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17 What is the right diet for you? / Where is my mind?

Environment 18 100% wind energy trains / Data via electric grid

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Thesis published December 27, 2016. AIU wants to congratulate one of our students, Kate Coleman-Sarfo for her recent achievement. Kate has written her thesis, (with co-author Pasmor Kuranchie) on “Assessing the Effectiveness of the Strategy for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of

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January 10, 2017. AIU wants to congratulate one of our student, Saad Masood Butt for his recent achievement. His work has been published in the Australian Journal. He wrote his paper on “Basics of Summarizing Research

and has been published. Her work can be viewed through this link: https://www.jscimedcentral.com/HIV-AIDS/HIVAIDS-3-1030.pdf Kate has completed a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD program in Public Health in Atlantic International University.

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January 3, 2017. Dr. Mizan Siddiqi, Ph.D graduate of AIU, has been the winner of the 2016 Gordon-Wyon Award for Community-Oriented Public Health, Epidemiology, and Practice for his outstanding contribution in public health by the American Society of Public Health (APHA) in Denver, Colorado, USA. Dr. Mizan Siddiqi has completed a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD program in Health Care Administration in Atlantic International University.

December 20, 2016. One of our graduates, Gerardo Roa Ogando presented, on November 26, 2016, a book he wrote, entitled “The Taxonomy of Speech: Aspects of linguistic theory”, with the assistance of 850 students and teachers in the area. This event was held in the University Center UASD–Barahona. Gerardo completed a Doctorate program in Hispanic Linguistics at AIU.

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Findings” (with co-author: M. Usman Tariq). Saad has completed a Doctorate program in Computer Science in Atlantic International University.

Find his work here: https://drive.google.com/ file/d/0B3LTmMfft4s3bmlKRV9BQU90RHc/view

Graduated with Honors January, 2017. These graduate students completed the majority of the requirements to obtain honors which included a 4.0 GPA, published works, recommendation from their advisor, patent a product, etc. Congratulations!

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january 2017 Tariana Maia Gessaga Master of Business Administration Accounting Argentina Alejandro Javier Torres Doctor of Political Science Political Science Argentina

Graduates of the month

Alberto Raúl Herrera Doctor of Philosophy Business Administration Argentina Antonio Ferreira Da Conceicao Doctor of Education Education Science Brazil Besong Ntui Ogork Doctor of Philosophy Developmental Studies Cameroon Mamubah Derick Nforche Master of Science Actuarial Science Cameroon Paula Gaete Villa Bachelor of Science Digital Animation 3D Chile Benjamin Francisco Ramirez Forero Doctor of Human Nutrition Biochemistry Colombia Ana María Torres Hernández Doctor of Political Science Political Science Colombia Pabla Eusebia Peralta Miranda Doctor of Philosophy Marketing Colombia

This month we have graduates from: Argentina · Brazil · Cameroon · Chile · Colombia · Congo · Dominican Republic · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Germany · Guatemala ·



Gladys Edilma Vallejos Delgado Bachelor of Business and Economics Business Administration Colombia

Carlos Jhair Ramírez Rodríguez Bachelor of Science Electronics and Telecommunications Guatemala

Yahaya Bolaji Agnes Master of Business Administration Business Administration Nigeria

Roassoum Mouidi Alexis Bachelor of Science Computer Science Congo

Leticia Micaela Hernández Tzoc Bachelor of Accounting Finance and Accounting Guatemala

Alfonso Domingo Núñez Fernández Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Peru

Mariano Jiménez Zabala Doctor of Business Administration Economics Dominican Republic

Mamady Kaba Doctor of Governance Management Guinea

Andres Mattei Camacho Doctor of Education Educational Management Puerto Rico

Dalia M. Anwar Abdelghany Master of Science Nutrition Egypt

Melissa Alvarenga Haddad Doctor of Science Zoology Honduras

José David Berrios Borges Doctor of Education Leadership in Education Puerto Rico

Tarek Moustafa Mohamed Oraby Doctor of Business Administration Marketing Egypt

Marlon Humberto Eveline Hernández Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering Honduras

Luka Samardzija Bachelor of Science Investments Management Serbia

Alfusainey Darbo Master of Science Project Management Sudan

Youssouf Keita Doctor of Philosophy Economics

Ruben Ernesto Lopez Sorto Bachelor of Science Biology El Salvador

Alex Fearon Escobar Doctor of Education Social Science and Community Development Honduras

Yusif Bangura Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Sierra Leone

Emma Maddy Doctor of Philosophy Psychology United Kingdom

Morgan Mwale Bachelor of Science Purchasing and Supply Management Zambia

Manuel Ndong Asumu Ada Doctor of Business Administration Marketing Equatorial Guinea

Odhiambo James Oduke Doctor of Philosophy Language Education Kenya

Abdirahman Ahmed Abdi Master of Business and Economics Business Administration Somalia

Gabriel Cordero Correa Master of Psychology Clinical Psychology

Chenga Sikazwe Sikupanga Chisha Doctor of Philosophy Business Administration Zambia

Dr. Henry Alberto Trujillo Flórez Doctor of Business Administration Tourism and Hospitality Management Germany

Hassan Mahmoud Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Lebanon

Jabulani Freddie Mokoena Doctor of Business Administration Project Management South Africa

Eugenio Gonzalez Doctor of Philosophy Pastoral Theology

Lovemore Milambo Shankoti Bachelor of Science Networking and Information Security Zambia

David Armando Guerra Aparicio Bachelor of Science Political Science Guatemala

Liladevi Appasamy Doctor of Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Mauritius

Justina Thevede Bachelor of Business Administration Business Management South Africa

Sabinus U. Ekeh Doctor of Philosophy Healthcare Sciences and Administration

Christopher Kapasa Doctor of Philosophy Environmental Science Zambia

Alvaro Amilcar Moreira Arana Bachelor of Science Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Guatemala

William A. Ndyetabula Master of Science Health Science Namibia

John Nolan Hurrell Bachelor of Science Business Management South Africa

Wilson Amadi Doctor of Philosophy Project Management

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Testimonials Huy Rekol Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health November 16, 2016

