Afghanistan SDSU Awarded $2 Million World Bank Contract to Work in Afghanistan The Afghan Ministry of Higher Education has awarded San Diego State University a nearly US$2 million contract to assist Nangarhar University, located in Jalalabad, in re-establishing higher education programs. Funded by the World…
Regional Ministers from New Bologna Signatories Prepare for London Summit The Ministers of Education from Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Ukraine met informally this past December to discuss higher education reforms related to the Bologna Process being implemented in their respective nations. The officials recommitted to…
Regional High-Level US Delegation Tours Asia to Promote US Education Led by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, a delegation of 12 U.S. college presidents toured Asia for seven days in November to discourage lingering perceptions that the United States has become unwelcoming of foreign students…
Belarus The Netherlands Reaches out to Belarusian Students Seeking Higher Education The National Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) is opening a scholarship program directed specifically at Belarusians pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Through this new initiative, known as Belapan, Nuffic will offer…
Australia Diploma Supplement in the Works Inspired by ongoing education reforms in Europe, the Australian Federal Government announced in September a grant of US$300,000 to be spent developing an Australian diploma supplement that would provide a detailed explanation of a student’s qualifications in order to…