Afghanistan Distance-Learning Initiatives Planned Afghan broadcasting authorities have reserved a radio FM and television frequency for Education Radio and Television, reports a United Nations press release of May 31. The concession was facilitated by UNESCO in the framework of a US$2.5 million project funded by…
Belarus President Nixes Bologna-Style Reforms Legislation that would have introduced a two-tier (bachelor’s and master’s) system was vetoed in late January by President Alaksandr Lukashenka. The two-tier system was “a Western invention,” Lukashenka said. Belarus should build on the “very efficient Soviet system” it had…
Afghanistan Ground Broken on New U.S.-Sponsored University Afghan President Hamid Karzai in March launched the construction of the American University of Afghanistan. The private, liberal arts university is scheduled to open in September 2006 for 1,100 undergraduate students. The language of instruction will be English….
Regional 5 Former Soviet Republics Apply for Bologna Membership Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have submitted applications for membership of the Bologna educational integration process, complete with national reports available online at the Bologna-Bergen Summit website. As part of the European project to harmonize…
Australia New Survey Ranks International Standing of Nation’s Universities A national survey has for the first time ranked the country’s universities in terms of their international standing. The “Group of Eight” oldest and most research-intensive institutions top the list of 39. The Australian National University…