Albania Islamic University Next for Albanians 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…
By Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR CLICK TO VIEW OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN THAILANDEducational Structure and Administration The structure of school education in Thailand is based on a 6+3+3 system: six years of primary school, three years of lower secondary school and another three…
Regional Commission: $5 Billion Commitment Needed for African Universities Funding from developed nations toward the long-term development of African universities should total no less than US$5 billion over the next 10 years, recommends a report released in March by the Commission for Africa, which was…
Belarus President Nixes Bologna-Style Reforms Legislation that would have introduced a two-tier (bachelor’s and master’s) system was vetoed in late January by President Alaksandr Lukashenka. The two-tier system was “a Western invention,” Lukashenka said. Belarus should build on the “very efficient Soviet system” it had…
Afghanistan Ground Broken on New U.S.-Sponsored University Afghan President Hamid Karzai in March launched the construction of the American University of Afghanistan. The private, liberal arts university is scheduled to open in September 2006 for 1,100 undergraduate students. The language of instruction will be English….