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.7   August 2009 › Science education in IDB member countries   ALGERIA: New policy to curb violence at campuses With violence rising on campuses in Algeria - including a spate of shocking murders - the Education Ministry and the National Council for Higher Education are preparing a charter to prevent acts of aggression within the university community. While the charter will be implemented at the start of the next academic year in October, violence is also happening on campuses in other Arab countries. Arab states approved higher education action plan The 22-member nations of the Arab League have approved higher education action plan for improving quality and promoting innovation as well as adopting an Arab year for science, technology, and inventions, each year celebrated in a different Arab Nation, according to Cairo declaration. 2009 Cairo declaration on Higher Education It urges Arab States to take action in the following: Access; Equity; Quality of Higher Education; External Efficiency; Societal Responsibility; Administration and Governance; Funding of Higher Education; Arab and International Cooperation; and Scientific Research, Innovation, and Development. View All Items ›› › Innovation in higher education   Higher Education, Research and Innovation: Changing Dynamics Report on the UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge 2001-2009 View All Items ›› › University-industry alliance   COMSTECH launches Virtual Incubator for Science-based Businesses OIC Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) has launched a Virtual Incubator for Science-based Businesses (VISB) for the Islamic World in abid to help OIC member states’ companies, research institutions and scientists to transfer their homegrown technologies to other OIC countries. Islamic boost for science-based business In a bid to enable universities to position themselves as citadels of development and incubators for excellence and talent, the Islamic States will establish a virtual university and universities business network as well as setting up a prize of excellence in university research. View All Items ›› › Bank for science education resources   Global Directory of Doctoral Dissertations It contains details of thousands of doctoral dissertations that could help in advancing knowledge and innovation. e-books ‏in microbiology and parasitology View All Items ›› › Feature   SOUTHERN AFRICA: Study identifies 20 higher education challenges A study of higher education in 15 countries of the Southern African Development Community, SADC, has identified 20 leadership challenges facing the region, governments and institutions. They range from improved data collection, access, student success, staffing and funding to policy and planning, capacity, infrastructure, private provision and quality. The challenges identified, says a just-published report of the study, show the considerable amount of work needed to build a strong and sustainable higher education system across the region. Saudi, Taiwan Universities Get Webometrics Boost The Webometrics Ranking is an excellent External Relations tool to measure if a university has a web presence, respected by peers, and can attract funding and future students. View All Items ›› › Opinion   Providing support for higher education needs to be part of a broader reform of society Philip Albach, Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, gives his views on issues such as higher education as a global actor, equity in access to higher education or aspects of ranking higher education institutions. View All Items ›› › Opportunities for scientific human resource development   UNESCO Bahrain's King Hamad Bin Isa Al-khalifa prize for the use of information and communication technologies in education. Deadline for submission: 30 September 2009 Announcement - Guidelines JSPS RONPAKU fellowship for obtaining Ph.D. degrees from Japanese universities Grants for Computer Science Meetings in African Countries View All Items ›› › Conferences on higher education   The Third International Workshop on Hydrogen Date: October 28-31, 2009 Location: Rabat, Morocco 2nd International current challenges and future prospects of veterinary medicine....Towards one World, One Health Date: October 19-22, 2009 Location: Hurghada, Egypt Documents:Front Back The First Biotechnology Symposium Date: 1 October, 2009 Location: Cairo, Egypt View All Items ›› › Higher education netwatch   Southern Africa's first regional guide to universities Arab education View All Items ›› Copyrights©2009. educationdev.net . All rights reserved. EducationDev.net is not responsible for the content of external linked Web sites.