Afghanistan Twenty years of war and the more recent Taliban government restrictions have deprived many Afghan children and young people of basic education. The BBC has launched a new radio series aimed at children in Afghanistan called REACH (Radio Education for Afghan Children). REACH broadcasts…
Editor’s note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Belgium United Nations agencies and private contributions will fund the launching of a World Trade University in Brussels. The purpose of the new institution is to give the world’s…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Russia President Vladimir Putin recently approved a plan for reforming the country’s under-funded education system. The reform measures will focus on improving conditions for teachers, making higher education more…
Regional Soros Scholarships for Gypsies Financier George Soros announced a new program to offer university scholarships to Roma people, also known as gypsies, in seven Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Serbia. Although most of the money for the…
Just two years after the signing of the Bologna Declaration, European education officials, representing 30 countries, convened in Prague on May 19 to review the progress achieved so far, and to coordinate objectives for the coming years. The Bologna Declaration aims to establish a unified…