By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Legal Frameworks Since 1989, Bulgarian higher education has undergone several phases of reform. Two laws affecting higher education have been adopted: The Higher…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legal Framework Croatia currently has five universities (a sixth is under construction), seven polytechnics, six independent higher schools of vocational training, one teacher training college and 11 private higher schools of vocational training. The Law on Higher Education of…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legal Framework Since the overthrow of the Ceausescu regime in 1989 and the country’s transition to a market-based economy, many educational reforms have been implemented in Romania. However, these reforms have progressed relatively slowly and their objectives have changed…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legal Framework Education in Greece is centralized and controlled by the state. Higher education is provided by university-level institutions called anotata ekpedeutika idrimata (AEI) and technical-education institutes known as anotera ekpedeutica idrimata (TEI). Greek law permits the establishment of…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legal Framework The Slovenian education system is bound by strict legislation with several acts to consider, such as the Higher Education Act of 1993 (revised 2000) and the Professional and Academic Titles Act (1998). The Council for Higher Education…