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Comments on the role of Great Britain in the European Union (EU). Benefits in using one currency; Participation of British universities in EU programs; Views of the citizens on the involvement of the country in European affairs.

Examines the stand of the U.S. on the outcome of the general election in Great Britain. Claim of American political experts Gary McDowell and John Nye that the U.S. is self-absorbed; Views of the expert that the outcome of the election doesn't necessarily affects the world just like the case of U.S. elections; Alliances of American political parties with Prime Minister contender Michael Howard and incumbent Tony Blair; Evaluation of the U.S.-Great Britain relations.

Focuses on the parallelism between the former British prime minister, Lord Palmerston and U.S. President George W. Bush. Bush's adoption of the role of global policeman since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; Similarity of Bush's policy towards Iraq and its president, Saddam Hussein, to Palmerston's idea of Great Britain having no permanent allies and enemies; Analysis of the reputation of Parlmeston as a global bully.

Focuses on the apparent contradiction in Great Britain's tradition of anti-Americanism while embracing mush culture from the United States. Importance of sensitivity in encouraging students to engage in questions of anti-Americanism in the British cultural context; History of the love-hate relationship between the US and Great Britain.

Discusses the concerns over the possibility that Great Britain will withdraw its involvement in the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT). Issue on the number of telescopes maintained by Great Britain; Comparison of the Anglo-Australian Observatory site in Australia with Chile; Difficulties in finding justification for AAT; Strengths of AAT.

Focuses on the efforts of British academics to catch up with the American and Australian rivals in exploiting the potentially lucrative Chinese market. China's pursuit of policy of development and openness; Recognition of need for expert help from universities; Provision of advice on potential links between universities and industry. INSETS: Chinese exchange wins commercial support.;Shi Jing Qian's vision of China..

Suggests some avenues for British foreign secretary Robin Cook to explore in his drive to make Great Britain a force in the world. Plan of giving British foreign policy an ethical dimension; Issue of arms sales to countries with appalling human rights records.

Opinion. Discusses the British and German people's perceptions of each other. Why a television play `Dinner for One' is popular among Germans but not among the British; British focus on Germany's past; Elder British's suspicious attitude toward Germans; British culture as saturated with images of the second world war; Concern about the young generation's attitudes and perceptions.

The article reports on the search of Durham, Edinburgh and Manchester universities in England for 39 masters and doctoral studentships to study the Arab countries. The objective of the universities is to create a research group that will play a key role in the relations of Great Britain with Arab countries. The institutions plan to establish a National Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World. The courses will be based on the existing expertise of students.

Focuses on the efforts of Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology to emulate the British approach to enterprise. Significance of Mexico as the new 'India' wherein a highly motivated population is keen to improve its skills; Cost of the spin-off companies; Evaluation of the value of quality research.

Focuses on the plan of the government to create a research fund to encourage collaboration between academics in Great Britain and India by Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Manmohan Singh. Terms and provisions of the proposed research collaboration; Views of Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell on the significance of the collaboration between the two countries; Strengths of higher education in the country.

Reports on setbacks experience by the movement in Great Britain to boycott Israeli scholars and universities in protest against Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Association of University of Teachers' withdrawal of its policy to boycott Bar-Ilan and Haifa universities; Failure of lecturers' union, the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education, to discuss a proposal for a move to sever ties with Israeli scholars.

Reports on the discussion about the British views of the U.S. at the America in the British Imagination conference held by the department of American studies at Warwick University in Warwick, England. Aim of the event to cover relations between the U.S. and Great Britain; Criticism of the band Radiohead to America's global socioeconomic influence; Emphasis of the conference on the cultural connections between the two countries.

Discusses the need for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to find a way out of the British involvement in the invasion of Iraq. Comparison of the Iraqi invasion with the Vietnam war; Advice received by Blair against an involvement in a preventive war against Iraq.

Reports that researchers from Great Britain are afraid to apply for funding from Europe according to the House of Commons science and technology committee. Percentage of the costs for research in a university; Multinational collaborations of the resources for common projects; Effectiveness of the existing European Union mechanism.

