Regional CIS States Attend Bologna Summit, While Reform is Limited When education ministers from Europe converged on Bergen, Norway, in May to review progress made toward the creation of the European Higher Education Area, former Soviet republics Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan were for…
Afghanistan Distance-Learning Initiatives Planned Afghan broadcasting authorities have reserved a radio FM and television frequency for Education Radio and Television, reports a United Nations press release of May 31. The concession was facilitated by UNESCO in the framework of a US$2.5 million project funded by…
Egypt Russian University to Open A Russian university is set to open in the outskirts of Cairo this fall, according to reports in the Russian media. The Russia-Egypt University, which is located 45 kilometers from Cairo in Badr, will house faculties of engineering, tourism management,…
Regional Caribbean Examinations Council Introduces Associate Degrees The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) announced in March that it will begin awarding associate degrees and certificates in the Caribbean member countries that it serves. The Council will award associate degrees in nine areas: business studies, computer science,…
Albania After the establishment of a Catholic university in the capital city of Tirana, Premier Fatos Nano offered political and financial support to help establish an Islamic university in Albania. The primary purpose of the new Islamic university would be to produce home-grown leaders for…