by Pablo Gentili, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro A few moments of institutional splendor aside, the history of the Latin American university is a history of crisis. Indeed, because the words “crisis” and “university” go hand in hand in Latin America, and…
Regional African Universities to Begin Charging Tuition The Association of African Universities met in February in Nairobi, Kenya, and voted to support a resolution that would introduce tuition in countries where higher education has traditionally been free. Included in the resolution’s proposed strategies is the…
Argentina In addition to the annual tests given to high school seniors across the country, the Ministry of Education is now proposing a greater emphasis on schools’ self-evaluation through tests and teacher assessments. The recent meeting of education specialists arranged by the Organization of Ibero-American…
Russia The predominantly Muslim region of southern Russia has opened its first Islamic university in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. It aims to educate Muslim clerics, and is co-sponsored by the Russian council of muftis. Many of the project’s major backers hail the university as…
Editor’s note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Denmark/Sweden Institutions of education in Copenhagen and southern Sweden are traversing national boundaries and forming a regional organization that will compete with Europe’s largest metropolitan centers in higher education….