Looks into the issues regarding the groundbreaking agreement between Great Britain and France to create the first cross-channel university. Initiation of the move by Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Jacques Chirac; Benefits of the agreement to the students; Chances of local students to learn foreign language.

Focuses on the role of British higher education institutions in the educational regeneration in South Africa. Awarding of a grant by the European Union; Details of the cooperative efforts of institutions of the two countries; Programs to improve business skills of South Africans.

Focuses on the leadership of Ananullah Khan in Afghanistan. Victory of war against Great Britain; Abolition of slavery; Promotion on education.

Discusses mistakes in the Bosnian war that should be considered by the British government in addressing the Afghanistan problem. Inflation of the fighting power of the enemy; Consideration of the problem as a humanitarian issue; Consensual-policy making; Affirmation of anti-Americanism.

Challenges a number of myths and misconceptions about Indian history, particularly its relationship with Great Britain. Wealth of India in the 18th century; View of British-Indian relations dominated by images of the Raj; Historicizing racism; Stereotypes of post-colonial work.

Reports on computer games specialist Jim Terkeurst's leading of a British team that will travel to Japan to investigate Japanese expertise in computer games. Members of Terkeurst's team; Goals of the team.

Reports on the opening of a British Antarctic Survey research station on South Georgia in the south Atlantic. Withdrawal of the last British troops stationed in the area since the Falklands war with Argentina in 1982; Argentina's interpretation of the pull-out as a sign of British goodwill.

Reports on the visit made by Iraqi education official, Mazin al Jumah, to Great Britain to reestablish academic relations between the two countries. Mazin's confirmation that Iraq needed help to rebuild its universities which were damaged by war; Call for a relaxation of sanctions against Iraq to allow for the purchase of equipment and periodicals as well as the flow of students and faculty to Great Britain.

Reports that British involvement in the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is under review. Overlap with the Foreign Office's Chevening Scholarships; Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to increase the number of overseas students in Great Britain; Influence of CSFP recipients.

Reports the plans of the Argentine government to withdraw a part of its financial support for Latin American studies at United Kingdom higher education institutions. Universities and colleges affected by the move; Clarifications issued by Celia Szusterman program director at the Centre for Argentine Studies in Oxford, England.

Reports that Great Britain might collaborate in a third-generation synchroton to be sited in France alongside the French participating in the British-based Diamond project. Details on the discussion between French Research Minister Roger-Gerard Schwarzenberg and British Science Minister David Sainsbury; Warrington, England-based Daresbury Laboratory's loss in its bid to secure the Diamond project.

Reports on the cooperation of England's Cambridge University with Turkey's higher education council. What the deal includes; Comments from Anil Seale, head of Cambridge University's Overseas Trust.

Reports on how Great Britain's academic relations with the former Soviet Union countries have developed since 1990. Information on the Regional Academic Partnership Program; British aid to the transition process in the former communist bloc; Schedule for the end of British Council funding for projects with Central European universities; Significance of academic networking and its implications.

Reports on the return of Great Britain to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), from which it had withdrawn in 1985. Establishment of the UK Unesco Forum; Advantage of the country's official participation in the organization; Refusal of Clare Short, secretary of state for international development, to support activities that are not related to the Department for International Development.

States that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) aerial bombing of Yugoslavia has not affected the academic link between Great Britain and Ukraine. Public opinion in Russia and Ukraine over the NATO aerial bombing campaigns; Comments from some of the human rights specialists in Ukraine on the conflict in Kosovo, Serbia.

Reports that Thailand's Ministry of University has called on British politicians and education leaders to broker more partnership between higher education institutions in Thailand and Great Britain. Bid of Thailand to become a center of excellence in higher education; Advantages of the link to Thailand.

Looks at the implications of Prince Charles' visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina in March 1999 on the British-Argentine differences over the Falklands/Malvinas islands. Consequences of the Falklands conflict in the 1980s; Great Britain's stand on self-determination.

