Regional Tunisia and Egypt Sign Research Agreements with France The Egyptian Science and Technological Development Fund and the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement have signed a four-year scientific cooperation agreement focused on environmental concerns; agriculture and fisheries; health and life sciences; space; and…
Regional The Utility of Rankings While university ranking systems come in for frequent criticism, there can be little doubt that they impact the decision-making processes of university leaders and government officials. Now a new study of four countries with influential rankings – Australia, Canada, Germany…
Afghanistan Two Years After Opening Education Sector to Private Investment, Parwan Province Gets First Private School Opening its doors just two months ago, Maftah is the first private school in Afghanistan’s northern Parwan Province. Tuition fees, at $15 per month, are too expensive for most…
Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819 and became an independent nation in 1965 after attaining self-government from Britain in 1959 and spending two years as part of the Malaysian Federation. Since independence, the city-state has…
Regional Students Express Bologna Concerns European universities have failed to improve student opportunities – a stated goal of the Bologna Process – and must act now if they are to avoid the entire exercise becoming a “superficial redesign” of higher education, say European students. The…