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am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for AIU’s excellent education service, enabling me to reach my academic goal as a Doctor of Public Health. Inspired to gain this degree, I highly appreciate the school support service and the quality of education system. As the director of the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, my role is like a commander in chief for assuring the achievement of all program goals. Malaria, for instance, is to be eliminated by 2025; therefore, I have worked hard in many main areas: health policy development and implementation,

health strategic plans and framework, risk assessment, and monitoring and evaluation. Given that I am in charge of three national health programs: malaria, dengue, and helminthiasis, I usually have a tight schedule filled with full year round activities such as appointments with stakeholders, and meetings and conferences. Thus, all that is seriously challenging my opportunity and my time availability of improving my knowledge and my professional career. Previously, I thought I was too old to reach my learning goal, a Ph.D. degree; however, I made it now due to the modern globalization and the high technology-based education system; it made the world smaller. Surfing the AIU web page, I was impressed by the simplicity and the enormous amount of learning resources, 10 million full texts and about 47 million bibliographic references in more than 400 languages. Moreover, having learned at AIU, I have trusted the education services, and other communication technologies, so this would allow all


students to be connected with great satisfaction, enriching human civilization with the miracle of the modern communication technology. Therefore, I decided to pursue my academic degree in public health at AIU; with my aspiration for a better professionalism, I have been strongly motivated from the beginning while consulting with the admission counselor, Liliana Penaranda. She helped me understand distance learning, keeping up my spirit of learning as if I were a young student. Throughout my study period, I have been satisfied with AIU’s services: tuition, payment, resources, communication, and the student section within a variety of professional fields, and excellent support and guidance from my tutor, Kinmberly Diaz, and advisor. My knowledge improvement included communication skills, disease investigation, and organization theory. Other areas included self-evaluation matrix, the integration chart of the guarantee of an academic degree, philosophy of education, the applied health diagnosis, an organization of health services, epidemiology, planning health care, health service administration, health legislation, directorate of health institutions and economy in

public health. Once recalling all experiences and achievements I have made at the University —these shaped me to adapt my current and prospective curriculum and matrix designation linking with actual work performances and responsibilities. Moreover, other professional fields were also well brought me up to achieve my academic goal, empowering me to strengthen all the national programs at my center, achieving the program goals. Following my graduation as a Doctor of Public Health, I have two ultimate goals including knowledge sharing and effective program management: malaria, dengue, and helminths. I, for the former, have used a variety of communication channels; for instance, meetings, workshops, conferences, academic programs at a university, and the partnership with other schools with long distance learning such as AIU in particular. Regarding the latter, I have applied all my knowledge and expertise with respect to program policies, implementation, environmental health assessment, and technologybased disease surveillance system. Additionally, I will

improve and strengthen the health service administration, health institutions, and economy in public health, exercising the best integration approaches for a better understanding of real community status and norm; as a result, this will engage the community participation. In fact, all academic knowledge is extremely useful to prevent, control, and eliminate the diseases within the timeframe of program goal. Last but not least, I would like to thank AIU again for the world-class quality in almost everything: curriculum, services, communication system, payment flexibility, supports, guidance, and all advice from the admission counselor, tutor, and advisors. Being both an academic lecturer, and a program leader, I firmly promise that I will work hard, and share my inputs with the communities and other fellow public health professionals. Holding a degree of doctorate in public health, I will have to make a difference in terms of reducing the disease burden, a public health problem, through the effectiveness of program implementation at my center, and beyond —a potential country and global.

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the given time frame for the audience. The methodology of finding will change according to the need of the audience. Scientific research requires a greater time than the ordinary research and do not have any limited time period.

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cience is based on many different pillars that combine to provide the methods of reasoning, logic, and ethics to conduct research. Based on the research methods the foundation of all the research is scientific reasoning. Science is based on experiments, and it involves variables to conduct any experiment

and find out the results. The research is not completed until all the results and finding are documented in a proper way. After that, research is prepared for publication or conference depending on the nature of the subject. Most of the time, authors publish their research work for gaining recognition and future

research enhancement based on sharing of research with the community. The findings of research must be properly documented according to the analysis of the audience. The research report must be according to the interest of the targeted audience to serve them better. Every finding must be documented within

Without any concept of the topic, research cannot be conducted, and findings will not be as per the requirement. There are different type of research deliverables used as per requirements to document the findings. In informal way, it will be an email including summary of the finding. In formal way, it will be presentations along with a detailed report of the findings. It is very rare that any research is completed without documenting the findings. Scientific research requires a broad knowledge of the research subject before conducting and documenting it. The topic and methodology cannot be selected without any sound beginning (Barbara & John, 2000). Hidi & McLaren stated, “The underlying rationale for self-selected scientific topics

is that they increase interest, motivation and intellectual activity in conducting the research” (188). The findings require a space between the limitations of the experimental design systems and the fine approach of writing them effectively so that they are released to the scientific community at a later stage (Rheinberger, 2003). The current research representations are widely based on drawing and note taking practices as a means of observation (Hoffmann & Wittmann, 2013). A good scientific research follows the quality attributes and balanced approach in documenting the research.

Presenting and preparing reports

Research is most of the time mistaken for gathering information, documentation of facts and finding the managing the information (Leedy & Ormord, 2001). After collecting the samples and data analysis, the research is needed to be presented in an intellectual way to be understood by the community. The research findings must be linked with


solution to the problem, framework, implementation, and improvements in the research. The overall research provides a detailed analysis of the disorders and explanation with the literature review. The findings in the research are documented through the theoretical framework and implementing it in the actual environment for observations. The findings are based on studying the different behaviors along with proving the advantage of using the referenced experimental approach derived from the theoretical framework. The author provides improvement and possible objects to the study too for the findings. The report published consists of proving the framework through the implementation based on findings during the implementation phase. Miller & Shamsie, (2001) research is based on notions from the literature on organizational learning and investigation on product line experiments based on organizational performance change across the roles of top management. The research report is based on the introduction, literature review, hypothesis presentation, methodology, findings, discussion, and conclusions. The findings are documented in the form of tables for each variable of the hypothesis.

