从热工理论基础教学刍议课程改革

热工理论基础是经典、传统、系列化、内容广泛的课程,但对不同专业所需侧重点是不一样的。要 根据不同专业的实际需要,对课程内容和形式进行优化,符合职业技术教育的特点。     

素质教育应把德育放在首位

在素质教育中,在人才素质的诸要素中,思想道德素质是根本、是灵魂。这是最具有时代特征的新型人才观,也是素质教育的核心。思想道德素质制约和影响着学生的人生观和价值观;思想道德素质决定和影响着学生的治学态度;思想道德素质决定和影响学生毕业的发展和职业道德。     

Speculative attack against the Hungarian forint

In mid-January 2003 a severe speculative attack was launched against the exchange rate of the Hungarian forint. The attack was very unusual in the history of foreign exchange speculations, since it was aimed at enforcing the appreciation — and not the depreciation — of the currency targeted. The specific nature of this kind of speculation is closely related to Hungary’s accession to the European Union in general and to EMU in particular. Since the other Central and Eastern European acceding countries face similar problems and challenges, the Hungarian experience may involve some instructive lessons on monetary and economic policy for them too.     

Costs and benefits of EU enlargement

While the political benefits of the coming EU enlargement are relatively easy to identify, its economic and financial consequences are less unequivocal. The following article examines the likely costs and benefits of enlargement to both existing and future Members, and in particular how it will affect Germany, one of the few present EU Member States which has direct borders with acceding states. The article expresses the personal opinions of the author.     

The New Economy is dead,long live the information economy

The arrival of the 2001–2003 recession caused many to suppose that the so-called “New Economy” was now defunct. This article addresses a number of related issues, including the question of the durability and viability of business cycles in the face of the technological developments of the information age. It asks what went wrong with the New Economy and examines its characteristics as well as its remaining possibilities and prospects for the future. Finally, it considers the spread of the Information Economy to Europe, especially to Germany, the country that one might expect to be the leading European player, but which is not at present actually a strong competitor for that role.