‘University of the Desert’ Taking Shape

By Paul Rigg Recently in Madrid the Universities of Leeds; Managua; Berkeley and Pretoria joined forces with over a dozen others in Algeria, Cuba and Spain to support a unique ‘University of the Desert.’ The planned ‘University of Tifariti’ has now – for the first…

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Education in the Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia

The three profiles offered with this issue of World Education News & Reviews provide an overview of the education systems of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia and a discussion of past and recent reforms. Introduction The education systems of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have undergone several…

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Education in the Maghreb: Algeria

Nick Clark, Editor, WENR At independence in 1962 the Algerian education system was highly exclusive and geared toward the training of a French colonial elite. With the creation of the Ministry of Education in 1963, the process of building an inclusive and open national education…

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