It provides detailed descriptive statistics and correlation matrices for the variables that were used in the study. Test for each of the hypothesis is reported in the research. The findings are further discussed by comparison of research variables on both independent and dependent variables. The hypothesis are proved using the findings of the research. The conclusion provides the improvements and ideas for the future research.

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the analysis conducted in the study. Freimer, M. B., Linderoth, J. T., and Thomas, D. J. (2012) conducted research on the sampling methods and collected data by comparing across different sampling method. The report consists of abstract, introduction, computational examples, and conclusion. The findings are documented in the form of graphical charts along with computational examples. Based on the data a detailed methodology is used for documenting and presenting the findings. More than five tables are used for representation of the findings in the tabular format with detailed analysis of each estimate. The research report uses a lot of statistical terms for the explanation of the results. The findings show that sample average approximation is the useful method for obtaining the required solutions. The references used in presenting the research report are properly defined within the context of the research report. Overall, the report provides the required solution. Bornstein and Robert (2003) conducted research on construct validity problems in contemporary personality disorder. The research report consists of an introduction section, problems identification section, literature review,


Rudin (2003) provides the overview of previously published research in the field of the ecology and usage of continuous dependent variables. The publication report consists of introduction, limitations, methods, findings, and conclusion. The author compares the effect of dependent variables across the different units based on limitation in the previous research. The correlation

among the variables is tested by usage of dummy variables and data. The findings are documented in the tabular format for proving the autocorrelation of the datasets. The conclusion provides the overview of the paper along with future research ideas. The report is a small scale research without any actual implementation of data collection. To be continued

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and unrepeatable! By Dr. Rosa Hilda Lora M. Advisor at AIU | [email protected]

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Close-up of a snowflake.

e are unique and unrepeatable! When we read or hear this expression we feel wonderful. When the above happens it is part of our emotions but then our rational side comes to us and we think: how is this possible? How is it possible that there is no other person, another being that is just like me? Does the above expression have a scientific basis? The answer is yes. Wonderful! So much studying and until now I have an extraordinary solution of who I am. Where does the scientific response about who we are come from? The answer comes from a science that many people don’t like; the answer arises from... Formal Logic.


The 4 Logical Principles: 1. Principle of Identity 2. Principle of non-contradiction 3. Principle of third excluded 4. Principle of sufficient reason. Now the solution got complicated. Let’s see what Formal Logic says. The only thing we remember is that Formal Logic comes from Aristotle and Mr. Aristotle is one of the classics of Greek Philosophy. Holy God! And that old thing is going to serve us now to know that anybody is equal to me? Well let’s see what the Great Aristotle said. The Logic that Aristotle wrote remains the rational foundation of science and explains our way of inferring reasoning. The sciences all have starting points for the system they are and those starting points are called Principles. The Principles are obvious truths or axioms. The starting points for all science, from the prism of reason, are the Logical Principles. The Logical Principles are four: Principle of identity, Principle of noncontradiction, Principle of third excluded and Principle of sufficient reason.

1. The Principle of identity

This is the one that sustains

the affirmation that we are unique and unrepeatable. The principle of Identity says: Every being is identical with itself, the rest is similarity. We are accustomed to say “this object, this being is identical to this other” and there is no identical, there is similar. A being, an object, can’t be equal to another because then in the demonstration: Who are we affirming or demonstrating? Wonder of wonders! And why we are looking for all our life what we want to be. And why all the time we are watching what others do to find who we are. If everything is so easy, why do we make life so difficult? The first thing we have to do if we are unique and unrepeatable is to see what strengths we have and what our weaknesses are. From there everything is easier because to find our satisfactory point of life is to increase our strengths, solve with academic preparation and values our weaknesses and analyze and train us in what industrial society demands.

To study we have to see how we can do it. Today we do not have to be in face-to-face universities; we have the opportunity of online universities and so we can carry out an activity that allows us to cover the fees of our studies. We also have to think about how we will

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do the activities that we are asked to accredit the subjects.

2. The Principle of non-contradiction

It is impossible for a thing to be and not be at the same time and under the same aspect.

3. The Principle of third excluded

A thing is or is not, there is no middle term.

4. The Principle of sufficient reason

Everything that exists has a cause of its existence. It was enunciated explicitly by Leibniz (1646-1716). Following with our Founding Principle of our satisfactory life: If we are unique and unrepeatable, why spend our lives observing what others do, looking out when what we have to do is look at everything we are and work on it?

We are unique and unrepeatable! Go ahead!

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BIBLIOGRAPHY. Hempel, C. (2005). La Explicación científica. Estudios sobre filosofía de la ciencia. Barcelona: Paidós, Surcos 13. | Gutiérrez Sáenz, R. (2006). Introducción a la Lógica. México: Esfinge. | Poincaré, H. (1984). Filosofía de la ciencia. México: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT).



A better understanding of society Interview with Annialee Knight-Taylor, AIU student

Who are you, Annialee? I love to make people feel happy and good about themselves, because I believe people possess more good than bad. I am a hard worker and very compassionate. I love to work with children/youth, hence my present occupation as a Residential Specialist. I assist youths in our care to figure out problems in positive ways by teaching them to be responsible in a healthy and safe environment.

