Regional France Signs Agreement with West African Universities The University of Bamako, Mali, Ouagadougou University, Burkino Faso and University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar, Senegal together with the French Conference of University Presidents, have signed a cooperation agreement for higher education and research designed to promote…
Canada University Group Condemns Private University A private university, awarded degree-granting status by the government of British Columbia (B.C.) three years ago, is a failed experiment that should be terminated before causing the province “further embarrassment,” says a group that represents B. C.’s public university…
Regional An Asian Bologna Eleven nations in Southeast Asia will attempt to harmonize their education systems within seven years, according to a communiqué from a November meeting of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education. The ambitious plan would see 6,500 higher education institutions find compatibility across…
Regional R&D Investment in Developing World Increases Significantly as a Percentage of Global Total The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has just released its annual report on science and technology investments, and from its findings, it appears the developing world has increased its…
Iran Six US University Presidents Visit Iran The presidents of six leading research universities in the United States toured Iran and met with top officials from Iranian universities in November as a delegation organized by the Association of American Universities. According to an AAU news…