Russia The Ministry of Education plans to introduce a single, nationwide secondary-school graduate exam and university entrance exam sometime in 2001. In the past, all of the country’s institutions of higher education held their examinations at the same time, which meant students only had one…
Regional Asian Schools Join Forces Three Asian universities are joining forces to create a new East Asian academic network. Representatives from Peking University, Seoul National University and the University of Tokyo said their institutions would share resources and faculty members in several undergraduate programs. The…
Egypt The government has approved plans to open a British university in Egypt. Currently, there are 13 state universities and five private institutions, which turn out approximately 150,000 graduates each year. The new school, which could open as early as October 2002, hopes to emulate…
Chile A prolonged student strike at the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences was partly responsible for the government’s recent decision to merge that school with the University of Chile, resulting in the resignation of Metropolitan’s rector. The Chilean education minister warned the students, who have…
Regional The African Virtual University (AVU), a World Bank-funded project, was successfully piloted between July 1997 and December 1999. During that time, AVU accomplished the following: Established 25 learning centers in 15 sub-Saharan African countries. Provided a total of 2,500 hours of instructional programs in…