WENR, May/June 2001: Africa

Regional New Online Program to be Launched In an effort to combat the scarcity of current academic journals in African universities, administrators in 10 East African schools and four institutions in northern Europe are ready to launch an online program to facilitate the exchange of…

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WENR, May/June 2001: Americas

Cuba Cuban Medical Scholarship Program Stirs Debate by Luke Reynolds, Staff Writer, WENR In a late-night meeting in May 2000, Cuban President Fidel Castro extended an offer to U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., which promised to provide free medical education to 500 students from…

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WENR, May/June 2001: Asia Pacific

Australia Monash University in Melbourne is ready to open its South African campus at Roodeport, the first foreign institution to do so in South Africa. The university plans to offer undergraduate degrees in the arts, business and commerce, information technology, computing and business systems. Officials…

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WENR, May/June 2001: Europe

Regional Commission Adopts Technology Plan The European Commission has adopted a US$13.3 billion plan to improve information technology skills and promote online education throughout the European Union. The “eLearning Action Plan” outlines a three-year program to build up appropriate technological infrastructures at all European universities,…

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WENR, May/June 2001: Middle East

Regional Conference Explored Educational Cooperation A UNESCO conference conducted in Oman in mid-March explored the growing necessity for ooperation in education between states and acknowledged the need to avoid a dilution of shared heritage and culture in the Persian Gulf. Some 150 prominent educators from…

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