January/February 1999 Volume 12, Issue 1 CONTENTS REGIONAL NEWS Africa (cover page) The Americas Asia-Pacific Europe PRACTICAL INFORMATION Working with ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) RESEARCH Community Colleges Enjoy Surge in Popularity eWENR & WES INFO Masthead: Learn more about eWENR and its editorial staff. Subscriptions: Don't miss future issues of eWENR. World Education Services: Learn more about the organization that brings you eWENR. Comments: eWENR's editor welcomes your comments. If you have story ideas, suggestions or feedback regarding eWENR, e-mail us with the details. WENR Archives: You can read WENR back issues from Summer 1995 through Fall 1996. WENR Article Index Through 1996: Features an index of all WENR articles through Fall 1996.

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