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…
Editor’s note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Denmark/Sweden Institutions of education in Copenhagen and southern Sweden are traversing national boundaries and forming a regional organization that will compete with Europe’s largest metropolitan centers in higher education….
Regional First Pan-Arab University to Go Online The first pan-Arab online university hopes to begin enrolment as early as next year. Its headquarters are to be based in Kuwait with branches in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, and Lebanon. The project originated from development institutions…
Finland The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki will offer a master’s program in arts management beginning in autumn 2001. The new program, which will be taught in English, is designed for students who plan to become professional arts managers, producers or cultural entrepreneurs. The program provides…
Côte d’Ivoire Authorities recently shut down universities throughout the country following violent skirmishes between students representing rival political parties. The clashes occurred between supporters of the ruling FPI (Front Populaire Ivoirien and the leading opposition party. Opposition supporters backed Allasane Ouattara’s candidacy in recent parliamentary…