The purpose of this study was to reveal trends, indicate fields for further research and action, and expose problem areas for further study at the international level. The study objectives are to review: (1) the course patterns and degree structures developed at the Open University in the United Kingdom, (2) new degree courses in the United Kingdom, (3) curriculum reform in France, (4) Norwegian regional colleges and their new study courses, (5) development in Swedish higher education, (6) developments in university education in Germany and Denmark, (7) the problem of evaluating new curricula. Appendixes include the framework for the study of professional examinations, extracts from the British statement of objectives for engineering sciences, and a framework of analysis for innovations in international higher education. (Author/PG)