Annialee Knight-Taylor lives in Cayman Islands and has completed a Bachelor of Art in Sociology at AIU. Nowadays she works as a Residential Specialist. [email protected]

I work with them to help with their struggles of life and guide them to acquire better coping skills to deal with life events. What helped you the most to be considered for this great position you have achieved? My knowledge of society, my ability to watch life through a diversity of perspectives, and my ability to perform professional inquiry are all mainly due to my experiences at AIU. How is your AIU Degree helping you in your career? I did not only become a better writer, proofreader, and critical thinker, I am now better able to empathize with others and to see outside my personal experience, into a more thorough understanding of the society. These are skills that affect all areas of my life. The desire to understand diverse viewpoints has aided me in conflict resolution, to tune in with my clients and focus more on the group dynamic. How has the learning process based in Andragogy of AIU impacted your

life professionally and personally? The field of Sociology has always been appealing to me because of its relevance to our society today. My objectives were met, both professionally and personally. The experience of studying online was a little challenging at first, but with my abilities and passion, I grabbed the great opportunity AIU offers and ran with it. The knowledge gained through my studies at AIU will take me to the next level. What are the biggest problems your Country is facing at this moment? I am originally from Jamaica, but since I have been living in the Cayman Islands for the past fourteen years, I can safely call it “my country.” The Cayman Islands are suffering social problems which begin in the homes and are impacting our youths. Children have seen close members of their family being abused. Their value system is crosswired, and they have become a trouble to society. Some of these children could have been abused, neglected, and

may turn into alcoholics, drug users and gang leaders.

say yes, I have been able to help my community.

Have you been able to help your community? In a society where each generation has a new set of issues, there is always room for improvement. This is a time when the young need to acquire the attitudes, competencies, values, and social sciences that will take them forward to successful adulthood. They need to make positive choices, and their behavior will determine their future potential. These are some of the challenging tasks I have been working on. Therefore, I would

How can education help the world during this troubled times? Education is for a lifetime. Getting a good education can affect one’s personal life, one’s community and entire generations. It will play a critical function in shaping tomorrow’s leaders. Not only can we become a better nation by acquiring the skills necessary to be productive members of a civilized society, but we can increase our knowledge to take on challenges that can bring forth improvement.

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Dyslexia

Millions have it, only a few understand it.

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yslexia is so widespread that it forces schools and parents to take action. And yet, it is deeply misunderstood. Even basic questions don’t have easy answers. Exactly how many people around the world have dyslexia? Well, it’s complicated. Estimates vary greatly, partly because it depends on what country or language you are talking about (English speakers may be more likely to have it than, say, Italian speakers) and partly because many people who have dyslexia never get a formal diagnosis. However, estimates in the US put it at somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of the population. Many people think that dyslexia is seeing letters in the wrong order, or getting b and d mixed up. Not true.

Researchers, experts and people with dyslexia dismiss these as common misconceptions. So, if dyslexia isn’t any of those things people think it is, then what is it? “It’s basically like looking at a foreign word,” says Jonathan Gohrband, a videographer in Chicago. That’s why dyslexia used to be called “word blindness.” People with dyslexia don’t naturally process the written word. They don’t easily break it into smaller units that can be turned into sounds and stitched together. This makes reading a laborious —even exhausting— process. Writing, too. Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/ ed/2016/11/28/502601662/millions-have-dyslexiafew-understand-it

Libraries of things

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A movement that is emerging all over the world.

hese spaces give people access to a huge spectrum of items, from board games, party supplies and tennis rackets to saws, kitchen appliances, turntables, clothing and tents, without the burden of ownership. Specialty libraries, which lend out a specific type of good, have pointed the way for the Library of Things movement and proven the model to be successful. The tool library movement has seen incredible growth in recent years; toy lending libraries, both in library branches and as semi-informal neighborhood projects, are on the rise; and kitchen libraries, such as the Toronto Kitchen Library, give people access to commercial-grade and household kitchen supplies on an as-needed basis. There are also lending libraries within traditional library branches

loaning out musical instruments, neckties, learning materials, crafting tools and much more. As Gene Homicki, co-founder and CEO of myTurn, a platform that enables people to create their own lending platform, explains, many community-based Library of Things locations lend over 1,000 items per week, offer classes, and have workshops or makerspaces. “The most successful Libraries of Things are the ones do more than just lend items,” he says, “they also create a strong sense of community. For example, some offer sliding scale subscriptions based on income or usage to help ensure a diverse community can afford to access the library.” Read full note: http://www.shareable.net/blog/ the-library-of-things-8-spaces-changing-how-wethink-about-stuff

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What dolphins see

A dolphin’s echolocated impression of a submerged human.

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10x stronger than steel

New ultralight ‘super-material’ developed at MIT.

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spongy new super-material could be lighter than the flimsiest plastic yet 10 times stronger than steel. The new super-material is made up of flecks of graphene squished and fused together into a vast, cobwebby network. The fluffy structure, which looks a bit like a psychedelic sea creature, is almost completely hollow; its density is just 5 percent that of ordinary graphene, the researchers said. What’s more, though the researchers used graphene, the seemingly magical properties of the material do not totally depend on the atoms used: The secret ingredient is the way those atoms are aligned, the scientists said. “You can replace the material itself with anything,” Markus J. Buehler, a

materials scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said in a statement. “The geometry is the dominant factor. It’s something that has the potential to transfer to many things.” Graphene, a material made up of flaky sheets of carbon atoms, is the strongest material on Earth —at least in 2D sheets. On paper, ultrathin sheets of graphene, which are just an atom thick, have unique electrical properties and indomitable strength. Unfortunately, these properties don’t easily translate to 3D shapes that are used to build things.

n a world’s first, researchers from the US and UK have created an impression of a submerged human as recorded by a dolphin’s echolocation. To do it, a team led by Jack Kassewitz of SpeakDolphin.com used an imaging system known as a Cymascope. The system, developed by John Stuart Reid, made it possible to record and isolate dolphin echolocation sounds directed onto specific objects, and then create 2D images from those sounds. A computer then converted those images into 3D, which allowed the researchers to 3D-print robust, real-world models. “When we discovered that dolphins not exposed to the echolocation experiment could identify objects from

recorded dolphin sounds with 92% accuracy, we began to look for a way for to see what was in those sounds” noted Kassewitz in a release. For the experiment, a female dolphin named Amaya directed her sonar beams at a submerged diver, while a hydrophone captured the ensuing echos. To avoid added “noise,” the diver, Jim McDonough, swam without a breathing apparatus to make sure no bubbles would adversely affect the results. As Amaya scanned McDonough with her high frequency sound beam, the CymaScope imprinted sonic vibrations within the water medium. Read more: http://gizmodo.com/unprecedented-image-shows-a-dolphins-echolocated-impres-1746714755

Read more: http://www.livescience.com/57432stronger-than-steel-material.html

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Gomos


Modular homes that can be assembled in three days.

