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.2   March 2009 › Science education in IDB member countries   S & T education is lagging behind in Islamic states The 2007 trends in international mathematics and science study that published on December 2008 shows Islamic states lagging behind industrialized countries in the teaching of math and science to young student Nigerian agenda for reforms in education sector Peter Okebukola, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Crawford University, Nigeria, presents a strategy for reforming education in Nigeria in abid to create a competitive and efficient economy. Bringing the American college model to the Arabian Gulf: New challenges for inter-cultural education View All Items ›› › Innovation in higher education   An innovative integration of open source projects in software engineering education in Pakistan The Software Engineering Research Centre at the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan, implements an innovative strategy to enhance the student’s participation and learning in developing open source software. E-learning in Africa…Present status and future prospects Although e-learning in Africa is in its infancy, there are considerable enthusiasms for the potential it offers across the educational spectrum. Scientific development, innovation and the knowledge economy for Africa View All Items ›› › Quality assurance in higher education   Quality Assessment of Computer Science and Business Administration Education in Arab Universities Quality Assessment of Education Programmes in Arab Universities View All Items ›› › University-industry alliance   knowledge cities in Arab world (In Arabic) Understanding the private sector role in promoting a science and innovation culture View All Items ›› › Bank for science education resources   Ph.D and M.Sc theses in international universities Sultans of science View All Items ›› › Feature   Knowledge is a vital investment for Arab economies The world’s 22 Arab nations are making rapid, if still insufficient, progress in areas such as education, science and technology in abid to build knowledge-based industry. Studying the American Way: An Assessment of American-Style Higher Education in Arab Countries An in-depth look at the state of higher education in the Arab world including a comprehensive country-by-country survey of American-style universities in the Middle East as well as a detailed set of recommendations to local educational leaders and reformers View All Items ›› › Opinion   The Costs and Benefits of World-Class Universities Philip Altbach, director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, tries the impossible--to define a world class university, and then to argue that it is just as important for academic institutions to be "national" or "regional class" rather than to seek to emulate the wealthiest and in many ways most elitist universities. The challenge of building world class universities in the Asian region John Niland, former Vice-chancellor and President of the University of New South Wales, indicates that because the discovery and transmission of knowledge is so accelerated, and because there is a whole new game plan for collaboration and co-operation, as well as competition, universities of world-class can emerge in a matter of decades. What Is A World Class University? What does it means to be a world class university? Is this simply a public relations claim or does it have a substance? What are the criteria for world class status and how would we know that a university has reached that lofty status? View All Items ›› › Opportunities for scientific human resource development   International Fulbright Science and Technology Student Fellowships for Master and Ph.D Grants for Computer Science Meetings in African Countries Deadline: 1 April 2009 Open to: Any Organizers of Computer Science Activities Held in Africa Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship‏‏for developing countries Master Degree Scholarships in Hydrology and Water Resources, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia   View All Items ›› › Conferences on higher education   International Workshop on Nuclear Science and Education Date: 17- 19 March 2009 Location: Cairo, Egypt 7th Globelics Conference “Inclusive Growth, Innovation and Technological Change: education, social capital and sustainable development” Date: 6-8 October, 2009 Location: Dakar, Senegal   Arab Regional Conference on Higher Education Date: 4-5 May 2009 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Global education forum Date: 10-12 March 2009 Location: Dubai, United Arab emirates View All Items ›› › Higher education netwatch   List of Good universities practices International Association of Universities … Building a worldwide higher education community Global universities network for innovation Asia-Pacific Quality Network View All Items ›› Copyrights©2009. educationdev.net . 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