Regional Bologna Trends Report IV Released The European University Association (EUA) released its fourth Trends report prior to the recent summit of education ministers in Bergen, Norway. The reports are designed to offer a progress update of changes to the European higher-education landscape since the…
Regional CIS States Attend Bologna Summit, While Reform is Limited When education ministers from Europe converged on Bergen, Norway, in May to review progress made toward the creation of the European Higher Education Area, former Soviet republics Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan were for…
Albania After the establishment of a Catholic university in the capital city of Tirana, Premier Fatos Nano offered political and financial support to help establish an Islamic university in Albania. The primary purpose of the new Islamic university would be to produce home-grown leaders for…
Albania Islamic University Next for Albanians After the establishment of a Catholic university in the capital city of Tirana, Premier Fatos Nano offered political and financial support to help establish an Islamic university in Albania. The primary purpose of the new Islamic university would be…
Belarus President Nixes Bologna-Style Reforms Legislation that would have introduced a two-tier (bachelor’s and master’s) system was vetoed in late January by President Alaksandr Lukashenka. The two-tier system was “a Western invention,” Lukashenka said. Belarus should build on the “very efficient Soviet system” it had…