Dan Bricklin Designer of the first electronic spreadsheet.

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omos is a new modular building system composed of concrete units produced in a factory that can be assembled on-site in three days flat. Over 20 companies joined forces in building this house in Arouca, Portugal. Architect Samuel Gonçalves, SUMMARY Studio founder, helmed the design to showcase the simplicity and efficiency of the entire construction process. Every single module

D (Gomo) leaves the factory completely ready, including all interior and exterior finishings, insulation systems, window frames, water and electricity installations and also fixed furniture pieces. The building assembly on site is done in a few days, just by joining these modules together. Read more and watch video: http://inhabitat.com/ new-gomos-system-allows-tiny-homes-in-portugalto-be-built-in-mere-days/

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an Bricklin changed the world forever when he codeveloped VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet and grandfather of programs you probably use every day like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Join the software engineer and computing legend as he explores the tangled web of first jobs, daydreams and homework problems that led to his transformational invention in this interesting TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ bricklin_meet_the_inventor_of_ the_electronic_spreadsheet



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Where is my mind?

but those experiences themselves. Siegel argues that it’s impossible to completely Scientists say your “mind” isn’t confined disentangle our subjective view of the world from our to your brain, or even your body. interactions. raditionally, scientists have question. “I realized if someone asked tried to define the mind After much discussion, they me to define the shoreline as the product of brain activdecided that a key component but insisted, is it the water or ity: The brain is the physical of the mind is: “the emergent the sand, I would have to say substance, and the mind is the self-organizing process, the shore is both sand and conscious product of those both embodied and resea,” says Siegel. “You can’t firing neurons, according to the lational, that regulates limit our understanding of the classic argument. But growing energy and information coastline to insist it’s one or evidence shows that the mind flow within and among us.” the other. I started thinking, goes far beyond the physical It’s not catchy. But it is intermaybe the mind is like the workings of your brain. esting, and with meaningful coastline —some inner and No doubt, the brain plays an implications. inter process. Mental life for incredibly important role. But The most immediately shock- an anthropologist or socioloour mind cannot be confined ing element of this definition is gist is profoundly social. Your to what’s inside our skull, or that our mind extends beyond thoughts, feelings, memories, even our body, according to our physical selves. In other attention, what you experia definition first put forward words, our mind is not simply ence in this subjective world is by Dan Siegel, a professor of our perception of experiences, part of mind.” psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine and the author of a recently published book, Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human. He first came up with the definition two decades ago, at a meeting of 40 scientists across disciplines, including neuroscientists, physicists, sociologists, and anthropologists. The aim was to come to an understanding of the mind that would appeal to common ground and satisfy those wrestling with the

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Data via electricity grid The UK system uses new technology to send messages through national electricity cables.

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ince 1 January, 100% of our trains are running on wind energy,” said NS (the national railway company) spokesman, Ton Boon. Dutch electricity company Eneco won a tender offered by NS two years ago and the two companies signed a 10-year deal setting January 2018 as the date by which all NS trains should run on wind energy. “So we in fact reached our goal a year earlier than planned,” said Boon, adding that an increase in the number of wind farms across the country and off the coast of the Netherlands had helped NS achieve its aim. Eneco and NS said on a joint website that around 600,000 passengers

ata has been transmitted across a national electricity grid for the first time, in what could be a significant step towards the creation of virtual power stations, where many thousands of homes and businesses combine to manage electricity use more smartly. The new technology could lead to lower energy bills for consumers who allow small variations in the energy consumption of their appliances, such as water heaters or freezers. The flexibility provided by thousands of appliances combined could reduce peaks in energy use and remove the need for some large new gas or nuclear power stations or polluting diesel

generator farms that are started up in times of short supply. The new data system, created using telecoms technology by Reactive Technologies (RT) and now successfully tested on the UK’s National Grid, could also allow the optimum use of intermittent renewable energy, an important feature given the fast-rising proportion of green energy on the grid. The new system is anonymous, with no data on household energy use being collected and therefore avoiding concerns about privacy. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/11/energy-first-as-uk-successfully-transmits-data-via-national-electricity-grid

daily are “the first in the world” to travel thanks to wind energy. NS operates about 5,500 train trips a day. One windmill running for an hour can power a train for 120 miles, the companies said. They hope to reduce the energy used per passenger by a further 35% by 2020 compared with 2005. Source: www.theguardian.com

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Children’s toy inspires a low-cost laboratory test.

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cientists have found the inspiration for a lifesaving tool in an unusual place — a children’s toy. The invention may soon help health care workers diagnose malaria in places where standard laboratory equipment is hard to find. Diagnosing malaria in the field isn’t all that difficult, but you need a device called a centrifuge that can spin a blood sample very quickly, causing different types of cells in blood to separate from each other. Most centrifuges are bulky, require electricity and are expensive. Because of that, many field hospitals in developing nations don’t have easy access to the technology. Manu Prakash, a professor of bioengineering at Stanford University who developed the new tool, saw the need firsthand during a trip to Uganda. “We were out in a primary health center talking to health care workers and we found a centrifuge

used as a doorstop because there’s no electricity.” The workers said that they really needed a powerful centrifuge that they could use anywhere. And it needed to be cheap. When he got back to California, Prakash began experimenting with all kinds of things that spin, including toys. Toys might seem like a strange place to start, but Prakash didn’t think so. Who doesn’t love toys? And, he explains, “Toys hide in them pretty profound physical phenomena that we just take for granted.” The researchers started to experiment with yo-yos. But the yo-yos didn’t spin fast enough to work as a centrifuge. Then they stumbled upon the children’s toy known as the whirligig, or buzzer.

