Former Yugoslavia International efforts aimed at convincing Serbian professors and students to return to the University of Pristina in Kosovo have not been very successful. The Serbs are far from convinced that K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force currently stationed in Kosovo, would provide them with…
Cyprus Cypriot students who successfully complete secondary school are eligible to continue their education at three types of institutions: 1) a public, non-university, post-secondary institution; 2) a private, post-secondary institution; 3) the University of Cyprus. Public post-secondary institutions include the Forestry College, the Higher Technical…
by Robert Sedgwick, Editor, eWENR For anyone interested in understanding the profound impact of globalization on mass higher education and vise versa, The Globalization of Higher Education, edited by Peter Scott, is a good place to begin. Indeed, this is the first book to really…
by Ulla Maija Salmi CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN EGYPT Schools and institutions of higher learning have existed in Egypt since ancient times. In the days of the Pharaohs, adult education was largely conducted in temples where astronomy, medicine, geometry and…
Iran In October 1998, authorities closed down the Baha’i Open University and arrested 36 faculty members, four of whom are still being detained. The university has taught courses in private residences all over the country for the past 10 years. Baha’i officials claim that security…