Concerns Fronting Engineering Education in Sudan: A Review

For decades Sudan, like most of Sub-Saharan African countries, has been facing profound engineering education issues, namely: poor funding, outdated curricula, ineffective teaching and learning methods, inadequate human capacity, poor research/publishing condition, inappropriate facilities, inadequate educational technology and ICT environment, weak university/industry relationship, lack of academic freedom, and missing of quality control and accreditation measures. The paper discussed these issues, and proposed solutions such as redesign of flexible curriculum, adopting learner-centered approach, and developing hiring structure that focuses on recruiting and retaining qualified educators, with the goal of graduating a high rate of qualified engineers, ready for the 21st century.

China-North Korea merchandise trade and tourism industry relationship in stage 2017-2019 under the impact of International sanctions

Since 2017, the United Nations has strengthened the economic sanctions on North Korea. Many countries have stopped trading with North Korea, causing the economic certain difficulties. China has become a trade and tourism partner that accounting for almost all of the country's foreign currency earning. That had gone on until the beginning of 2020 when North Korea locked its borders to avoid the Covid-19 epidemic. North Korea is essentially famous for having published a quite relatively little information about themselves and being nicknamed “The Hermit Kingdom” due theirs policies. Therefore, the article will analyze mirror data from countries, then compare it with the actual situation of North Korea to assess the reliability of the data. Moreover, providing information on transport routes is major contributor to China-North Korea. Thereby, drawing comments on China-North Korea merchandise trade and tourism industry relationship in that stage and proving North Korean economic adaptation under International sanctions. The author also suggests polices to reach the North Korean development of self-reliance economics.

Analisis Dampak Keterkaitan dan Pengganda sebagai Identifikasi Lever Sector (Pendekatan Tabel Input-Output 2020 Estimasi)

Pembangunan ekonomi berbasis sektor harus dilakukan dengan menggunakan indikator ekonomi yang komprehensif, tidak hanya melihat struktur ekonomi saja tetapi mampu mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis hubungan antar kegiatan ekonomi (inter-industry relationship). Salah satu indikator yang tepat adalah melalui analisis Tabel Input-Output. Tabel I-O semakin banyak digunakan khususnya untuk keperluaan analisis dan perencanaan, tidak terkecuali oleh pemerintah atau decision maker dalam perencanaan pembangunan ekonomi suatu wilayah berbasis sektor serta dapat menganalisis berbagai fenomena ekonomi yang multisektor. Penelitian ini menggunakan Tabel I-O Tahun 2020 yang diestimasi dari tabel I-O tahun 2016. Dalam analisis komprehensif ini akan dihitung Forwad dan Backward Linkage Index sehingga dapat diidentifikasi sektor yang masuk dalam sektor pengungkit. Selain itu, dilakukan analisis pengganda baik, output, income, labor dan value added multiplier untuk melihat besaran pengganda yang ditimbulkan akibat perubahan permintaan akhir. Hasil penelitian sektor yang masuk sebagai sektor pengungkit atau Lever sector adalah sektor industri pengolahan (sektor 3) yang merupakan sektor dengan struktur output, nilai tambah dan input yang besar, serta memiliki multiplier yang tinggi untuk empat jenis multiplier dan analisis keterkaitan Forwad dan Backward Linkage Index yang tinggi nilainya.

Approaches to training pharmacists in the Russian Federation

The paper is devoted to the main trends in the development of higher pharmaceutical education in Russia at the beginning of the 21st century, study of the formation of a new understanding of the profession of pharmacist under the influence of the intensive development of the domestic pharmaceutical industry, relationship of changes in the industry, and the state educational standards in the "Pharmacy" field of study.

Government and Industry Relations in Cybersecurity

The existing domains of warfare are land, sea, air, space, and now cyberspace. Once President Obama addressed the public on the cybersecurity threat and Executive Order 13636 was issued, the government gained traction in creating policy and collaborating with industry to gain a better presence in the U.S. Industry owns, operates, and controls most of the critical infrastructure in the U.S. and is perceived to have better knowledge, skills, and abilities in cybersecurity operations and capabilities. This study seeks to fill a gap that currently exists in scholarly research in the areas of partnerships in cybersecurity. Using the innovative e-Delphi electronic method to collect qualitative and quantitative data from experts, this study explores the competency, expertise, and partnership aspects of the U.S. Government and industry relationship in cybersecurity organizations.

Acquisition Issues in Cybersecurity

Government cybersecurity organizations have faced unique challenges in the last decade. With the release of Executive Order 13636 in 2013, an otherwise amorphous domain of warfare matured quickly and began to take shape in the areas of information sharing, industry relations, and various areas of management. This study seeks to fill a gap that currently exists in scholarly research in the areas of acquisition and program management in cybersecurity. Using the innovative e-Delphi electronic method to collect qualitative and quantitative data from experts, this study explores the contractual complexity, intellectual property, and risk management aspects of the U.S. Government and industry relationship in cybersecurity organizations.