Transnational Education (TNE) has often been used as a measure to support the economic sustainability of the institution of higher learning involved. But in recent times, TNE has become one of the important avenues for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to improve their International Students Portfolios without bringing the students to the HEI…

The advantages and disadvantages of study abroad for students from developing nations are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the need for cooperation between educational institutions, rather than isolated efforts of individuals, to ensure quality and continuity in technical assistance programs. (RW)

Article outlines aims of Fellowship program and criteria by which applications are judged. The importance of improving educational facilities within the developing nations themselves, as an alternative to study abroad, is stressed. (RW)

The goal of the Informational Program is to give foreign military trainees an opportunity to obtain a balanced understanding of U.S. society, institutions and ideals. (Editor)

Individual training programs for participants coming mainly from developing countries are discussed. (RW)

The Donor Agencies Workshop involved individuals from a wide range of academic disciplines and other fields that helped develop the expertise of foreign students, scholars, and trainees to increase the educational and economic resources of their home countries. This report presents the remarks made by the 47 workshop participants concerning: (1)…

This report describes recent developments in international educational cooperation and their effects on the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), and presents a picture of NUFFIC as an organization. It has two parts. Each part is organized into parallel sections covering: cooperation in Asia, Africa,…

Survey data were collected to assess the involvement of agricultural teacher educators in international activities on home campuses and overseas to determine the extent of their experience and interest in international work and to compare regions of the United States in terms of international agricultural activities. (SK)

Describes the international activities of the Thames Valley University's Department of Information Management, including formal academic links with overseas institutions, development of short courses for practitioners, discussion meetings, staff and student visits, and enrollment of international students. Topics addressed include personnel,…

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, a national plan was developed to guide educational activities in Nepal. With assistance from the United States Agency for International Development, the Nepalese government delineated guidelines for a cooperative program with a U.S. university that would provide practically oriented formal academic training…

This paper documents the emerging relationship between Australian higher education and the Pacific Rim countries. It offers a chronology of this mutual affiliation and discusses the purposes of Australia fostering its Asian connection within the framework of recent trends to privatize higher education. These purposes include but are not limited to…

In June, 1977, a 2-week tie-dyeing and batik training program was undertaken for 12 Malian community development workers by a newly formed cooperative of urban dyers in Gambia. Need for income-producing activity for women in the Bambara regions of rural Mali led to a decision to promote cloth processing and in 1974 training sessions were held in…

In recent years, the role of study abroad in development has been the object of increasing examination, as part of the general critique of assistance programs undertaken by international agencies in preparation for the Second Development Decade. This review, by emphasizing the importance of the human role in development, has raised questions as to…

This report describes a seminar on improving foreign student and private sector interaction which brought together those responsible for the education of foreign students in the United States and those who administer sponsored programs for students from developing countries with members of the private sector. The report describes the seminar's aim…

The working group whose study is reported was set up by the Inter-University Council in May 1975 with three major objectives: (1) to consider the capacity and willingness of British universities and polytechnic institutes to contribute in various ways to the solution of problems in developing countries, including the education, training, and…