Regional EU Building Mediterranean and Asian Networks Leaders of the European Union have agreed in principle to the formation of a Union for the Mediterranean to include the 27 EU countries and non-EU Mediterranean coastal states. The proposal is to be officially launched at a…
Regional Intel Announces Plans to Train 2 Million Arabs US-based microprocessor giant Intel and United Arab Emirates-based Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation have announced plans to train two million teachers in the Arab world by 2011, according to a report from the WAM news…
Regional Vocational Institutes Providing Basic Training to Tackle Rural Poverty in Central Asia A new regional skills development program across the Central Asian region is helping to redefine outmoded vocational institutes in the countries of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Using a network of higher education…
Botswana Government Looking Overseas to Increase Access at Home Since 2001 and the abolition of national military service, there has been a rapid increase in the number of students finishing secondary school and applying to university. With only one national university to meet demand, the…
Chile Government Creates Centers of Excellence The Chilean government has announced the creation of eight centers of scientific and technological excellence. These centers will conduct research and train human capital in areas such as astrophysics, environmental science, biological science, biotechnology and climate change. – AEI…