Belarus Shuttered University Relocates to Lithuania European Humanities University (EHU), which was closed by Belarusian authorities in July (see September/October 2004 issue WENR), has registered a “virtual” educational division in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. The new initiative, called EHU-International, started online classes for an estimated…
Regional Regional Accreditation System a Goal Among Management Schools The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported in August that an association of management schools recently has been established with the goal of instituting a regional quality-evaluation system for management education. The first of its kind in…
Australia Overseas Education Provision Fraught with Peril Universities seeking to maximize their profits through overseas partnerships face a minefield of problems, a new study specifically examining the Australian education export industry warns. The findings are based on interviews and 10 case studies of relationships between…
Belarus Authorities Shutter Independent University Belarusian authorities ordered the closure of one of the country’s only privately funded universities, it was reported in late July. European Humanities University (EHU) is the second university to be shuttered in the past year; authorities closed the country’s only…
Australia Increased Scrutiny of Offshore Programs Causing Concern As some overseas authorities move to tighten requirements for foreign providers, the Australian government is facing increasing pressure to guarantee the quality of courses offered by Australian institutions overseas. But universities, some of which already have been…