By Lubna Shah Anwar, Educational Consultant at the US Embassy in Lahore, and Nick Clark, WENR Editor Over the past four years, Pakistan has increased its spending on higher education by more than 700 percent and the government appears determined to reverse years of underinvestment…
By Robert Sedgwick CLICK HERE TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN Originally published in the January/February 2005 issue of WENR Pakistan currently suffers from large fiscal and trade deficits, the absence of a strong middle class and weak foreign investment. Economic growth…
Ethiopia Cornell to Partner with Bahir Dar to Offer Graduate Degree in Agricultural Development Cornell University is set to launch a degree program in Africa – its first – in partnership with Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar University. In November, 20 students will begin a Cornell master…
Canada EU & Canada Launch 11 Cooperation Projects The European Commission and Canadian authorities launched 11 three-year cooperation projects in October under a new eight-year EU-Canada agreement in higher education, vocational training and youth. The programs are designed as a means of developing joint study…
Australia University Introduces 1st US-Style Programs The University of Melbourne’s plan to reform it’s university offerings inline with US-style offerings has borne fruit with the introduction of a master’s degree in teaching. The new degree is part of a planned institution-wide move away from specific…