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McGill's Hospitals Join Forces With Cancer Network McGill’s Hospitals Join Forces With Cancer Network
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McGill University in Montreal announced last week a new $58 million collaboration between the Rossy Cancer Network and its teaching hospitals: the McGill University Health Center, Jewish General and St. Mary’s.McGill University in Montreal announced last week a new $58 million collaboration between the Rossy Cancer Network and its teaching hospitals: the McGill University Health Center, Jewish General and St. Mary’s.
“By leveraging the oncology expertise of our doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, researchers and support staff across the spectrum of the disease, we are taking a major step forward in the fight against cancer,” Dr. David Eidelman, dean of McGill’s faculty of medicine, said in a statement.“By leveraging the oncology expertise of our doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, researchers and support staff across the spectrum of the disease, we are taking a major step forward in the fight against cancer,” Dr. David Eidelman, dean of McGill’s faculty of medicine, said in a statement.
The Larry and Cookie Rossy Family Foundation donated $30 million, while the university and its affiliated hospitals have agreed to contribute $28 million. The Larry and Cookie Rossy Family Foundation donated $30 million, while the university and its affiliated hospitals have agreed to contribute $28 million.
  
Malaysian family funds King’s College researchMalaysian family funds King’s College research
A Malaysian family has donated £7 million to King’s College London to set up a research center for politics, philosophy and law, the university said last week in a statement.A Malaysian family has donated £7 million to King’s College London to set up a research center for politics, philosophy and law, the university said last week in a statement.
The $10.6 million gift from the family of an alumnus, Mark Yeoh, will be used to establish the Yeoh Tiong Lay Center for Politics, Philosophy & Law. It will be located within the Dickson Poon School of Law, which was supported by a £20 million donation last year by Dickson Poon, a Hong Kong businessman.The $10.6 million gift from the family of an alumnus, Mark Yeoh, will be used to establish the Yeoh Tiong Lay Center for Politics, Philosophy & Law. It will be located within the Dickson Poon School of Law, which was supported by a £20 million donation last year by Dickson Poon, a Hong Kong businessman.
The Yeoh donation will provide for three academic posts and 16 scholarships. The Yeoh donation will provide for three academic posts and 16 scholarships.
  
Philippines to overhaul school system; 2 years addedPhilippines to overhaul school system; 2 years added
President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines approved a law last week that would add two more years of high school to the country’s 10-year basic education system and introduce at least one year of kindergarten nationwide, the Philippine news media said.President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines approved a law last week that would add two more years of high school to the country’s 10-year basic education system and introduce at least one year of kindergarten nationwide, the Philippine news media said.
The act will create what is known in much of the world as a K-12 system. There will also be a new senior high school curriculum implemented in 2016, The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. The nation of 95 million is working to upgrade its labor force.The act will create what is known in much of the world as a K-12 system. There will also be a new senior high school curriculum implemented in 2016, The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. The nation of 95 million is working to upgrade its labor force.
The government increased the education budget from 161 billion pesos in 2010 to 232 billion pesos this year, or a rise from $3.9 billion to $5.6 billion.The government increased the education budget from 161 billion pesos in 2010 to 232 billion pesos this year, or a rise from $3.9 billion to $5.6 billion.
In a speech last Wednesday, Mr. Aquino noted the shortcomings of the 10-year system. “Apart from our students having less time to thoroughly understand their lessons, our students will also have to compete with graduates from other countries who have had more time to learn and prepare for their careers,” he said, according to a government transcript. — CALVIN YANGIn a speech last Wednesday, Mr. Aquino noted the shortcomings of the 10-year system. “Apart from our students having less time to thoroughly understand their lessons, our students will also have to compete with graduates from other countries who have had more time to learn and prepare for their careers,” he said, according to a government transcript. — CALVIN YANG
  
100 Ethiopian girls chosen for education program100 Ethiopian girls chosen for education program
The Institute of International Education said this month that it had selected 100 Ethiopian girls for its new Higher Education Readiness program. The I.I.E., a New York-based group, will provide scholarships, supplies, tutoring and skills training to help the 11th-graders finish high school and potentially continue on to university. — JOYCE LAUThe Institute of International Education said this month that it had selected 100 Ethiopian girls for its new Higher Education Readiness program. The I.I.E., a New York-based group, will provide scholarships, supplies, tutoring and skills training to help the 11th-graders finish high school and potentially continue on to university. — JOYCE LAU