The paper describes the changes in the higher education system in the Czech Republic after 1989. The reasons for the decrease in the interest in studying engineering fields are analyzed. The ways of improving this situation, used at the Technical University of Brno, are mentioned. In particular, the new interdisciplinary study program in…

This report summarizes each public program area in higher education in Illinois to be reviewed during the 1996-97 academic year and identifies the special issues pertinent to each. These programs include agriculture, engineering-related technologies, mechanics and repair, home economics, multi- and inter-disciplinary studies, natural resources,…