Regional Bologna Trends Report IV Released The European University Association (EUA) released its fourth Trends report prior to the recent summit of education ministers in Bergen, Norway. The reports are designed to offer a progress update of changes to the European higher-education landscape since the…
Fujio Ohmori As early as this year, the Japanese government is expected to implement new policies to recognize transnational higher education both domestically and internationally. On March 29, 2004, the Ministry of Education published its study group’s report on quality assurance of transnational higher education….
By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR CLICK TO READ OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN JAPANThe Japanese education system is modeled on and heavily influenced by its American counterpart. The Fundamental Law of Education, passed in 1947 under American occupation, introduced the 6+3+3+4 structure of Japanese…
Regional MIT Links Electronically with Region’s Universities Students at three universities in Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria will soon be able to access five Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) labs via the Internet to perform sophisticated science and engineering experiments. The collaboration of MIT’s Center for…
Regional CIS States Attend Bologna Summit, While Reform is Limited When education ministers from Europe converged on Bergen, Norway, in May to review progress made toward the creation of the European Higher Education Area, former Soviet republics Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan were for…