US
more then a diplomatic valet, it's a full tools matter
Interview with Halil Guven, Rector of the Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus
Halil Guven

In the old former Venetian city of Famagusta, in the northern part of Cyprus, lies the biggest university on the island. It has more than 15,000 students in seven different faculties. The Rector was a professor at the University of Los Angles before he chose to take up this position. Although the task is not easy, especially following the reforms taking place in the higher education sector in Europe, the Rector is a happy man who is determined to…

Read More

Crossroads in Education: Religion and State
International Newspapers

William Edward Forster and William Francis Cowper-Temple were foremost in the nineteenth century political debate that led to the Education Act of 1870, widely perceived as a momentous legislative benchmark for primary schooling in England and Wales. Both men were British Liberal politicians and statesmen. The former is chronicled for being known as a practical philanthropist committed to universal education while the latter is said to have been socially aware and concerned with religious tolerance, animal welfare and environmental…

Read More