Azerbaijan The government has annulled the offering of military courses in institutions of higher education, which had previously allowed students to simultaneously continue their studies and fulfill compulsory national military service. Students protested the move by picketing the National Defense Ministry. — Times Higher Supplement…
Regional African Universities to Begin Charging Tuition The Association of African Universities met in February in Nairobi, Kenya, and voted to support a resolution that would introduce tuition in countries where higher education has traditionally been free. Included in the resolution’s proposed strategies is the…
Argentina In addition to the annual tests given to high school seniors across the country, the Ministry of Education is now proposing a greater emphasis on schools’ self-evaluation through tests and teacher assessments. The recent meeting of education specialists arranged by the Organization of Ibero-American…
Australia The School of Medicine at James Cook University has passed the initial review by the Australian Medical Council, the national accreditation body for undergraduate medical education. When the accreditation process is completed, the new course is expected to graduate doctors with a better understanding…
Russia The predominantly Muslim region of southern Russia has opened its first Islamic university in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. It aims to educate Muslim clerics, and is co-sponsored by the Russian council of muftis. Many of the project’s major backers hail the university as…