Regional
News
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
most likely beneficiaries of the new regional alliance are students
who study either information technology or the languages and cultures
of the countries where any of the partner universities are located.
Students in some courses will be permitted to complete their degrees
at a partner institution at no extra cost.
--The
Chronicle of
Higher Education
Nov.17, 2000
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CHINA
The
Chinese government is encouraging the country's universities to forge
links with institutions of higher education in Africa. So far, 10 Chinese
schools have established relationships with 20 colleges and universities
in 16 African countries.
The Chinese
Ministry of Education is offering more scholarships to African students
who wish to study at the postgraduate level in China. In addition, the
government plans to expand its teaching programs in Africa, according
to Chinese Vice-Minister of Education Wei Yu.
— The Times Higher Education Supplement
Oct. 20, 2000
China has
launched an online registration system for managing higher education certificates
in an effort to crack down on diploma mills. The new system will computerize
the searching and processing of certificate registration, which previously
had been done manually.
There are
currently more than 100 education Web sites and online schools in China,
but their legitimacy and the quality of education they offer vary considerably.
Many of China's online education providers will use the new regulations
to apply for legal status.
Last April,
the Ministry of Education's Science and Technology Department stipulated
that any Web site or online school offering elementary and secondary school
courses must obtain approval from provincial-level educational agencies
and are required to submit applications to national educational organizations.
Online schools already operating must resubmit their applications, and
unapproved schools must terminate their online activities.
In addition,
no organization may use the name "online university" or register
to establish a Web site to recruit students and offer courses without
the approval of state educational authorities.
— China Online
Nov. 1, 2000
INDIA
A
group of Indian-born academics and financiers living in the United States
has decided to establish a world-class management school in Hyderabad.
The Indian School of Business (ISB) is scheduled to open its doors in
July 2001 and will enroll 130 students from all over Asia.
ISB will
be affiliated with both the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Northwestern
University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. U.S. faculty members
are currently developing the business school's curriculum, and many of
these academics plan to teach there in five-week intervals.
A Kellogg
associate dean noted that ISB would focus primarily on e-commerce as well
as on emerging markets, such as China and India.
Annual tuition
and housing costs for the Indian School of Business is estimated at US$25,000,
an astronomical sum considering that other Indian schools charge just
a few dollars each year. But officials say their school is competing with
foreign MBA programs, not domestic ones, and is competitive with U.S.
and European institutions.
— The Chronicle of Higher Education
Nov. 3, 2000
JAPAN
The
Ministry of Education recently announced plans to decentralize the country's
system of higher education by granting universities a large measure of
autonomy in financial and curricular affairs. At a meeting in Tokyo last
May, the education minister said universities under the new system will
enjoy greater flexibility. Institutions will be given the freedom to spend
their state subsidies as they see fit and to carry over budget surpluses
from one year to the next.
For the first
time ever, Japanese universities will be able to set up courses and programs
and even establish new departments without seeking approval from the Ministry
of Education. They will also be able to hire and fire faculty and staff
members without government interference.
Some of the
smaller universities, concerned that the government scheme will take away
their state funding for research, have announced plans to form a consortium
in order to survive under the new system.
— Chronicle of Higher Education
June 23, 2000
PAKISTAN
In the September/October issue of eWENR we published a list of
chartered and legally established universities in the province of Sindh.
Following is an updated list of chartered universities and degree-awarding
institutions in Pakistan's other provinces.
Public
Sector Universities/Degree-Awarding Institutions
PUNJAB
Universities
• Allama
Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
• International
Islamic University, Islamabad
• National
University of Science & Technology, Rawalpindi
• Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad
• University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad
• University
of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi
• Bahauddin
Zakariya University, Multan
• Fatima
Jinnah Women's University, Rawalpindi
• Islamia
University, Bahawalpur
• University
of the Punjab, Lahore
• University of Engineering & Technology,
Lahore
• University
of Engineering & Technology, Taxila
Degree-Awarding
Institutions
• Government
College, Lahore
• Lahore College for Women, Lahore
• National College of Arts, Lahore
AZAD JAMMU
& KASHMIR
• University
of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad
BALOCHISTAN
• Balochistan
University of Engineering & Technology, Khuzdar
• University
of Balochistan, Quetta
NORTHWESTERN
FRONTIER PROVINCE
• Gomal
University, Dera Ismail Khan
• NWFP
Agricultural University, Peshawar
• NWFP
University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar
• University
of Peshawar, Peshawar
Private
Universities/Degree-Awarding Institutions
PUNJAB
• Lahore
University of Management Sciences, Lahore
• Lahore School of Economics, Lahore
AZAD JAMMU
& KASHMIR
• Al-Khair
University, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad
NORTHWESTERN
FRONTIER PROVINCE
• Ghulam
Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Topi
* For a list of chartered universities in the province of Sindh, please
see the September/October issue of eWENR.
— Handbook Colleges of Pakistan 1999
University Grants Commission
Islamabad, Pakistan
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