Belize On August 1, 2000, the Ministry of Education opened the University of Belize (UB). The new school is the product of a merger of five institutions: University College of Belize, Belmopan Junior College, Belize School of Nursing, Belize School of Education and Belize College…
Brazil Public Company Launches New University One of Brazil’s biggest public companies, Caixa Economica Federal, recently launched the Universidad Caixa, a new, free university, which will be at the service of Caixa’s officials and employees – approximately 90,000 people in total. The new institution will…
Cuba Cuban Medical Scholarship Program Stirs Debate by Luke Reynolds, Staff Writer, WENR In a late-night meeting in May 2000, Cuban President Fidel Castro extended an offer to U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., which promised to provide free medical education to 500 students from…
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…
Regional Ministers of education from almost 50 Latin American and European countries convened in Paris last autumn to sign an agreement aimed at establishing common ground on which to foster greater cooperation in the various areas of higher education between the two regions. In an…