France and the United Kingdom have similar programs for technology transfer and applications of scientific research. There is great potential for them to combine efforts and work with companies on regional, national, and European strategies for the use of technological innovations. (SK)

Presents a study of the period of crisis in modern Cuba dating back to 1991. An overview of the Cuban character is given in order to promote understanding of the environment that has permitted the present socialist government to remain in power since 1959. It is concluded that Cuba requires massive foreign investment in every sector for its…

Successive Delphi panels begun in Belgium and extended to other European nations examined adult education's contribution to life problems and adult education policy. A major issue involved institutional and linguistic equivalence of the terms and concepts used on the survey instrument. (SK)

The European Community's Erasmus Program seeks to enhance university student mobility across countries. In agriculture (2-3% of student population), universities face three challenges: (1) international relations; (2) pedagogical and scientific considerations of internationalized training; and (3) adaptation of internal structures. (SK)

The internationalization of student affairs administration is a late-twentieth century expansion of the educational role of student affairs. Tasks associated with expansion have distinct focus and require specialized knowledge. Author explores how internationalization impacts student affairs officers and increases their responsibility towards…

As our experiences become more global in nature, dialogue and partnerships with non-American institutions will become important. The authors discuss the importance of international exchange for student affairs professionals and provide an overview of the value of such exchanges, opportunities for long- and short-term travel programs, and…

I offer my perspective concerning the role of international research for an organization dedicated to the investigation of career, vocational, and technical education in all forms and contexts, to the American Vocational Education Research Association (AVERA). While I do represent AVERA, the views outlined here are not AVERA policy nor do they…

This article examines the impact of new forms of citizenship and European construction on the university. If one conceives new forms of citizenship as identity-driven, rather than based on territory, and European construction as the intertwining of four metaphors (the flag, association, the network and the bazaar), what are the implications for a…

Public debate on higher education reform today is dominated by competing views about what higher education institutions, particularly universities, are or should become. To a surprising extent, these views are based upon highly simplified characterisations of university history. The claims in question have been repeated so often that they have…

This article charts the rise of global science and a global science infrastructure as part of the emerging international knowledge system exemplifying a geography of knowledge and the importance of new info-communications networks. The article theorises the rise of global science, which still strongly reflects a Western bias and is highly…

This paper is a contribution to knowledge sharing in the field of distance learning. It presents and discusses the findings of a study on the quality review of distance learning in a sample of five countries. The study was commissioned by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation's (CHEA) International Commission in order to understand better…

In this article, the author comments on A.S. Zapesotskii's article "The Bologna Process Is a Game of Chance. At Stake Is the Future of Russia." The author discusses answers on a number of questions that naturally arise: (1) What survey or poll leads the author to conclude that the rectors have a negative attitude?; (2) Is education…

The aim of quality assurance codes of practice and guidelines is, in theory, to give a clear indication to stakeholders, governments, financers, partners and the public at large about the various course providers and the level of education they offer. This paper compares six different quality assurance codes of practice and guidelines and uses the…

This paper presents preliminary findings from the application of the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) to the Accreditation Council's accreditation criteria and the review of three German accreditation agencies done by the German Accreditation Council. It focuses on the main characteristics of the ESG and their implementation into the German…

This report was commissioned by the British Academy's Africa Panel to examine the challenges facing African universities when undertaking collaborative research with UK and other international partners, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. It draws principally on a consultation undertaken by the Association of Commonwealth…