A cooperative effort of European universities and five major international corporations will provide professional continuing education to engineers, scientists, and managers in European firms through teleconferencing and international consultation, with the objective of facilitating economic development. (MSE)

Summarizes the blueprint for environmentally sound development, which was endorsed by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program in June 1987. Includes recommendations on a World Food Bank, satellite communication costs, labelling toxic chemicals and pesticides, and water quantity and quality. (TW)

International collaboration for global understanding can be enhanced through the development of a world core curriculum that includes international dimensions in national curriculums. These should contain goals and content that enhance mutual understandings about the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of international society.(MD)

The V. I. Lenin Byelorussian State University's program for students from developing nations provides instruction in Russian, mathematics, physics, chemistry, drawing, and Soviet history as preparation for continuing technical and political training in other Soviet institutions. (MSE)

Argues that our society, in this era of possible nuclear destruction, may be in a state of crisis. International (world) education that will orient people to the need for working together for mutual understanding and cooperative goals is suggested as a possible answer to this urgency. (11 references) (EJS)

In order to ensure German-American friendship in future years, both student and teacher exchange programs, especially at the high school level, are needed. (RM)

Educational cooperation in the Nordic countries is described. Specifically discussed are elementary, secondary, and higher education, special education; adult education; research emphases; and exchange of information. (RM)

Student Pugwash, an international group of students who discuss important issues of science and technology and to explore the role of the individual in dealing with those issues, taking an interdisciplinary approach to its inquiry and exchange, meets regularly in a central conference and on many campuses. (MSE)

This overview of the information market and services available in the Federal Republic of Germany highlights online information systems (hosts, databases, networks); relation of Europe to United States and Germany; the German library system (problems and advantages of document delivery, online services); and telecommunication technology.…

The national higher education accrediting, consulting, information, and regulating agencies of 36 Eastern and Western European, North American, and Mediterranean countries are listed, and some addresses are given. (MSE)

In 1983 the Associated Schools Project celebrated its 30th anniversary. Discusses how three major international meetings convened under the auspices of Unesco in 1983, took stock of achievements made by Associated Schools throughout the world, and adopted recommendations and resolutions in support of the project. (RM)

Describes the internship program offered by Ohio University to library and information professionals from the Asian and Pacific region. Origin of the program; purposes of internships; structure (length of training, scheduling, intern interests); costs (travel, living, administrative); and funding sources are noted. Recommendations for continuation…

This article presents a broad overview of the current employment situation in industrialized market economy countries and provides a general framework for examining some of the major employment issues confronting developed countries today. It argues for a broader approach to these issues and for a change in policy at the national level. (CT)

This proceedings includes the papers presented at the 2002 conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), with its theme "Next Generation Communications: Making IT Work." The PTC2002 annual conference seeks to focus on harnessing the complexities of the broadest range of communications technologies and services for the user.…

Both the United States and England initiated ambitious standards-based education reform to eliminate large gaps between their highest and lowest achievers. England appears to be ahead, having started in 1988 with a national curriculum, tests, and performance tables. The United States' No Child Left Behind Act began rewriting state rules in 2002…