Glossary

Please use the glossary to understand keywords that are used within this site. You can use the alphabetical hotlist below to jump to keywords.

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Educational Establishment - A private/public company providing education. Educational establishments include schools, colleges and Universities.

Educational Grants Directory -

Eligibility Notification - A note from the to notify you if you are eligible for help

Email (Electronic Mail) -

Embassy - An embassy is a government body that is set up to look after the welfare of the nationals of that country.

Employee - A person that has been employed by a company or individual.

Employer - The company or individual that has people working for it.

Essay - Essays are documents that involve discussion of concepts or topics. Essays are different from reports in that they are informal in nature, and allow you to express your own thoughts and feelings more extensively. When writing essays you should be particularly careful if commenting on ideas or quotes developed by other people. If you do discuss an idea not developed by yourself you must reference it. Should you fail to reference the resources you have used you may be accused of committing plagiarism.

European country - Any country within Europe. Also see .

European Union - The European Union (EU) is a union of fifteen independent countries based on the European Communities, founded to enhance political, economic and social co-operation. Formerly known as European Economic Community (EEC). The member states consist of:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Exam - An exam is one of the most popular means of assessing what students have learnt throughout the duration of a given course or unit. Exams take many forms namely written exams and in the case of students studying a foreign language oral (spoken). In order to complete an exam successfully, much time and effort must be spent preparing for the exam. Students prepare for exams through revision. Generally an exam will last between 30 minutes to 3 hours long. An exam will include questions covering topics that have been studied, either during study hours, or as extra work.