apanese scientists Monamie Ringhofer and Shinya Yamamoto of Kobe University have published online in the journal Animal Cognition the results of the first research to investigate how horses respond to the state of knowledge or ignorance of their human companions. The results are impressive. Ringhofer and Yamamoto designed research to test eight thoroughbred horses in a paddock at Kobe University’s equestrian club. The horses watched as a research assistant put a carrot in a food bucket. The bucket wasn’t accessible to the horses, only to a human caretaker. In one experimental condition, the human caretaker witnessed the food going into the bucket (knowledge state). In a second condition, the caretaker did not watch

as the carrot was placed into the bucket (uninformed state). The horses’ responses were videotaped and compared between the two conditions. The horses used more visual and tactile signals with the uninformed than the informed caretaker. The horses increased how much they looked at, touched and/or lightly pushed the ignorant caretaker (compared to the caretaker in the know) to get them to realize where food was hidden. “This study is the first to show that horses possess some cognitive basis for this ability of understanding others’ knowledge state in social communication with humans,” Ringhofer and Yamamoto write. Read more: http:// www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/01/12/509451392/ how-smart-are-horses

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Young recycler

7-year-old boy saves 10,000 usd for college with his own recycling company.

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kid from California has demonstrated it’s never too early to start recycling. When he was three, Ryan Hickman ventured to a local recycling center in Orange County with his father. The

experience moved him to such an extent he declared his intentions to start collecting recyclables from his neighbors the following day. Thus started Ryan’s Recycling Company, through which Ryan has

recycled around 200,000 bottles and cans, saving thousands of dollars in the process. Ryan asked his parents if he could give their neighbors empty plastic bags to fill with cans and bottles. The neighbors


were happy to cooperate with him –as were friends, his parents’ co-workers, and family members. Roughly four years later, Ryan has recycled 49,000 pounds of trash from customers throughout Orange County. His website reports he spends “part of every week” sorting through and cleaning the plastic or glass bottles and aluminum cans he then totes to the recycling center with the help of his family. Ryan has saved around $10,000 usd for college (although his website warns he might actually tell you he’s saving up for his own garbage truck), and $1,624 for charity. Ryan told The Capistrano Dispatch people should recycle to make a few extra dollars and “because it helps the world” as birds might eat discarded trash and “get sick or die.” Ryan’s efforts ensure all that trash stays out of the landfill and the oceans, and he’s become a Youth Ambassador for the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. He also offers t-shirts for $13, and all proceeds go to the center. Ryan’s mother Andrea told The Capistrano Dispatch, “He’s

Reduce and recycle

While efforts are being made to remove debris from the oceans, improve recycling systems, and innovate barriers to prevent plastic from getting into waterways, we can all take action in our daily lives to stop plastic waste at the source. If we all make an effort to identify where we use plastic and actively look for alternatives, we can drastically cut down on the amount of plastic pollution that finds its way into the oceans. Find useful information: www.onegreenplanet.org very passionate about it, and he likes to get everybody else passionate about it as well. I think he’s rubbed off on all of us now. You find yourself walking past a can on the ground and needing to pick it up instead of walking away and leaving it there.” Learn more about recycling on Ryan’s website:

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bache l o r ’ s degree in

Commerce

school of business and economics


industry and geographic factors should influence the content of the curriculum instead of a standardized one-fits-all design is the hallmark of AIU’s unique approach to adult education. This philosophy addresses the dynamic and constantly changing environment of working professionals by helping adult students in reaching their professional and personal goals within the scope of the degree program. Important: Below is an example of the topics or areas you may develop and work on during your studies. By no means is it a complete or required list as AIU programs do not follow a standardized curriculum. It is meant solely as a reference point and example. Want to learn more about the curriculum design at AIU? Go ahead and visit our website, especially the Course and Curriculum section: aiu.edu/CourseCurriculum.html

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he Bachelor of Commerce (BS) program objective is help professionals develop an understanding of business, markets, trade, government policies and international issues, globalization, health, development, and the environment; so that they can become economists and analysts in the public and private sectors leading to careers in business, finance, international development, health, human resource management, marketing, management and research. The Bachelor of Commerce (BS) program is offered online via distance learning. After evaluating both academic record and life experience, AIU staff working in conjunction

with Faculty and Academic Advisors will assist students in setting up a custom-made program, designed on an individual basis. This flexibility to meet student needs is seldom found in other distance learning programs. Our online program does not require all students to take the same subjects/courses, use the same books, or learning materials. Instead, the online Bachelor of Commerce (BS) curriculum is designed individually by the student and academic advisor. It specifically addresses strengths and weaknesses with respect to market opportunities in the student’s major and intended field of work. Understanding that

Core Courses and Topics Accounting Actuarial science Business ethics Business Statistics Costs and PricesAudit Customs Legal Regime Decision analysis Econometrics Electronic commerce Entrepreneurship Finance and financial markets Foreign trade Government Human Issues International Marketing Operations Management

Organizational studies Port and Transport Operations Risk management Strategic Planning and Process Taxation

Orientation Courses

Communication & Investigation (Comprehensive Resume) Organization Theory (Portfolio) Experiential Learning (Autobiography) Seminar Administrative Development (Book Summary) Seminar Cultural Development (Practical Experience) Seminar International Development (Publications)

Research Project

Bachelor Thesis Project MBM300 Thesis Proposal MBM302 Bachelor Thesis (5,000 words)

Publication. Each Bachelor of

Commerce graduate is encouraged to publish their research papers either online in the public domain or through professional journals and periodicals worldwide.

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www.aiu.edu • Campus Mundi • # 39 Atlantic International University offers distance learning degree programs for adult learners at bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. With self paced program taken online, AIU lifts the obstacles that keep professional adults from completing their educational goals. Programs are available throughout a wide range of majors and areas of study. All of this with a philosophically holistic approach towards education fitting within the balance of your life and acknowledging the key role each individual can play in their community, country, and the world.

