Regional Qualifications Framework Approved by European Parliament The European Parliament voted in favor of adopting the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (EQF) in October. The EQF is designed to increase the readability of qualifications across Europe by providing a broad outline of the learning…
Russia Regulators Close down Substandard Universities Higher-education officials in Russia have begun a crackdown on many private and small state colleges that opened in the 1990s by revoking operating licenses and citing fire and safety violations as justification, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education. Regulators…
Regional Euro Parliament Gives Nod to Continental Institute of Technology The European Parliament has given its official support to the creation of the European Institute of Technology (EIT), while criticism of an unrealistic budget and fears that the institute could become “yet another EU agency”,…
Kazakhstan Results of Higher Education Quality Audit Announced The Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science has completed a quality audit of the nation’s institutions of higher education in collaboration with representatives of the National Security Committee and the Prosecutor General’s Office, according to a June…
Bosnia and Herzegovina New Higher Education Law The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed a law on higher education, July 30, which is designed to bring the country into line with other European education systems and to open it to the international community. The new…