By Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA Since 1994 South Africa has been overhauling its entire education system as part of a broader national reform movement aimed at overcoming the inequities and polarization caused by the now defunct…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legislative Framework Since 1996 the Italian higher education system has been undergoing a wide and ambitious reform process that has been seeking to restructure and innovate curriculum, governance and organization. The reforms were largely lead by academics from the…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legislative Framework The higher education sector in Austria is currently undergoing a fundamental process of reform. The reform movement started in 1993 with the implementation of the University Organization Act, which promoted greater institutional autonomy, more efficient management structures,…
Burkina Faso Education Goals In an interview with UNESCO’s Education Today Newsletter, Minister of Secondary Education and Scientific Research Laya Sawadogo cites some figures to highlight what he believes to be the most pressing educational challenges facing his country: 42 percent of children are in…
Regional San Diego State Launches Tri-Nation Degree Program San Diego State University (SDSU) announced in February the launch of TransAmerica, the first transnational, triple-degree program partnering the United States with two Latin American countries, Chile and Mexico. TransAmerica is one of only two international, triple-degree…