative analysis of the legislation and the issuing of student visas in the United States and Germany Jacob Schoofs

Comparative Research In Law and Politics ◽

10.12737/5249 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 54-60

Author(s):

Якоб Шуфс ◽

Jacob Schoofs

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

United States ◽

European Union ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

International Students ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

Educational Programming ◽

Academic Mobility ◽

The Many

The field of higher education has seen great increases in the mobility of international students over the last decades. Due to this trend, not only has global educational programming become increasingly important, but also, the development of appropriate visa regulations and schemes to support international students has come into debate. The F-1 visa in the United States and the Aufenthaltstitel for students in Germany are two cases, which are similar in many ways but different in others. Due to Germany’s status as a member state of the European Union, directives created at Union level, also have a significant impact on Germany's legislation. To be able to understand the procedure and benefits and/or disadvantages attained by the students themselves in each scheme, it is important to analysis the many aspects of the visa schemes. It's not better or worse, it’s just different’ is a phrase which, in the case of visa regulations, holds true. Important for both schemes however, is their ability to further the ideals of globalization through allowing student academic mobility.

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Russian Federation and the United States of America: geostrategic directions to manage the Ukrainian crisis

Tikrit Journal For Political Science ◽

10.25130/poltic.v0i16.143 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 123

Author(s):

Attarid Awadh Abdulhameed

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

European Union ◽

National Security ◽

Russian Federation ◽

United States Of America ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

The Usa ◽

Ukrainian Crisis ◽

Zero Sum

Ukrainia Remains of huge importance to Russian Strategy because of its Strategic importance. For being a privileged Postion in new Eurasia, without its existence there would be no logical resons for eastward Expansion by European Powers. As well as in Connection with the progress of Ukrainian is no less important for the USA (VSD, NDI, CIA, or pentagon) and the European Union with all organs, and this is announced by John Kerry. There has always ben Russian Fear and Fear of any move by NATO or USA in the area that it poses a threat to Russians national Security and its independent role and in funence on its forces especially the Navy Forces. There for, the Crisis manyement was not Zero sum game, there are gains and offset losses, but Russia does not accept this and want a Zero Sun game because the USA. And European exteance is a Foot hold in Regin Which Russian sees as a threat to its national security and want to monopolize control in the strategic Qirim.

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY ACTIVITY

Journal of look to the past ◽

10.26739/2181-9599-2019-22-11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 74-79

Author(s):

Nargiza Sodikova ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

European Union ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

International Security ◽

The United States ◽

Foreign Affairs ◽

Modern Time ◽

The European Union ◽

National Interests ◽

French Foreign Policy

Important aspects of French foreign policy and national interests in the modern time,France's position in international security and the specifics of foreign affairs with the United States and the European Union are revealed in this article

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Ocena antykryzysowej polityki gospodarczej Stanów Zjednoczonych i wybranych państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej w latach 2005–2014

10.31338/1641-2478pe.2.16.2 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 26-46

Author(s):

Marcin Jan Flotyński

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

European Union ◽

Financial Markets ◽

Global Economy ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

High Volatility ◽

The Global Financial Crisis ◽

Domestic Products

The global financial crisis in 2007–2009 began a period of high volatility on the financial markets. Specifically, it caused an increased amplitude of fluctuations of the level of gross domestic products, the level of investment and consumption and exchange rates in particular countries. To address the adverse market circumstances, governments and central banks took actions in order to bolster the weakening global economy. The aim of this article is to present the anti-crisis actions in the United States and selected member states of the European Union, including Poland, and an assessment of their efficiency. The analysis conducted indicates that generally the actions taken in the United States in response to the crisis were faster and more adequate to the existing circumstances than in the European Union.

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