Estonia New Accreditation Procedures The Quality Assessment Council of Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (EKKA) adopted new regulations on the institutional accreditation of Estonian institutions of higher education in April. The new procedures, which will begin this year, will replace the previous model of study…
Bulgaria 50% of High School Leavers are Looking to Study Abroad According to data presented at an education forum in Sofia in May, there are approximately 80,000 Bulgarian students currently studying abroad, primarily in the European Union. According to Professor Anna Nedyalkova, President of the…
Czech Republic International Enrollments Quadruple According to the Institute for Information in Education, the international student body at Czech universities has grown fourfold in as many years to nearly 38,000. Approximately one-third of international students are studying economics, 17 percent in technical fields, 15 percent…
Regional Bologna Doesn’t Work for Post-Soviet Countries The Bologna process is not suited for the shared history of post-communist states and their socialist legacies, argues Arevik Ohabyan in the current issue of International Higher Education. In “The Bologna Declaration: An explanation,” prepared by the Confederation…
Regional English-language Provision Proving Somewhat Problematic The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that there are more than 2,000 English-language university programs being taught in Europe as universities look to diversify their student body and raise their international profiles. However, there are problems associated with teaching…