In line with IDB vision to become a knowledge- based bank, the e-monthly bulletin monitors the development of S&T within higher education sector in IDB Member Countries as well as disseminating information and knowledge generated from the QW Project to establish sustainable and innovation-based S&T higher education system for development in the Islamic world. Issue No.12   January 2010 › Science education in IDB member countries   A Decade of Higher Education in the Arab States: Achievements & Challenges It reviews the achievements of the higher education sector in the Arab States throughout the decade since the first World Conference on Higher Education in 1998. It is also about current and future challenges facing the sector. View All Items ›› › University-industry alliance   The sponsoring by industry of universities of cooperative education: a case study in Germany The current situation in the education sector requires academic institutions to be more flexible in terms of their approach to academic funding as well as ensuring the appropriate return for businesses that are willing to sponsor their academic activities. View All Items ›› › Bank for science education resources   Free video lectures It contains free video lectures in several scientific fields including biotechnology, computer sciences, medicines, mathematics and physics. World Lecture Hall Your entry point to free online course materials from around the world View All Items ›› › Feature   The reform of higher agricultural education institutions in China It outlines the problems of higher agricultural education and ways to deal with them. View All Items ›› › Opportunities for scientific human resource   FUIW university research prize 2010 The Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) announced the opening of nominations for the University Research Prize 2010, with as topic scientific research and technology localization in the Islamic world. Developing Countries Scholarships in Germany: South – North Sandwich Scholarships Sandwich Scholarships for visiting PhD students from developing countries to conduct research at the University of Hohenheim, Germany View All Items ›› › Conferences on higher education   25th meeting of Saudi society of biology "nanotech in biological sciences" Date: 11-13 May 2010 Location: Saudi Arabia Fifth International Biennial Conference, BioVisionAlexandria 2010 " New Life Sciences: Future Prospects" Date: 11-15 April 2010 Location: Alexandria, Egypt The International Workshop On Industrial Biotechnology Date: 3-5 July 2010 Location: Cairo, Egypt International medical education conference Date: 24-26 March 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The 3nd International Symposium on Web Services Date: April 21-22, 2010 Location: Dubai, U.A.E View All Items ›› › Higher education netwatch   Council for Higher Education Accreditation View All Items ›› Copyrights©2009. educationdev.net . All rights reserved. EducationDev.net is not responsible for the content of external linked Web sites.