Regional African Women Do Not Receive Equal Access to Education Women in sub-Saharan Africa are far from winning the battle for equal access to higher education. The main reason cited is the failure to implement policies at the primary level. The average literacy rate for…
Belize On August 1, 2000, the Ministry of Education opened the University of Belize (UB). The new school is the product of a merger of five institutions: University College of Belize, Belmopan Junior College, Belize School of Nursing, Belize School of Education and Belize College…
Afghanistan Twenty years of war and the more recent Taliban government restrictions have deprived many Afghan children and young people of basic education. The BBC has launched a new radio series aimed at children in Afghanistan called REACH (Radio Education for Afghan Children). REACH broadcasts…
Editor’s note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Belgium United Nations agencies and private contributions will fund the launching of a World Trade University in Brussels. The purpose of the new institution is to give the world’s…
Oman The government is encouraging the establishment of private universities to help meet the increasing demand for higher education – but it is determined to control accreditation. According to the country’s planning director for higher education, Omani universities can accommodate only 32 percent of the…