Study in Europe

6. Taking the plungePeople who have not yet embarked on the road to learning a foreign language, may feel concerned or afraid, like looking at the sea when they do not know how to swim.But studying a language is a little like learning to swim, surprisingly straightforward once you have taken the first plunge. 8. Prefer active verbs to passiveAnother easy step to clear writing is to use verbs in the active voice (‘the car hit a tree’) rather than the passive (‘a tree was hit.by the car’). Compare these: 
4. Youth mobilityYouth Exchanges help young people acquire important skills such as project management and teamwork. Such opportunities outside the school environment enable groups of young people to undertake a structured programme of activities (e.g. a mix of workshops, exercises, debates and role plays) in another country within or outside the EU for up to 21 days. 
Competence interviewsA growing number of employers are conducting competence-based (also known as structured or situational) interviews. These have proved to be very effective in predicting future job performance and are more objective than unstructured interviews. 
Romania - Sarmale with cabbage leavesSarmale în foi de varză
INGREDIENTS (serves 4)
• 1 large cabbage (or 2 medium-sized cabbages)
• 750 g of minced pork (or half pork, half beef)
• A few slices of smoked bacon
• 2 onions
• 2 tablespoons of rice
• 6 tomatoes or 2 tablespoons of tomato concentrate
• 1 l of chicken stock
• 100 g of lard
• Salt, pepper, thyme and fennel