Additional participants in a European international agreement on the recognition of higher education degrees and credentials, as of a May 1986 convention, are cited. (MSE)

The Council of Europe's proposed University of Europe, an open university specializing in multidisciplinary inquiry, is described and its organization and program design are outlined. (MSE)

A description of a UNESCO-sponsored international program to make available to developing nations the graduate courses in science and technology offered in developed nations' universities gives information on the background, organization, and objectives of the network and the courses offered through it. (MSE)

The activities of UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the European Economic Community to promote academic mobility and international recognition of credits and degrees are outlined, and problems still to be solved are discussed. (MSE)

The summary of a European meeting on higher education planning outlines participants' responses concerning the new trends and considerations in European higher education, the objectives of planning, new planning approaches, the role of efficiency in planning, and the role of UNESCO and the European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) in this…

The efforts of UNESCO to study and recommend guidelines for the international recognition of higher education degrees and diplomas, as a means of promoting international academic mobility, are chronicled and discussed. (MSE)

Proceedings are summarized from a conference of 21 member countries of the Council of Europe's Division for Higher Education and Research to discuss measures to facilitate exchange of teachers, researchers, and students in Europe and cooperation in exchange with Latin America. (MSE)

The current status, impact, and problems of UNESCO-sponsored graduate programs for manpower development in developing nations are examined. (MSE)

Proceedings of a meeting on the application of the European Convention concerning international recognition of studies and diplomas include national reports of the contracting countries and summaries of discussions concerning the role of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, inter-regional cooperation, resources for program…

Steps taken by the Council of Europe to implement the European Convention concerning the international recognition of degrees and credits and to otherwise encourage and facilitate academic mobility within the European community are reviewed. (MSE)

The final report of an international conference on the recognition of academic credentials in Europe addresses (1) cooperation between Europe and developing countries, (2) graduate study and the training of researchers in an international context, and (3) problems posed by international recognition of credentials, particularly the "brain…

Governments, decision makers, and international organizations must become more receptive to youth's ideas and endeavors to build a better, more just society and to stimulate their aspirations for a world of peace, understanding, and cooperation among nations. Youth organizations must make their efforts more conspicuous. (MSE)

The role of the International Council of Scientific Unions is to establish links between organizations around the world for the development of science and technology education, particularly in developing countries. (MSE)

A January 1986 UNESCO international conference on the role of higher education in promoting international understanding, cooperation, peace, and respect for human rights focused on the nuclear threat and conventional warfare, the role of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research and education for peace, and…

Recent UNESCO recommendations concerning the adoption of norms for the comparability and recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees in higher education to promote mobility of teachers, scholars, students, and other specialists among the member states are outlined. Details on ratification, reporting, information dissemination, evaluation, and…