Reports on the visit of British labor education and employment minister Baroness Blackstone in South Africa. Purpose of the visit; British involvement on the further education and training of South Africa; Policy framework set out by Great Britain for South Africa's higher education.

Reports on the Spanish government's objections to British sovereignty over inhabitants of Gibraltar. Role of the Treaty of Utrecht; Local economic advantages of the sovereignty to Gibraltar's economy.

Opinion. Focuses on the British-Irish Agreement. What the agreement requires; Who the agreement is being backed by; Speculation on problems that could face the agreement; Role of Northern Ireland in the agreement; Provisions made by the agreement. INSET: Northern Ireland's women: Homemakers or warmakers?.

Reports that the Open University (OU) in Great Britain is conducting business in the United States (US) with the establishment of the `Open University of the United States.' Indication that the US subsidairy will be wholly owned by the United Kingdom; Details on the programs offered by the university; Comments from vice-chancellor of the OU, Sir John Daniel.

Focuses on the status of student recruitment from Southeast Asia, while highlighting the impact on British universities. Details on some of the measures being taken by government to curb the problem; Average number of students who leave Southeast Asia to study in the United Kingdom; Reference to some of the challenges being experienced by British universities.

Presents information on engineering degree programs being offered in Great Britain, while highlighting how these programs are viewed in France. Details on the advantages which French students have on the British when attempting to attend British universities; Reference to some of the difficulties experienced by British students when attending colleges in France.

Presents information on some of the programs being launched by Great Britain in Russia to encourage progress in social, political and economic reform. Indepth information on the project; Details on the creation of media studies; Information on the coordination of the programme by Galina Sherbakova.

Reports on a challenge being issued by Ulster University to the United Kingdom government to prove that it does not view Northern Ireland as one of its poor relations. Reference to requests made by Roger Ellis, strategic adviser to the university to the government; Details on some of the deprived universities in Northern Ireland.

Presents a photograph with a visit of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie Blair, to a school for children with learning difficulties linked to Tsukuba University, Japan.

Opinion. Examines the use of foreign postgraduates from British universities as promoters of British exports and goodwill in other countries. Finding that postgraduates usually return to their home countries as high flyers with leading positions in government and industry; British links with the postgraduates.

Reports that the British government may fall foul of European law is it legislates to prevent its universities charging top-up fees. Comments of Liberal Democrat officials on the ability of British universities to challenge the government over the issue.

Reports that the British government's decision to charge tuition fees could affect its relations with the European Union (EU) unless the government clarifies tuition fee arrangements for EU students. Plan for EU students to pay tuition fees and be means-tested for grants; Ineligibility of EU students for maintenance grants or loans unless they have been residents for three years.

Reports on the warm approach adopted by Great Britain's Labour government toward the European Union to improve the country's access to European Commission funds. Labour's strategic approach to regeneration initiatives; European Commission's criticism against civil servants' dominance of regional planning in the country.

Focuses on the changes in the relationship between Great Britain and the United States. Significance of the cultural and historical link between the two countries; Existence of a beneficial relationship in foreign policy; Conflicts over Canada and Ireland; Transferral of power between Great Britain to the United States.

Reports on the British Council's signing of a contract with the Mexican government to provide technical expertise. Terms of the contract; Education minister Lord Henley's plan to visit Mexico to encourage further deals.

Focuses on the role of South African David Johnson in strengthening the higher education links between his native country and Great Britain. Johnson's departure from South Africa in 1983 to become a lecturer at the University of Bristol; Johnson's efforts to train education managers for South Africa; Background on Johnson as a student leader.

Reports on the launching of the Entente Cordiale Scholarship Scheme at the British Embassy in Paris, France in June 1996. Program's intention to re-strengthen bond between the two countries; Profile of several of the scholars selected; Number of scholarships pledged for five years.

Opinion. Comments on the possibility that British Prime Minister John Major's embargo on all European legislation might freeze out Great Britain from European Union's efforts to standardize education. Important issues in the standardization of education in Europe; Britain as the loser in the eventuality.