Using the potential of older people in local communities - Experience for Initiatives: results of the Federal Model Programme

"23 million people in Germany – almost one in three over the age of 14 – are involved in civil society. This is an impressive figure that we talk about far too little. But today we need involvement in civil society more than ever. The state could not perform all of the tasks that young and old do for no money. Voluntary involvement is a very important component of a society with a human face. The power of cohesion and helping each other, caring for each other – this is a commodity that we can and have to bring back to life in involvement in civil society, in voluntary work. In view of the demographic challenge, the older generation in particular will have an increasingly important role. After the career and family phase it has a great wealth of knowledge gained through experience and time. This potential must be made useful for society. But for this we also need local authorities where the politicians and administrators, responsible parties in educational facilities, associations and voluntary organisations are open to the great demand for self-determined and selforganised involvement by older people. The model programme 'Experience for Initiatives' (EFI) is an important step in this direction: around 1,000 older people have already taken part in courses to be seniortrainers in order to learn something new and to use their experience in many local projects – for the benefit of all age and population groups locally. 'enior expertise teams' become reliable partners and important pace setters for voluntary involvement in local communities. Active senior citizens develop creativity, innovation and a willingness to act. They are putting the cycle of give and take between the generations back in motion and, at the same time, are drawing a new picture of old age." (excerpt

The ordinal dominance theory as applied to the most attractive retail cities of the Benelux area

An important estate broker for retail in Europe has performed statistical research on retail business in cities in the Benelux area (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg). The broker choose five characteristics to rate 30 Benelux cities on their retail business. However, summing these ranks is not allowed as they do not represent cardinal numbers. Hence, calculating the medians and quartiles of this ordinal number series signifies a possible alternative. The disadvantages of this approach are: many ex aequos and to be operational at least six terms are needed, whereas only five characteristics are present here. Instead, an Ordinal Dominance Theory was developed that only needs at least three terms. Finally, a SWOTanalysis was made concerning retail business for the main Belgian cities, Brussels, Antwerp and Ghen

Активные образовательные технологии как условие реализации компетентностного подхода в высшей школе

Обосновывается целесообразность использования активных образовательных технологий для достижения целей образования в современной высшей школе. Показана сущность компетентностного подхода в высшем профессиональном образовании. Обозначен компетентностный потенциал активных образовательных технологий, представлен опыт и перспективы их применения в педагогической практике ТПУ

Исследование кинетики поверхностного растворения в водных дисперсиях некоторых материалов

Приведены результаты исследования кинетики поверхностного растворения в водных дисперсиях ряда материалов. Степень выщелачивания определялась по изменению рН растворов-центрифугатов и электропроводности. Время контакта материала с водой составляло от 6 до 1500 минут. У таких материалов, как магнетитовый концентрат, илы, ташлинский песок, равновесие практически устанавливается в течение 1,5-2 часов. При т:ж=1:4 поверхностное растворение бентонита в первый час значительно меньше, чем у остальных исследованных материалов (х=4-6), а затем резко возрастает до х=40 ом-1. При большем содержании воды диспергирование бентонита происходит быстрее и уже после часового контакта материала с водой; наблюдается значительный рост электропроводности (x=22 ом-1)

Development of a methodology of evaluation of financial stability of commercial banks

The field of evaluation of financial stability of commercial banks, which emanates from persistent existence of financial crisis, induces interest of researchers for over a century. The span of prevailing methodologies stretches from over-simplified risk-return approaches to ones comprising large number of economic variables on the micro- and/or macro-economic level. Methodologies of rating agencies and current methodologies reviewed and applied by the ECB are not intended for reducing information asymmetry in the market of commercial banks. In the paper it is shown that the Lithuanian financial system is bankbased with deposits of households being its primary sources, and its stability is primarily depending on behavior of depositors. A methodology of evaluation of commercial banks with features of decreasing information asymmetry in the market of commercial banks is being developed by comparing different MCDA methods

The TPU's property complex development and maintenance

В оперативном управлении университета находится 300 объектов: учебные корпуса, общежития, инженерные сети, расположенные на территории Томской, Кемеровской областей и Республики Хакасия. Площадь земельных участков составляет 1,76 млн м2.Университет обладает развитой социальной и спортивной инфраструктурой, включающей Международный культурный центр, комбинат питания, санаторий-профилакторий, детские сады, базу отдыха, детский оздоровительный лагерь, стадион с искусственным покрытием, более десятка открытых игровых площадок, единственный в области ска-лодром, два спортивных корпуса, лыжероллерную трассу с современным оборудованием для разметки лыжни. Уникальность ТПУ - в наличии исследовательского ядерного реактора, инспекционного досмотрового комплекса, шести зданий, имеющих статус объектов культурного наследия федерального и регионального значения.There are 292 facilities under the University's operational management: educational buildings, dormitories, utilities located on the territory of Tomsk, Kemerovo regionsand the Republic of Khakassia. The area of the land lots amounts to 1.76 mln.m2. The University possesses a comprehensive social and sport infrastructure comprising theInternational Cultural Center, catering center, sanatorium-preventorium, child daycare centers, recreation facility, child health-improvement camp, stadium with artificial turf, adozen of outdoor playgrounds, the city's only rock-climbing wall, 2 sports buildings, and a ski-roller run with modern equipment for track laying. The TPU's unique feature is theavailability of the Research nuclear reactor, Inspection and Examination complex, and 6 buildings having the status of federal and regional objects of cultural heritage