In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy and thinking in several developing countries. This...

This paper analyzes a relatively neglected facet of the complex debate regarding human capital - higher (or tertiary) education. It addresses five broad questions examining higher education in developing countries. One, are the economic effects of higher education on developing countries...

As knowledge, skills and technology has become more critical for national economic development, policy interest in higher education has increased, because higher education plays a crucial role in equipping students with knowledge and skills of higher standards and creating innovative technology....

"This book presents the theories and abilities of integrating corporate education into traditional universities as well as highlighting the professional development in different subject areas"--Provided by publisher.

The present paper entitled - Challenges of Reforming Higher Education in Developing Nations: Some Indo-French Perspectives - is based on the preliminary findings of the on-going Indo-French Collaborative Research in the area of, International Trade in Higher Education Services in a Post-GATS...

A successful higher education reform in the South is not limited to improvement in quality and access to higher education but it should directly and indirectly cater to the millennium development goals by ensuring pro poor pro growth outcomes. Once we link higher education reforms with a...

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and...

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs’ practices and inputs (quality determinants) and...