Because of their history rooted in human rights, African universities can now practically and politically undertake international and interinstitutional cooperative projects for human rights and intercultural understanding, especially through such alliances as the Association of African Universities. (MSE)

Efforts at cooperation in higher education among Flanders, the Netherlands, and three regions of Germany are discussed, including various initiatives to support cooperation among institutions, research comparing the offerings of the five regions, and government policy in each country to allocate funds for cooperative programs that meet government…

East Germany's largest university has cooperative agreements and exchanges with six developing countries. The exchange activities include education and training of staff, delegation of university faculty to those countries, collaboration in research, advising, and exchange of experience. (MSE)

Relationships between the higher education institutions of the USSR and Bulgaria and their respective academies of sciences with regard to the conduct of scientific research are discussed. Focus is on the need for contact and exchange between the two kinds of institutions. (MSE)

Twelve strategies for redirecting university research efforts to respond to present-day needs are outlined, as discussed in a conference session of European university administrators. (MSE)

There are five basic ways of transferring science and technology to developing countries: voluntary expatriates ("brain drain"), expatriates on special missions to their home countries, personnel training in the developed country, importation of technology, and interinstitutional cooperation. Additional forms of interinstitutional cooperation…

A study of the status of study abroad for students of 49 institutions in West Germany, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States examined trends toward or away from study abroad, program organization and objectives, credits awarded, program costs, and student characteristics. (MSE)

European countries have discriminated increasingly against foreign students at a time when developing nations need more of technically and scientifically competent graduates. An interuniversity cooperative program of associateships for scientists from developing countries would help reduce the isolation of these scientists and recognize their…

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…

A principal founder of the UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES) reflects on its origins. Inaugurated in September 1972 as part of the detente process of those days and the efforts of Romania to increase the presence of the United Nations and its specialized agencies in Bucharest, the Centre assumed the task of promoting…

An historian and administrator of the non-governmental organization set up to develop the European dimension of higher education (the Conference des Recteurs Europeens, or CRE from 1959 to 2001, and now the European University Association) places inter-university developments in their historical context. (EV)

A collection of nine papers related to international recognition of studies and degrees is presented. The papers are as follows: "Problems of Equivalence of Studies and Diplomas in Higher Education Systems" (Hanna Jablonska-Skinder); "Unveiling the Hidden Information in Credentials: A Proposal to Introduce a 'Supplement to Higher…

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…

The role and functions of the Netherlands' interuniversity agency are discusssed. It makes recommendations to Dutch organizations concerning the equivalency of education received abroad, stimulates international academic mobility, and provides information to Dutch nationals going abroad or potential foreign students in the Netherlands about Dutch…