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Malay Mail
7 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Institut auf dem Rosenberg Opens 2026/27 Admissions, Emphasizing Diversity and Individuality Over Sole Academic Merit
ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND - Newsaktuell – 3 June 2025 - Institut auf dem Rosenberg , recently ranked as the "Best Boarding School in the World" by Premium Europe, announces the opening of its admissions cycle for the 2026/27 academic year. With all grades currently operating on a waitlist basis, the school continues to attract exceptional applicants, with only a select few gaining direct admission"Academic excellence is fundamental, but it's the unique personalities, talents, and perspectives that truly enrich our community," said Anita Gademann, Board Member and Head of Innovation. "We seek students who not only excel in academics but also bring distinctive qualities that contribute to a vibrant and forward-thinking environment."Rosenberg's commitment to individualized education is evident in its unparalleled Talent & Enrichment Programme. Offering over 100 courses – from robotics and artificial intelligence to fashion design and international law – the programme provides students with real-world experiences beyond traditional school's state-of-the-art facilities, including the Creative Lab and Future Park, support this innovative curriculum, fostering an environment where creativity and critical thinking a student body representing over 60 nationalities and an average class size of eight, Rosenberg ensures personalized attention and a multicultural learning experience. The school's Individual Development Plan (IDP®) further tailors education to each student's strengths and valuing character and diversity alongside academic prowess, Institut auf dem Rosenberg continues to set the standard for education, cultivating a community where future leaders #InstitutaufdemRosenberg The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About Institut auf dem Rosenberg Founded in 1889, Institut auf dem Rosenberg is a prestigious Swiss boarding school located in St. Gallen. Known for its individualized education, innovative Talent & Enrichment Programme, and cutting-edge facilities, Rosenberg prepares students aged 6 to 19 for success in a rapidly evolving global landscape. For more information, please visit
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Ingle training return boosts Wales before Euros
Midfielder Sophie Ingle has taken a significant step towards winning her Euro 2025 fitness race after returning to Wales training following a serious knee head coach Rhian Wilkinson says she will not push or rush the 33-year-old, who is aiming to recover in time to play a part in Wales' debut at a women's major has not featured this season after injuring her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Chelsea's pre-season win over Feyenoord last begin their campaign on 5 July against the Netherlands in Lucerne, before moving to St Gallen for their last two group games against France on 9 July and then England on 13 July. Wilkinson was also non-committal on the fitness of teenage Manchester City defender Mayzee Davies, who suffered a knee injury in the opening minutes of Friday's Nations League defeat in results are not expected until after Tuesday's game with Italy in Swansea, with Wilkinson saying: "Whenever you see a player go down like that you're concerned and our fingers are crossed for quick healing - but equally this is a young player and we'll do everything we can to make sure she's looked after." Wilkinson said assessment of Rhiannon Roberts is also "ongoing", with the 79-cap defender suffering a fitness issue on the eve of the 1-0 loss in Odense that confirmed the side's relegation from the top tier of the Nations the Wales boss said neither were being ruled out at this stage, with the squad for the Euros being named on 19 Wilkinson did say Ingle is "on track" to be part of that selection after the "milestone" of training with team-mates in a session before the game with Italy."It was great to see her back," said Wilkinson of the 141-cap former captain, who is also continuing rehabilitation at Chelsea despite announcing her departure from the Women's Super League (WSL) champions following the end of the season."Any injury is a lonely place to be... and one of the big gains is not just being back on the field with the ball, but being back with team-mates."She's done it with her club and now she's done it with her international team-mates."That milestone is such a boost and you could see it in her, it was a big moment."But with Wales' match with Italy their final fixture before they open their Euro 2025 campaign against Switzerland - and Ingle having not played a competitive match for so long - Wilkinson said she would remain cautious."She's in a great space and she doesn't feel like she's overextending herself, because when players in stressful situations try to rush back from major injuries that's when you can see reoccurrence," Wilkinson added that Ingle will be part of a training camp in Portugal in the tournament build-up,"That's why we want to do it properly. It's very obvious we want her with us in Switzerland, everything is tracking that way, but she will not be rushed or pushed," said Wilkinson."The most important thing is being able to play, not 90 minutes, but can she contribute?"She's aware there will be conversations coming up to the tournament and she's doing everything she needs to, to be coming to Switzerland with us."Fellow defender Lois Joel added: "Sophie's such a core part of our group, so well respected, so it's great to have her back in whatever capacity."It was great to see her smiling and kicking a ball – and she barely looks rusty."
Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Irish Times
‘It belongs with the books of Kells and Durrow.' Illuminated manuscripts back in Ireland for the first time in more than 1,000 years
Nestled among Alpine foothills and south of the glittering Lake Constance lies the historic city of St Gallen, in Switzerland . Natural beauty aside, the city is home to the Abbey of St Gall, a Unesco world heritage site and unexpected repository of Irish history and culture. Now famed for its impressive library, the abbey was founded in the eighth century on the site of a hermitage established in 612 by one of Ireland's lesser-known saints, an Irish monk called Gall or Gallus. Although the monastery was dissolved in 1805, its library was spared and remains brimming with ancient manuscripts today. Honouring the two countries' shared history, the Swiss library has furnished the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) with 17 of its illustrious manuscripts for an exhibition celebrating the story of Gall's journey to continental Europe. This is the library's largest loan ever; for such an institution to bestow more than a couple of manuscripts at a time is practically unheard of. Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Europe is free to visit in the museum's Kildare Street location from May 30th until October 24th. READ MORE 'If you stood out on O'Connell Street now and asked who was Gallus, I doubt you'd get an answer now,' says Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, a recently retired professor at the University of Galway who was instrumental in the exhibition's conception. [ From the archive: Wandering Irish 'outsider' stumbled upon site for Swiss city of St Gallen Opens in new window ] 'But if you asked anybody in Switzerland or Italy or France or Germany, they'd keep you there for hours. They're very happy about their associations with the Irish.' Ó Cróinín recalls the moment he suggested to library director Dr Cornel Dora that the Abbey of St Gall might temporarily spare some of its collection. The loan that followed allows select manuscripts to return to Irish soil for the first time in a millennium. The pair attended a conference together in the British Library in December 2018, shortly after collaborating on an exhibition at St Gallen. The Swiss city of Saint Gallen, with the Abbey of St Gall visible in the centre of the picture. Photograph: iStock 'We were having a cup of coffee during one of the breaks and I said to Cornel, 'Look, the Brits do this thing well. Why don't we do this kind of thing? Would you be interested in letting us have some of your manuscripts?'' Almost six and a half years later, that idea is coming to life. Accompanying the 17 manuscripts, which range from poems and letters to religious texts, are more than 100 objects gathered from NMI's collection. St Gallen was always conscious of the fact it had an Irish connection. Gall was a very popular saint in the region — Dr Cornel Dora The Faddan More psalter, found on a Tipperary bog in 2006, is one highlight. Many recent discoveries are on display for the first time, such as the Lough Kinale Book Shrine and a Viking sword, straight from conservation. 'It is a bit like a dream of mine to do something like this because we have this Irish heritage that is important to us in St Gallen,' says Dora, on a phone call from his home in Switzerland. Gall was one of 12 companions to another Irish saint and missionary, Columbanus, responsible for several monastic foundations including those at Luxeuil in eastern France, and Bobbio, in northern Italy. Image from an Irish Evangeliary from the library of the Abbey of St Gall, part of the exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Europe 'The Irish brought a new fervour into the Christian life here on the Continent,' says Dora of the monks' European mission. Following a dispute between Gall and Columbanus, they parted ways. 'Gall stayed at Lake Constance and took to the wilderness, the forest. He settled and made a cabin, and about three years later he assembled other monks around him and founded an Irish type of monastery there.' It was on the site of this hermitage, where Gall is buried, that the Abbey of St Gall was founded. 'St Gallen was always conscious of the fact it had an Irish connection. Gall was a very popular saint in the region. Pilgrims came and visited his grave,' says Dora. It is a tradition that continues today. 