Regional A “Truly Global” PhD The international higher education network Universitas 21 has come to agreement on a program designed to allow PhD students to “develop a truly global perspective on their studies.” The agreement, signed by vice-chancellors and presidents from 14 universities around the…
Regional Central Asian Universities to Benefit from EU Broadband Researchers in Central Asia are to benefit from a new high-speed data-communications network. The European Union-funded Central Asian Research and Education Network (Caren) project will provide broadband for the first time to about one million students…
Afghanistan Two Years After Opening Education Sector to Private Investment, Parwan Province Gets First Private School Opening its doors just two months ago, Maftah is the first private school in Afghanistan’s northern Parwan Province. Tuition fees, at $15 per month, are too expensive for most…
Regional Turkish Schools Set Standards in Central Asia amid Increasing Scrutiny Haji Kemal Tajik-Turkish boarding school in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe is considered one of the best schools in the country. Students are taught and communicate in four languages – English, Turkish, Russian, and…
Regional Asian University Presidents Call for Increased Academic Mobility Within Region In just its fourth year, Asia Pacific’s largest organization of internationally focused universities and individuals attracted over 800 presidents of Asian and European universities to its annual conference in Beijing in April. The attendees…