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Universities Have a Key Role in Global Access to Medicines
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Panjabi, Rajesh; Rajkumar, Rahul; Kim, Jim Yong – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Around the world, the fight for affordable medical treatment is intensifying. Headline-grabbing battles are being waged in India, where the Chennai High Court recently decided a major constitutional case over access to lifesaving cancer medication. In Thailand, Abbott Laboratories, a multinational pharmaceutical giant, has withdrawn registration…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Research and Development, Laboratories, Student Organizations
The Higher Education Dilemma in Developing Countries: Thailand's Two Decades of Reform.
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Watson, Keith – Higher Education, 1981
The dilemma of whether to expand higher education systems in Thailand or to curtail enrollments by some means of cut-off or selection at the end of secondary school are discussed. A variety of higher education models in use in the Third World countries are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development
International Conference on Teaching-Learning Process in Universities. A Fresh Look into the Teaching-Learning Process and Use of Educational Technology in Universities with Special Reference to ASEAN Countries.
University of Science, Penang (Malaysia). – 1979
The proceedings of the conference include background information, transcripts of opening and closing sessions, papers presented, a conference program, summary of discussions, findings and recommendations, and lists of committees and participants. The papers are divided into four sections: (1) goals and objectives of university education in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction
Higher Education Expansion in Asia. Reports from the 1985 International Seminar on Asian Higher Education (Hiroshima, Japan, January 28-31, 1985).
Hiroshima Univ. (Japan). Research Inst. for Higher Education. – 1985
Expansion of the past 10 years in Asian higher education and associated problems, as well as the role of colleges and universities in national development, are discussed in 11 papers from a 1985 International Seminar. Paper titles and authors include: "Prospects and Problems in Asian Higher Education: Introductory Presentation by the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Degrees (Academic), Developing Nations