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Danny Mekić’s week: entrepreneur, teacher, lecturer and technology expert (interview ‘Backstage’)
It’s not a matter of if but of when education will be digitalised. Young, successful entrepreneur and teacher Danny Mekić (26) warns us for the ‘Google school’. “It’ll be much more fun than regular school, but it’ll be sponsored by commercial companies. But the expertise is in the schools.” Monday Technology and the internet –…
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‘Facebook puts our brain time on display’
‘We had internet fairly early on in our family. As a little boy, I was instantly fascinated by that medium. Most of all, I dreamed about the possibilities. What if in the future, you could even see people? And talk to them, live? That used to be as far as the daydreaming went. Look at…
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‘The world is not a rainbow’
Danny Mekić (1987) is an expert on IT and the internet, and runs a consultancy firm. He also gives lectures, including as a guest lecturer at universities, he regularly appears on discussion and current affairs programmes on TV and on the radio, and he’s a columnist, a writer and a jurist. He’s taken an interest…
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To IT or not to IT?
On new responsibilities for employees in that most important area of business In 1999, when I took up volunteer work at internet service provider Het Net, I literally saw a whole new world: the world of the internet, and modern communications networks in general, capable of connecting people physically – just watch the cables bursting…
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Learning by doing
Young graduates and the job market. That’s the subject of this magazine. What do the young expect? What do they have to offer to the entrepreneur, and vice versa? Does education adequately match the job market in the 21st century? To get to the point right away: I think the answer is simply NO. No,…
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Enjoy, but wait tables in moderation
The Netherlands are about to see sunny days again. On TV, the weatherman shows up looking more cheerful every day, while a wonderful display of colourful flowers is showing in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam. For many students, it’s the perfect time of the year to go hit a pavement café in between the exams, and…