Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional Illiteracy Still a Problem in Asia and Africa According to a recent United Nations report, worldwide illiteracy is diminishing, with the rate estimated at 23 percent today compared…
Regional Study Abroad Still Popular After Sept. 11 Attacks The following is a brief overview of the Institute of International Education’s online survey about how the September 11 terrorist attacks affected international educational exchange. For a complete analysis of the survey results, the news release…
Afghanistan University Completes Post-Taliban Term Despite Spartan conditions on campus — there is no water or electricity, students must use outdoor toilets and walls are pocked with bullet holes — Kabul University recently concluded its first post-Taliban semester. Approximately 20 percent of the students enrolled…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional Countries Seek to Boost Vocational Training Representatives of 29 European countries met in Brussels recently to discuss how to improve the quality and performance of vocational education and…
Egypt New German and French Universities Accused of Elitism The German University in Cairo (GUC) is scheduled to open Oct. 2003 — with English as its main language of instruction. The project received €600,000 from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and start up capital…