WENR, June 2006: Americas

Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Argentina Student Visa Process Simplified Argentine government officials and university rectors from both public and private universities signed an accord last month that will make it easier for foreigners…

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Foreign Higher Education Activity in Francophone Africa

By Lisa Jokivirta To date, Africa has remained in large part unaffected by transnational higher education. Evidence suggests that, until now, the vast majority of foreign educational activity has been concentrated in emerging or middle- to high-income economies, while the developing world has generally possessed…

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WENR, Apr. 2006: Europe

Regional Swiss, Dutch, and German Institutions Cooperate Delft University of Technology in Holland, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and RWTH Aachen University in Germany have forged an agreement to offer a joint two-year master’s program in geophysical sciences. The three institutions have negotiated…

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Education in the Maghreb: Tunisia

Nick Clark, Editor, WENR Since gaining independence from France in 1956, Tunisian education officials have been working to develop an education system that is responsive to the needs of a rapidly developing country, while also emphasizing the need to develop a distinct national and regional…

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Education in the Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia

The three profiles offered with this issue of World Education News & Reviews provide an overview of the education systems of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia and a discussion of past and recent reforms. Introduction The education systems of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have undergone several…

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