Describes the study tour of China undertaken by 20 members of the Australian Geography Teachers Association. An itinerary of the three week tour and reports from Australian and Chinese newspapers are included. For journal availability, see SO 505 212. (Author/DB)

This document summarizes information submitted by AASCU presidents and chancellors on efforts to build international programs on their campuses and/or to develop new partnerships and linkages abroad. Respondents were asked to focus specifically on the role of the president/chancellor in leading these initiatives.

This paper describes one business school's response to the challenges of globalization. After faculty members taught seminars in other countries, an interest was expressed in conducting international study seminars for the school's business students. One-week seminars were arranged, which allowed part-time, employed MBA students to enroll. The…

The Awards for Excellence in Internationalization program sponsored by Scotiabank and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada grants awards to university programs that have been undertaken to prepare Canada's future leaders to excel in a globalized environment. The 34 submissions in 2002 are described in this report. These…

This paper proposes a new multilingual dictionary, to be created under the auspices of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) that will cover the terms and concepts of cataloging. The first section provides some examples that demonstrate the necessity for such a dictionary. The second section lists the following…

A 2004 Distance Education Survey form was sent to all 73 DETC-accredited institutions. For the purpose of this survey, the DETC membership was divided into three categories: (1) High School; (2) Postsecondary; and (3) Degree Granting. Data from the three DETC military institutions are not included in this survey. Of the remaining 70…

Founded in 1964 as the people-to-people component of the Alliance for Progress, Partners of the Americas works to build understanding on both sides of the border through self-help projects in health, education, agriculture, rehabilitation, community development, emergency relief, and cultural exchanges. (Author)

A look at how the program committee of the European Broadcasting Union developed an international production program for educational television. (HB)

A look at how several European countries pooled their resources in order to have more media programs with better quality. (HB)

Developments in abstracting documentation and information services at the joint meeting of the Division of Adult Education of UNESCO and the International Bureau of Education are reported by A.N. Charters. (MS)

Author discusses cultural liberation and the process of emancipation necessary before masses of people can participate in a genuine cultural democracy. (GB)

A brief report of ways the non-academic aspects of international education can affect the success or failure of the venture from an academic standpoint along with proposed guidelines for the non-academic counseling of the American student going abroad. (JC)

A look at how EUDISED (European Documentation and Information System for Education) has been planned and how the plan should be implemented. (HB)

Since its founding in 1954, more than 13 million surplus United States textbooks, reference books and journals have been shipped to educational and professional institutions in 20 Asian and Pacific countries by the Asia Foundation's project, Books for Asia. (Author)