Regional In 1969, it was estimated that four out of five women in Africa were illiterate. More than 30 years later, half of all African women still cannot read or write. Based on the latest projections for the period from 1990 to 2005, the greatest…
Brazil The Sandwich Undergraduate Program in Technology, Engineering and Agronomy is currently being implemented as part of a cooperative agreement on education between Brazil and the United States. The program is designed for third-year undergraduate Brazilian students in the fields of agriculture and engineering. Its…
Jamaica In an effort to attract more international students, the University of the West Indies (UWI) has signed agreements with several institutions of higher education in Colombia. The agreements seek to facilitate student and teacher exchanges, joint research, the transfer of credits and the reciprocal…
Germany The new Higher Education Framework Act that has changed the structure and final degrees of study programs also allows for the introduction of accreditation. Traditionally, German universities and Fachhochschulen (universities of applied sciences) offer programs that last between four to five years leading to…
Jordan Demonstrations broke out at the University of Jordan in April after the administration attempted to prevent Islamic students from taking over the student council. Riot police were summoned to campus on several occasions to break up protests following the run-up to student council elections….