Afghanistan Twenty years of war and the more recent Taliban government restrictions have deprived many Afghan children and young people of basic education. The BBC has launched a new radio series aimed at children in Afghanistan called REACH (Radio Education for Afghan Children). REACH broadcasts…
Regional Developing Countries Embrace Distance Education In Beijing, Jakarta and elsewhere in Asia large state-run distance-learning institutions have been established to help meet the burgeoning demand for higher education, which governments can no longer satisfy through traditional bricks-and-mortar schools. But proponents of distance learning are…
Australia Monash University in Melbourne is ready to open its South African campus at Roodeport, the first foreign institution to do so in South Africa. The university plans to offer undergraduate degrees in the arts, business and commerce, information technology, computing and business systems. Officials…
Australia The School of Medicine at James Cook University has passed the initial review by the Australian Medical Council, the national accreditation body for undergraduate medical education. When the accreditation process is completed, the new course is expected to graduate doctors with a better understanding…
Russia For the first time, student loans will be made available in Russia. The country’s largest bank has agreed to lend money to students that will cover up to 70 percent of university fees. The loans will be repayable throughout the 10 years after graduation….