Accreditation Atlantic International University is accredited by the Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC). ASIC Accreditation is an internationally renowned quality standard for colleges and universities. Visit ASIC’s Directory of Accredited Colleges and Universities. ASIC is a member of CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) in the USA, an approved accreditation body by the Ministerial Department of the Home Office in the UK, and is listed in the International Directory of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). AIU meets all state and federal laws as a degree-granting institution in the United States and the State of Hawaii. The University was legally established by corporate charter in 1998 and is in good standing. While National Accreditation is common for traditional U.S. institutions of higher learning utilizing standard teaching methods, every country has its own standards and accrediting organizations. Accreditation is a voluntary process and does not guarantee a worthy education. Rather, it means an institution has submitted its courses, programs, budget, and educational objectives for review. AIU’s Distance Learning Programs are unique, non-traditional and not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. This may be a determining factor for those individuals interested in pursuing certain disciplines requiring State licensing, (such as law, teaching, or medicine). It is recommended that you consider the importance of National Accreditation for your specific field or profession. Although Atlantic International University’s individualized Distance Learning Degree Programs, are distinct from traditional educational institutions, we are convinced of their value and acceptance worldwide. Non-traditional programs are important because they recognize knowledge gained outside the classroom and incorporate a broader more comprehensive view of the learning experience. Many great institutions are unaccredited. We invite you to compare our programs and philosophy with traditional classroom-based programs to determine which is best suited to your needs and budget. AIU has chosen private accreditation through the Accrediting Commission International (ACI), obtained in 1999. ACI is not regulated or approved by the US Department of Education. ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IS NOT ACCREDITED BY AN ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED

STATES SECRETARY OF EDUCATION. Note: In the U.S., many licensing authorities require accredited degrees as the basis for eligibility for licensing. In some cases, accredited colleges may not accept for transfer courses and degrees completed at unaccredited colleges, and some employers may require an accredited degree as a basis for eligibility for employment. AIU is incorporated in the state of Hawaii. As a University based in the U.S., AIU meets all state and federal laws of the United States. There is no distinction between the programs offered through AIU and those of traditional campus based programs with regards to the following: your degree, transcript and other graduation documents from AIU follow the same standard used by all U.S. colleges and universities. AIU graduation documents can include an apostille and authentication from the U.S. Department of State to facilitate their use internationally. Authentication from the U.S. Department of State is a process that will ultimately bind a letter signed by the U.S. Secretary of State (permanently with a metal ring) to your graduation documents. If a student outside the U.S. wishes to carry out a particular procedure within a country’s Department of Education regarding their degree earned at AIU, such procedures are to be carried out independently by the student. AIU respects the unique rules and regulations of each country and does not intervene or influence the respective authorities. We recommend prospective students who intend to carry out such procedures outside the U.S. to verify in detail the steps and requirements needed in order to be fully informed.


The AIU Difference

Mission & Vision

It is acknowledged that the act of learning is endogenous, (from within), rather than exogenous. This fact is the underlying rationale for “Distance Learning”, in all of the programs offered by AIU. The combination of the underlying principles of student “self instruction”, (with guidance), collaborative development of curriculum unique to each student, and flexibility of time and place of study, provides the ideal learning environment to satisfy individual needs. AIU is an institution of experiential learning and nontraditional education at a distance. There are no classrooms and attendance is not required.

MISSION: To be a higher learning institution concerned about generating cultural development alternatives likely to be sustained in order to lead to a more efficient administration of the world village and its environment; exerting human and community rights through diversity with the ultimate goal of the satisfaction and evolution of the world. VISION: The empowerment of the individual towards the convergence of the world through a sustainable educational design based on andragogy and omniology.

Organizational Structure Dr. Franklin Valcin

President/Academic Dean

Ricardo González

Chief Operation Officer

Ofelia Hernandez

Dr. José Mercado

Chief Executive Officer

Kingsley Zelee

Dr. Ricardo González Provost

Nadia Gabaldon

IT Coordinator

Student Services Supervisor

Felipe Gomez

Monica Serrano

Director of AIU

Design Director

Jaime Rotlewicz

Giovanni Castillo

Registrar Office

Daritza Ysla

Dean of Admissions

Operations assistant

Clara Margalef

Ma. Cristina Blazquez

Juan Pablo Moreno

Logistics Coordinator

Paul Applebaum

Admissions Coordinator

Academic Tutor

Nadeem Awan


Alba Ochoa

Liliana Penaranda

Dr. Jack Rosenzweig

Sandra Garcia


Renata Da Silva

Dr. Edward Lambert

Veronica Amuz


Lourdes Puentes

Dr. Ariadna Romero


Academic Tutor

Carlos Aponte

Assistant Programming

Nazma Sultana

Renato Cifuentes

Director of Special Projects of AIU Director of Operations IT Director

Chief Programing Dean of Academic Affairs Academic Coordinator Academic Coordinator Telecommunications Coordinator

Rosie Perez

Human Resources

Maria Serrano

Amalia Aldrett

Junko Shimizu

Jhanzaib Awan

Patricia C. Domenech

Administrative Coordinator

Irina Ivashuk

Administrative Assistant

Kimberly Diaz

Academic Tutor Academic Tutor Academic Tutor

Rina Lehnhoff

Academic Tutor

Arturo Vejar

Assistant Programming

Academic Tutor

Roberto Aldrett

Arhely Espinoza

Finance Coordinator

Communications Coordinator

Linda Collazo

Chris Benjamin

Student Services Coordinator

Accounting Coordinator

Hosting Server

Academic Tutor

Paulina Garcia

Academic Assistant

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School of Business and Economics

The School of Business and Economics allows aspiring and practicing professionals, managers, and entrepreneurs in the private and public sectors to complete a self paced distance learning degree program of the highest academic standard. The ultimate goal is to empower learners and help them take advantage of the enormous array of resources from the world environment in order to eliminate the current continuum of poverty and limitations. Degree programs are designed for those students whose professional

experience has been in business, marketing, administration, economics, finance and management. Areas of study: Accounting, Advertising, Banking, Business Administration, Communications, Ecommerce, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Home Economics, Human Resources, International Business, International Finance, Investing, Globalization, Marketing, Management, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Public Administrations, Sustainable Development, Public Relations, Telecommunications, Tourism, Trade.