'We have testimonials that there were Irish men here repeatedly. They really wanted to visit their compatriot Gall. It seems the Irish knew there was an Irish saint in St Gallen. We know about four or five Irish monks who stayed here. One was an recluse, who lived in a confinement that had no door.' The manuscripts on loan to NMI comprise a mixture of books thought to be written in Irish monastic settlements, later travelling to Europe with Gall and Columbanus, and texts penned by Irish scribes in St Gallen. Maeve Sikora, keeper of Irish antiquities at the museum, is joined by assistant keeper and exhibition curator Matthew Seaver, as the pair give me a preview of the exhibition space and a sneak peek at its 'aesthetic highlight' – a mid-eighth century Gospel from St Gallen, thought to originate from the Irish midlands. 'It's really in a class of its own. It belongs with [the books of] Kells and Durrow,' says Seaver, as we inspect the text's vibrantly coloured vellum. On one page a barefoot St Matthew – in hues of orange, red and blue – applies a scribal knife or scraper to a page and dips his pen in an inkwell. He is assisted by a dutiful angel. For Sikora, the exhibition is about portraying 'the connectedness' between Ireland and continental Europe. 'People coming and people going. Ideas coming and going. Artefacts coming and going.' The modern European idea shines up for the first time in these letters [from St Columbanus to the pope] — Dr Cornel Dora Manuscripts are complemented by related artefacts, 'so you can see an object that looks just like an illustration in one of the manuscripts,' says Seaver. 'Sometimes a shard of pottery is hard to understand on its own,' says Sikora of the curatorial decision to combine ceramics and works of metal and stone with the manuscripts. Pointing to where some of the objects are soon to be displayed, Seaver describes how their journeys were intertwined with those of Irish missionaries like Columbanus and Gall. 'The ships that are carrying Columbanus and Gall are carrying these pots. They're coming from the eastern Mediterranean, then they're coming from the south of France and toing and froing between Ireland and there in the sixth and seventh centuries. The physical journey is the same as the manuscripts and the people went on, so that's what we're trying to get across.' A Latin grammar book, whose margins are brimming with commentary written in Irish by frustrated monks 'remarking on the writing conditions, how bad the ink is, giving out about making mistakes and begging forgiveness' is on display. [ 'You are only the sixth person to see this since the Vikings': Behind the scenes at the National Museum of Ireland Opens in new window ] 'They write in ogham at one point, saying they are ale-killed, which is essentially hungover,' says Seaver, laughing. The book in question is a copy of the Institutiones Grammaticae of Priscian, well known to Irish scholars in the early Middle Ages. Copies of letters from St Columbanus to the pope make for a timely inclusion in the exhibition. According to Dora, 'the modern European idea shines up for the first time in these letters'. Fragments of the earliest surviving copy of Isidore's etymologiae, written by an Irish scribe in the seventh century and later brought to St Gallen, also make an appearance. The etymological encyclopedia was originally compiled by the influential bishop Isidore of Seville. Another key aspect of the exhibition is a collaborative student manuscript project, which will be on display alongside a short film documenting it. The abbey school in Switzerland was paired up with Irish schools in Ballymote, Co Sligo, Kells in Meath, and Gallen Community School in Offaly. Led by historian and calligrapher Timothy O'Neill, the classes met online where they learned about early medieval culture and how to write in insular script. The students then had the opportunity to express their own ideas on vellum, emulating the scribes of medieval Ireland and St Gallen. NMI's exhibition also traces the journey of one of the abbey's schoolmasters and most famous pilgrims – Moengal, later named Marcellus. Moengal travelled Europe with his uncle Marcus, a bishop. 'They went to Rome and on their return from Rome they went back to St Gallen and decided to stay,' says Seaver. Moengal 'taught a curriculum covering the seven liberal arts to some of the great master craftspeople from St Gallen', leaving a lasting legacy. Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Europe is at the National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin, from May 30th until October 24th.
