By Lisa Jokivirta To date, Africa has remained in large part unaffected by transnational higher education. Evidence suggests that, until now, the vast majority of foreign educational activity has been concentrated in emerging or middle- to high-income economies, while the developing world has generally possessed…
Regional Swiss, Dutch, and German Institutions Cooperate Delft University of Technology in Holland, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, and RWTH Aachen University in Germany have forged an agreement to offer a joint two-year master’s program in geophysical sciences. The three institutions have negotiated…
Nick Clark, Editor, WENR Since gaining independence from France in 1956, Tunisian education officials have been working to develop an education system that is responsive to the needs of a rapidly developing country, while also emphasizing the need to develop a distinct national and regional…
The three profiles offered with this issue of World Education News & Reviews provide an overview of the education systems of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia and a discussion of past and recent reforms. Introduction The education systems of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have undergone several…
Regional AU Head Criticizes Developed Nations on Issue of Brain Drain President of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konare, criticized the immigration policies of developed nations this month, asserting that their selective immigration policies constitute a “brain trade” that hinders African development. Speaking in early…