Regional Building Regional Research Capacity The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) launched an experimental program in November aimed at growing the number of West and Central African faculty members with doctoral degrees. Horizons Francophones, as the initiative is known, has a principal objective of…
Regional WES Officially Recognized as a Recipient of Verified Chinese Degrees for the U.S. and Canada World Education Services, Inc. (WES) has officially signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC), the authorized agent responsible for verifying…
Afghanistan US$500 Million Higher Education Plan Afghanistan has launched a five-year national higher education plan to restructure university teaching so that programs are better geared towards producing graduates with skills relevant to the needs of the labor market, as well as providing scientific solutions for…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews READ OUR LATEST COUNTRY EDUCATION PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN CHINAAs a companion to this month’s feature on Chinese secondary school credentials and higher education admissions, we are offering a quick guide to Chinese university rankings and…
By Kevin Lam, Credential Evaluator (China Specialist), World Education Services The theoretical foundation for the current educational system in China may be traced to the “Decision on the Reform of the Educational Structure”, a decree issued in 1985 by the Central Committee of the Chinese…