Egypt Scottish Degrees Gain Popularity in Cairo Edinburgh-based Interactive University (IU) and the Future University of Cairo have collaborated to offer Egyptian students Scottish degrees in their home country. This year, 500 students will take classes offered through IU by the Scottish institutions Heriot-Watt University,…
Regional Mercosur Strives to Promote Innovation in Technical Education This past May Mercosur– a customs union between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – inked an agreement to cooperate in promoting science and technology at institutions of higher education and…
Regional EU-US Strike Agreement on Cooperation in Tertiary Education At the EU-US summit in Vienna held in June, officials from the United States and the European Union inked an eight-year education agreement outlining cooperation in both higher education and vocational training. The EU will allocate…
Regional East African Nations Develop Plans for Regional Accreditation System In response to concerns over the proliferation of sub-standard private and foreign universities, the three member countries of the East African Community — Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda — announced plans in June to build a…
Azerbaijan State Forces Closure of Private Universities Amid Controversy Independent Azerbaijan University (IAU) and the Baku branch of Moscow-based Law and Management University closed in May after educational authorities decided not to renew their teaching licenses. The closures have sparked student protest, with students at…