By WES Staff CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATIONThe education system of the Russian Federation has undergone significant change since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. During Soviet times, education was highly centralized and state ideology was…
By George Brown A Brief Critique of Australian and American Approaches to Qualification Verification and Authentication Credentials are everywhere, and are important signifiers of an individual’s competence and/or bona fides. Each day, we use PIN numbers to access our accounts, sign letters to authenticate documents,…
Fujio Ohmori As early as this year, the Japanese government is expected to implement new policies to recognize transnational higher education both domestically and internationally. On March 29, 2004, the Ministry of Education published its study group’s report on quality assurance of transnational higher education….
By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN JAPANThe Japanese education system is modeled on and heavily influenced by its American counterpart. The Fundamental Law of Education, passed in 1947 under American occupation, introduced the 6+3+3+4 structure of Japanese…
By Mijid Baasanjav, Begzjav Munkhbaatar, and Udval Lkhamsuren 1. Country Profile Mongolia is situated in the heart of Central Asia bordering with the Russian Federation to the north and the People’s Republic of China to the south, east and west. About a third of the…