Princess Anfisa checked the notes to make sure everything had been recorded and that there was nothing to follow up, apart from the idea of closer connections in acquiring military equipment, something which would be covered in the trade section, there was no reason to not move things on. "The next focus for discussion is Education and I believe Mr.Coxovich has a proposal.
"Thank you Your Highness." The Lodjain Education Minister stood up. "It is my understanding that students would like in many cases to experience studying in another nation. We have had in place for a while the idea that a foreign language from another CNN nation must be taught in our schools. Eventually this will filter up to those at University and as such having the chance to study abroad for a part of their degree would be appealing. What I suggest is that we have two things. The first is that we allow students to transfer credits between our institutions on the basis of teaching hours. For example if say a Lodjain University insists a student have 60 teaching hours in a module an individual could spend part of the time in East Moreland and access 60 hours of teaching there. That could be a full module, part of a module etc. I think financially it may be easier for students to spend only a part of their time in another nation rather than the whole of the course."
"The second idea we wish to put forward is an annual STEM based Summer School. We have four subjects, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Each year we host one subject per nation. Students can apply and places be split 25% to each nation. It would give an oppurtunity for nations to give future workers in STEM industires the once over and an oppurtunity for them to make contacts in their field. What do we think?"