Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Ghana Ghana School Offers Classes on Internet In September 2002, the Africa Institute of Journalism and Communication in Accra, Ghana, will offer distance learning diplomas and certificates in journalism,…
Regional Engineering Goes Global Old Dominion University, in conjunction with eight universities from Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland, recently created a master’s degree program in global engineering. This program allows students to spend one semester at Old Dominion in Virginia…
Afghanistan Afghan University Struggles in Pakistan The Afghan University situated in Peshawar, Pakistan remains a symbol of hope for the more than 2.5 million refugees who reside there. The faculty is mostly comprised of academics who could not teach freely in Afghanistan under the Taliban…
Romania Scoala Postliceala Sanitara Craiova a Recognized Nursing School The Romanian government recognizes all diplomas from the Scoala Postliceala Sanitara Craiova, an accredited state institution of allied-health education. This is a one-year supplementary program; admission requires a recognized diploma de bacalauret. In Romania, training courses…
Egypt School Curriculum under Reform Efforts are once again under way to reform the national school curriculum in Egypt. Under the leadership of the National Center for Curriculum and Instructional Materials Development, primary and preparatory texts have been revised, and secondary texts are now undergoing…