Afghanistan Students Have New Curriculum; Access Still Limited Afghanistan’s schoolchildren have a new curriculum and textbooks that emphasize mathematics, science and literacy, while still incorporating elements of daily Islamic life. The curriculum was developed by a commission of 100 teachers, experts and professionals – 15…
Regional Purdue Team Helping Rebuild Afghan Higher Education A Purdue University graduate and two faculty members recently returned from Kabul after participating in ongoing efforts to rebuild higher education in Afghanistan. Graduate student Wasim Anwar, engineering faculty member Ray Eberts and professor of agricultural economics…
Regional Degree Mills Update For an extensive guide to active, emerging and recent degree mills and officially unaccredited universities, compiled from original research by the Higher Education Supplement of The Australian Newspaper, visit the Bogus Institutions Web site. Many TOEFL Test Centers to Close Worldwide…
Kazakhstan First Lady Pushes Controversial Reform A controversial experiment, based on the teachings of a Russian ascetic who advocated walking barefoot in the snow, is about to be implemented at selected schools throughout the country. A college of higher education, secondary school and kindergarten in…
Afghanistan University Completes Post-Taliban Term Despite Spartan conditions on campus — there is no water or electricity, students must use outdoor toilets and walls are pocked with bullet holes — Kabul University recently concluded its first post-Taliban semester. Approximately 20 percent of the students enrolled…