School of Social and Human Studies

The School of Social and Human Studies is focused on to the development of studies which instill a core commitment to building a society based on social and economic justice and enhancing opportunities for human well being. The founding principles lie on the basic right of education as outlined in the Declaration of Human Rights. We instill in our students a sense of confidence and self reliance in their ability to access the vast opportunities available through information channels, the world wide web, private, public, nonprofit, and nongovernmental

organizations in an ever expanding global community. Degree programs are aimed towards those whose professional life has been related to social and human behavior, with the arts, or with cultural studies. Areas of Study: Psychology, International Affairs, Sociology, Political Sciences, Architecture, Legal Studies, Public Administration, Literature and languages, Art History, Ministry, African Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies.


School of Science and Engineering

The School of Science and Engineering seeks to provide dynamic, integrated, and challenging degree programs designed for those whose experience is in industrial research, scientific production, engineering and the general sciences. Our system for research and education will keep us apace with the twenty-first century reach scientific advance in an environmentally and ecologically responsible manner to allow for the sustainability of the human population. We will foster among our students a demand for ethical behavior, an appreciation for diversity, an understanding of scientific investigation,

knowledge of design innovation, a critical appreciation for the importance of technology and technological change for the advancement of humanity. Areas of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Communications, Petroleum Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Nutrition Science, Agricultural Science, Computer Science, Sports Science, Renewable Energy, Geology, Urban Planning.


Online Library Resources

With access to a global catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 participating institutions, AIU students have secured excellent research tools for their study programs. The AIU online library contains over 2 billion records and over 300 million bibliographic records that are increasing day by day. The sources spanning thousands of years and virtually all forms of human expression. There are files of all kinds, from antique inscribed stones to e-books, form wax engravings to MP3s, DVDs and websites. In addition to the archives, the library AIU Online offers electronic access to more than 149,000 e-books, dozens of databases and more than 13 million full-text articles with pictures included. Being able to access 60 databases and 2393 periodicals with more than 18 million items, guarantees the information required to perform the assigned research project. Users will find that many files are enriched with artistic creations on the covers, indexes, reviews, summaries and other information. The records usually have information attached from important libraries. The user can quickly assess the relevance of the information and decide if it is the right source.



Education on the 21st century AIU is striving to regain the significance of the

concept of education, which is rooted into the Latin “educare”, meaning “to pull out”, breaking loose from the paradigm of most 21st century universities with their focus on “digging and placing information” into students’ heads rather than teaching them to think. For AIU, the generation of “clones” that some traditional universities are spreading throughout the real world is one of the most salient reasons for today’s ills. In fact, students trained at those educational institutions never feel a desire to “change the world” or the current status quo; instead, they adjust to the environment, believe everything is fine, and are proud of it all. In a world where knowledge and mostly information expire just like milk, we must reinvent university as a whole in which each student, as the key player, is UNIQUE within an intertwined environment. This century’s university must generate new knowledge bits although this may entail its separation from both the administrative bureaucracy and the faculty that evolve there as well. AIU thinks that a university should be increasingly integrated into the “real world”, society, the economy, and the holistic human being. As such, it should concentrate on its ultimate goal, which is the student, and get him/her deeply immersed into a daily praxis of paradigm shifts, along with the Internet and research, all these being presently accessible only to a small minority of the world community. AIU students must accomplish their self-learning mission while conceptualizing it as the core of daily life values through the type of experiences that lead

to a human being’s progress when information is converted into education. The entire AIU family must think of the university as a setting that values diversity and talent in a way that trains mankind not only for the present but above all for a future that calls everyday for professionals who empower themselves in academic and professional areas highly in demand in our modern society. We shall not forget that, at AIU, students are responsible for discovering their own talents and potential, which they must auto-develop in such a way that the whole finish product opens up as a flower that blossoms every year more openly. The AIU stance is against the idea of the campus as a getaway from day-to-day pressure since we believe reality is the best potential-enhancer ever; one truly learns through thinking, brainstorming ideas, which leads to new solutions, and ultimately the rebirth of a human being fully integrated in a sustainable world environment. Self-learning is actualized more from within than a top-down vantage point, that is to say, to influence instead of requesting, ideas more than power. We need to create a society where solidarity, culture, life, not political or economic rationalism and more than techno structures, are prioritized. In short, the characteristics of AIU students and alumni remain independence, creativity, self-confidence, and ability to take risk towards new endeavors. This is about people’s worth based not on what they know but on what they do with what they know. Read more at: aiu.edu

AIU Service AIU offers educational opportunities in the USA to

adults from around the world so that they can use their own potential to manage their personal, global cultural development. The foundational axis of our philosophy lies upon self-actualized knowledge and information, with no room for obsoleteness, which is embedded into a DISTANCE LEARNING SYSTEM based on ANDRAGOGY and OMNIOLOGY. The ultimate goal of this paradigm is to empower learners and help them take advantage of the enormous array of resources from the world environment in order to eliminate the current continuum of poverty and limitations. This will become a crude reality with respect for, and practice of, human and community rights through experiences, investigations, practicum work, and/ or examinations. Everything takes place in a setting that fosters diversity; with advisors and consultants with doctorate degrees and specializations in Human Development monitor learning processes, in addition to a worldwide web of colleagues and associations, so that they can reach the satisfaction and the progress of humanity with peace and harmony.

Contact us to get started Now, it’s possible to earn your degree in the comfort of your own home. For additional information or to see if you qualify for admissions please contact us. Pioneer Plaza / 900 Fort Street Mall 410 Honolulu, HI 96813 800-993-0066 (Toll Free in US) [email protected] 808-924-9567 (Internationally) www.aiu.edu Online application: www.aiu.edu/apply3_phone.aspx