By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legislative Framework In 1992 the Czech and Slovak Federation was dissolved and each republic became independent. In both republics the same higher education reform was passed in 1991. The new law abolished central planning by the ministries and re-established…
By Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR Across the Atlantic, unbeknownst to many Americans, higher education in Europe is undergoing a profound transformation. More and more countries are uprooting their traditional systems of education, which feature long degrees, in favor of a two-tiered model based on bachelor’s…
by Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR GATS in a Nutshell The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the first international trade agreement to cover trade in services as opposed to products. It was formulated in 1995 during the Uruguay Round of trade talks and…
By Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR ACCESS OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN CANADA Education in Canada differs from province to province, owing largely to the country’s regionalism and binational (French and English) character. In contrast to the French-speaking province of Quebec, Ontario’s system of education…
by Philip G. Altbach, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College A key debate in the United States, as in other countries, relates to the cost of higher education, whether higher education is affordable, especially for…