UN Montreal Protocol Helping to Slow Down Melting Ozone Layer

The ozone layer is a layer in the earth’s atmosphere that is responsible for absorbing most of the Sun’s heat in order to keep the planet from overheating. This is very necessary in order to maintain a balance in the Earth’s temperatures and ensuring that they remain tolerable for human, animal and plant life. For the past few years, however, the ozone layer has been depleting at an alarming rate due to the increased production of greenhouse gases and chemicals that are harmful to the ozone. Use of products containing chlorofluorocarbons, like aerosol sprays, are also on the rise and with the increase in population, more and more people are using these products.

The thinning of the ozone layer has caused several climatic and environmental problems for the planet. Several areas of the world now have longer and hotter summers. Glaciers and icecaps have started melting at accelerated rates, causing water levels of oceans, seas and river s to rise around the world. In certain areas this has brought flooding and disaster as water reaches uncontainable levels.

Because of the far reaching effects of the diminishing ozone layer, countries all over the world meet regularly to propose measures to control the situation.  The UN Montreal Protocol has recently proved to slow down this thinning of the ozone layer. The Protocol states reduced usage of products containing CFCs around the world, a measure that has brought with it positive results. A recent study showed that without the Montreal Protocol, the Earth’s surface would be 0.1 degrees Celsius hotter. This study was shared among all the students of Nixon University. The treaty is helping to slow down the drastic depletion of the ozone layer and contributing to making the planet more environmentally healthy. Awareness about the importance the ozone layer and global warming and the threats it poses to our planet has increased and countries are paying more attention to taking stringent measures to help control the situation.

At Nixon University, students of Natural Sciences study issues such as these in depth, while students of other departments are also provided with such information so that they may know what is going on in the world.  This is done so that students of Nixon University may be able to contribute positively to solving world problems. This is an indication of the University’s indication of commitment to producing quality human resource that can work for the betterment of the environment they live in.             

Oktoberfest in Full Swing

September is a month of celebrations for people all around the world. Since Nixon University has a   presence in over 120 countries all over the world, it has students belonging to a variety of cultural and geographical backgrounds which makes the experience of studying at Nixon one of a kind indeed. As September is coming to a close, people around the world are either enjoying or gearing up for the Oktoberfest celebrations. 

Oktoberfest is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm not just in its native Germany but also in many countries across the world. Each year the festival attracts around 6 million visitors worldwide. Major celebrations outside Germany are in Canada, Brazil and United States (Cincinnati).  Each country has its own festivals and celebrations but certain features are common in all three.  These include the costumes, which range from traditional to more contemporary, the food, the beer and the music which is also a mix of the traditional and modern. 

The festival is usually 2 week long and gives people over the world a chance to interact with each other and share the joy of celebration together. The Oktoberfest goes back to a hundred years. It originally started as the festivities following the wedding in the German Royal Family. However, today’s festivities infuse a flavor of each country into the Oktoberfest as well.

In the Oktoberfest Cincinnati (USA), celebrations include chicken dances and races as well as large scale parities where everyone can have a good time. In Las Vegas and Oregon parades and music festivals are a major highlight of the celebrations.  Canada’s Oktoberfest, which is the second largest celebration outside of Germany, features many beer-related festivities as well as cultural and entertainment attractions

Nixon University wishes all its students all over the globe a very happy Oktoberfest. Students are encouraged to share their experiences so that the University student community becomes more integrated and can learn from each others’ experiences.      

Nixon University- Celebrating International Day of Peace

Nixon University personnel wished everyone a very happy and peaceful International Day of Peace. To our alumni belonging to various parts of the world, we hope you all are celebrating this day in true spirit keeping the essence of the day in mind.    

Today, the entire world is celebrating the International Day of Peace. The 21^st of September officially announced as the International Day of Peace by the UN GENERAL Assembly in 2002. Since then, people all over the world express their feelings of goodwill and peace. Celebrations can be anything, from a festival to the simple act of singing peace songs together and expressing solidarity with each other.

To Nixon University students residing in New York City, we hope you felt the thrill of excitement hearing the Peace Bell toll. It is quite a thing to behold and that which brings to mind the lives lost in war and the negative impacts it has on human life. Nixon University encourages its students to take active parts in demonstration, festivals and other activities on this day so that we all may observe this day of peace together.    

The International Day of Peace of the year 2013 has been dedicated to peace education by the UN Secretary General in an effort to encourage a culture of peace in people from an early age and make them aware about the benefits and importance of peace in today’s world. Nixon University, being a leading educational institute, fully supports this initiative and hopes it can contribute to the peace education of its students no matter which part o the world they may be in.

Nixon University once more wishes all its students all over the world a very happy International Day of Peace and hopes that this day brings fortifying change to the world at large