Regional News Digest: Albania – Islamic University Next for Albanians

Albania After the establishment of a Catholic university in the capital city of Tirana, Premier Fatos Nano offered political and financial support to help establish an Islamic university in Albania. The primary purpose of the new Islamic university would be to produce home-grown leaders for…

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WENR, March/April 2005: Europe

Albania Islamic University Next for Albanians After the establishment of a Catholic university in the capital city of Tirana, Premier Fatos Nano offered political and financial support to help establish an Islamic university in Albania. The primary purpose of the new Islamic university would be…

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Free Degrees to Fly

Feb 24th 2005 From The Economist print edition There used to be three near-certainties about higher education. It was supplied on a national basis, mostly to local students. It was government-regulated. And competition and profit were almost unknown concepts. As most education was publicly funded,…

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Education in Thailand

By Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR CLICK TO VIEW OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN THAILANDEducational Structure and Administration The structure of school education in Thailand is based on a 6+3+3 system: six years of primary school, three years of lower secondary school and another three…

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WENR, March/April 2005: Africa

Regional Commission: $5 Billion Commitment Needed for African Universities Funding from developed nations toward the long-term development of African universities should total no less than US$5 billion over the next 10 years, recommends a report released in March by the Commission for Africa, which was…

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