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The article focuses on the number of U.S. students earning an academic degree in Great Britain. According to Britain's Higher Education Statistics Agency, 14,755 Americans were enrolled in degree programs at British institution in the 2005-2006 academic year. Studying in Great Britain is generally cheaper than studying in the U.S. Joan A. Liu, co-director of college guidance at the Ranney School, a private institution in Tinton Falls, N.J., believes that the cost of sending a child to a British college or university is about $20,000 less than institutions in the U.S. Information is given for the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland.

Presents information on the success of the University of the Americas, which was owned by Sylvan Learning Systems, in Chile. Consequences related to the growth of the university; Impact of the university's marketing on its growth; Criticisms on the education provided by the university.

Focuses on the growth of private universities in Chile. Increase in enrollment in higher education; Amount of tuition fees charged by the universities; Complaints of the universities on the government's ruling on student loans.

Discusses the major changes in Turkey's program to train academics for the its expanded university system. Increase in the testing and screening of candidates; Requirement of extensive English-language training before qualifying for advanced study abroad; Assertion that training large numbers of young academics in the West is worth the expense; Review of past programs.

The article reports on the efforts of universities in Romania to overcome years of fear, isolation and privation. The overthrown regime of Nicolae Ceausescu followed a policy of progressive strangulation of the country's universities. Under the rule of Nicolae, the country had the lowest ratio of university students to total population in all of Europe which was fewer than 7 in 1,000.

The article presents information on the study programs initiated by German state universities to help students whose campuses were washed out by Hurricane Katrina. Several public universities there have made available a total of 30 places for the fall semester with all expenses paid. The 12 universities of the German state of Hesse have accepted 15 students. Ludwig Maximilian University, in Munich, is taking 5, and the University of Dortmund is taking 10. In general, the offers include airfare, all fees, accommodations, health insurance and about $20 per day spending money. Students who have been studying German will take at least some classes in that language. But the others will choose from the growing number of courses taught in English that German universities have been developing to attract more foreign students.

The article reports on the introduction by the Educational Testing Service of a new version of its test for use by colleges to assess students' skills in reading, writing, critical thinking and mathematics. The new examination, called the Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, replaces a test called the Academic Profile, which has been in use since 1987. Both tests focus on general academic skills rather than on subject-specific knowledge. ETS, the nonprofit organization that sells the exam, says the new version offers institutions more flexibility in delivery, since it can be taken and scored online, be customized, and it gives administrators more information, including demographic data. Institutions can purchase an optional essay section, which grades students' writing samples by computer.

The article presents information on the assistance sought by the ministry of Afghanistan. As Afghanistan struggles to rebuild its shattered university system, it faces a problem that any poor country would envy. As it moves from an emergency phase of rebuilding bombed-out university buildings to a long-term development phase, the ministry is trying to get a better grip on foreign help. There are now five partnerships involving American and Afghan institutions. Afghanistan greatly welcomes long-term partnerships, but must have the right to refuse the offer of short-term consultants who offer only quick fixes.

Presents updates on educational system in several countries as of March 26, 2004. Details of a report about the possibility that British undergraduates could be outnumbered by foreign students at the University of Oxford; Strike involving professors at the Bishop's University in Canada; Restriction given by U.S. authorities to medical professors and physician from travelling to Cuba to attend an international conference on brain injury.

Presents information on Pitágoras College owned by Apollo International and Pitágoras Group in Brazil. Number of students enrolled in the college; List of disciplines offered by the institution; Teaching methodology used by the college.

Focuses on Harald Bohmer, a German chemist who heads a natural-dye laboratory at Marmara State University in Istanbul, Turkey. His teaching to carpet makers of the lost art of using natural colors to dye their wool; Reasons for his preference for natural dyes; His help to the carpetmakers in marketing their rugs; Background of his interest in the university project; Description of the rugmaking community and their wares.

Reports on the financial status of three universities in Berlin, Germany. How the East-West rivalry aided institutions when the city was still divided; Cuts in funding to Humboldt University and the Technical and Free Universities of Berlin; History of the schools; Comments from university leaders and Kerstin Schneider, spokeswoman for Berlin's Ministry of Culture, Science, and Research.

This article focuses on the debate over the languages of instruction in universities across the Arabian countries. Kuwait University in Khalida, Kuwait, is advocating the use of Arabic in all subjects ranging from medicine, science and technology to liberal arts. On the contrary academic institutions in Iraq and Oman are in favor of former colonial languages English and French to improve the quality of instruction and prevent local cultural clashes.