Belarus Academics and Students Campaign for Academic Freedom In Belarus, which is currently under the authoritarian rule of Alexander Lukshenka, academics face persecution and imprisonment if bold enough to question the government. Now campaigners are beginning to challenge the status quo, and the effort will…
Universidad San Carlos (USAC) Consejo de la Enseñanza Privada Superior (CEPS) Background The higher education establishment of Guatemala consists of one public and nine private universities that operate with official State recognition. The Guatemalan Constitution grants the Universidad San Carlos (USAC), the nation’s one public…
Exchange Programs Tempus Since the early 1990s, the Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies (Tempus) has been highly successful in promoting cooperation between the higher education sector in the European Union and its ‘partner countries,’ most notably in the early years after the fall of…
Botswana Historically Black U.S. University to Help Establish Institution in Botswana Howard University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education in Botswana to establish the Botswana University of Science and Technology. Under the agreement, Howard University will provide technical assistance in…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews The Bologna reform movement is almost 8 years old, and by now most people familiar with the process are well aware that the new structure of European degrees is based on a model of three- to…