Medscape
07-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
EULAR Task Force Expands Pregnancy-Safe Drug Options
All tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are safe to use throughout pregnancy, according to new recommendations from the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR). All biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) can also be continued while breastfeeding, and women should not be discouraged from breastfeeding while taking compatible medications. These updated recommendations on antirheumatic drug use during conception and pregnancy and through lactation reflect additional data and treatment advances that have occurred since the previous version from 2016, wrote the international task force, led by Frauke Förger, MD, of the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, and HOCH Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland. 'Modern treatment approaches have evolved towards a treat-to-target concept to avoid the negative impact of active disease on fertility and pregnancy outcomes,' the authors wrote. 'Additionally, new relevant data about antirheumatic drugs in the context of pregnancy and breastfeeding as well as in male reproductive health have emerged.' This revised guidance was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases on April 26, 2025. Antirheumatic Drugs During Pregnancy In line with previous recommendations, the conventional synthetic DMARDS (csDMARDS) azathioprine or mercaptopurine, chloroquine, colchicine, cyclosporine, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, and tacrolimus are all compatible with pregnancy. The teratogenic medications methotrexate, mycophenolate, and cyclophosphamide should be stopped prior to conception. The task force noted that while nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be considered during pregnancy to control disease activity, they should be used intermittently and stopped after 28 weeks gestation. NSAIDs with a shorter half-life, like ibuprofen, are preferred. If a patient is having difficulty conceiving, discontinuing NSAIDs should be considered, the task force advised. Corticosteroids should be tapered to a 5 mg daily dose or lower or stopped entirely, if possible. This recommendation 'reflects the increasing recognition of the toxicity of chronic, higher dose glucocorticoids, including during pregnancy,' Lisa Sammaritano, MD, of Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, told Medscape Medical News . She was not involved with creating the recommendations. In cases with severe, refractory maternal disease, intravenous methylprednisolone pulses, intravenous immunoglobulin, or sildenafil can also be considered. In these severe cases, cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate can also be considered in the second and third trimesters. In addition to all TNF inhibitor bDMARDs, abatacept, anakinra, belimumab, canakinumab, ixekizumab, rituximab, sarilumab, secukinumab, tocilizumab, and ustekinumab can be used if needed. Due to lack of safety data in pregnancy, avoid using apremilast, avacopan, baricitinib, bosentan, filgotinib, leflunomide, mepacrine, tofacitinib, upadacitinib, and voclosporin. These drugs should also be avoided while breastfeeding. While these recommendations align with the current guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), the updated EULAR guidance mentions newer drugs developed after the 2020 ACR reproductive health guidelines were published, noted Mehret Birru Talabi, MD, PhD, director of the Women's and Reproductive Health Rheumatology Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh. 'While we are lacking safety data in pregnancy and lactation for many of these drugs, the updated list of therapeutics is more reflective of treatment options that are available now,' she said. Breastfeeding and Vaccinations CsDMARDs and bDMARDs that are compatible with pregnancy can be continued while breastfeeding, along with celecoxib, nonselective NSAIDs, prednisone, and prednisolone. If no alternative breastfeeding-compatible medication can be used, bosentan, sildenafil, and methotrexate (weekly dosage at or below 25 mg) can be considered. For infants with prenatal exposure to bDMARDs, nonlive vaccines can be administered according to the normal vaccination schedule. For infants exposed to TNF inhibitors in utero, the rotavirus vaccine can also be given in accordance with the normal vaccination schedule. For infants exposed to in utero to TNF inhibitors with transplacental transfer during the second half of pregnancy (eg, infliximab, adalimumab, or golimumab), the Bacille Calmette−Guérin vaccine should be delayed for 6 months. Infants exposed to non–TNF inhibitor biologics in utero during the second and third trimester should have all live vaccines delayed for 6 months. Male Patients Cyclophosphamide is associated with a 'potential risk for irreversible infertility,' the task force wrote, and male patients should discontinue the medication at least 3 months before trying to conceive. Due to limited or no available safety data, male patients can also consider switching from the following drugs to alternatives when trying to conceive: Anifrolumab, apremilast, avacopan, baricitinib, bosentan, eculizumab, filgotinib, guselkumab, mepolizumab, risankizumab, tofacitinib, upadacitinib, and voclosporin. Treatment with sulfasalazine 'has not demonstrated clinically-relevant impact on offspring outcome,' according to the EULAR recommendations, and can be continued in male patients trying to conceive. However, the medication 'can result in a transiently lowered sperm count,' Sammaritano said. 'Semen analysis is indicated if a couple has difficulty conceiving when the male partner is on sulfasalazine.' In cases where conception is delayed, patients can consider discontinuing sulfasalazine, the EULAR task force advised.
