UMF Cluj a intrat în elita mondială a învăţământului medical

Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Iuliu Haţieganu” din Cluj a dat o replică extrem de interesantă articolelor din presa franceză, care sugerau că învăţământul medical din Cluj este de o calitate slabă, de aceea îi atrage pe numeroşi studenţi francezi, dornici să promoveze uşor examenele. Astfel de articole au apărut după ce numărul tinerilor francezi care au decis să studieze Medicina la Cluj a crescut la câteva sute în ultimii ani.

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The Economist: America’s economy – Austerity bites?

UNTIL RECENTLY America’s squabbling politicians have mostly resolved their fiscal differences by delaying them. That tactic came to a head at the end of last year, at which time a host of tax rises and spending cuts were scheduled to drop. Despite wide fears that such budget changes would derail a shaky recovery, Congress mostly opted to let the hits fall. Marginal income tax rates on top earners went up at the first of this year, and—more importantly—a reduction in the payroll tax rate adopted for stimulative purposes was allowed to expire. Other automatic cuts were delayed by a few months, but they too were allowed to take effect in March.

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