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Student Loans
The introduction of student loans in the UK
The United Nation's Year of Literacy
Will it ever be possible to eradicate global illiteracy?
Living and Working Abroad
Institutes that train people to succeed in a different country and culture
Studying and Practising Law
The skills needed to study and practise law across different legal systems
Teaching ESP
Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) such as engineering and computing
International Literacy
Experts gather in Thailand for an International Literacy Association event
Measuring Teacher Performance
Spanish attempts to bring in performance-related pay for teachers
South African Schools
Changes in South Africa as 30 white schools vote to admit black pupils
Eastern Europe
How will the change from Marxism-Leninism to a market economy be managed?
Teaching English in Eastern Europe
The challenge of teaching English instead of Russian in Eastern Europe
Studying History
How should history be taught in the state schools of England and Wales?
Charging Overseas Students
The impact of the controversial 'poll tax' or community charge on overseas students
Undugu Society of Kenya
The Undugu Society of Kenya's pioneering work educating 'street' children in Nairobi
Soviet and British Education
Soviet educationalists meet their British counterparts at The Institute of Education
Selling Tourism
How can tourism in developing countries be planned and managed safely?
New Zealand Academic Freedom
The row in New Zealand over proposed changes to the way university teachers are employed
Independent Colleges in Britain
How to get the best from independent colleges in Britain
Perestroika and Education
The effect of perestroika on universities in the Soviet Union
Academic Freedom in Fiji
Concerns about government pressure and threats to academic freedom in Fiji
Training Managers
The announcement of two new British qualifications in management
Education in Nigeria
New skills training and vocational education in Nigeria
Trouble at French Universities
The problem of overcrowding at French universities
British University Finance
With budgets under pressure, will British students be prepared to pay for their courses?
Cheating and Examinations
Have examinations lost their credibility and are procedures for prosecuting cheats fair?
Austrian University Overcrowding
Overcrowding in Austrian universities, and expansions in global higher education
Distance Education
The success and failure of distance education around the world
Popular Music Degree
The new bachelor's degree in popular music and recording at Salford University
Student Quotas
The controversy around new British quotas for overseas medical students
South Africa Education
How the changing political and social climate in South Africa is affecting its schools
The Choirboys of Hereford Cathedral School
The educational and musical life of the choirboys of Hereford Cathedral School
World Literacy Year
Coming to the end of World Literacy Year, what has been achieved?