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The Academic Co-operation Association
http://www.aca-secretariat.be/01about/general_info.htm
The Academic Co-operation Association (ACA) is an independent European organisation dedicated to the management, analysis and improvement of education and training co-operation within Europe and between Europe and other parts of the world. Its main focus is on higher education, but it also covers other education sectors, and training. ACA is active in a wide range of fields such as the management of co-operation and exchange programmes in education and training; research into and analysis of all aspects of internationalisation in education, by means of studies, surveys and evaluations, consultancy for private and public bodies, advocacy, quality assurance activities, publications, seminars, conferences and much more.
Working Group for Indigenous Minorities of Southern Africa
http://www.san.org.za
The Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa - WIMSA was established in 1996 at the request of the San in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, to provide a platform for their communities to express their problems, needs and concerns. WIMSA is required to advocate and lobby for San rights, to establish a network for information exchange among San communities and other concerned parties, and to provide training and advice to San communities on tourism, integrated development projects and land tenure.
Alaska Native Knowledge Centre
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu
The Alaska Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over millennia.
National Research Foundation: South Africa
http://www.nrf.ac.za/profile/
The objective of the National Research Foundation (NRF) is to support and promote research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary research facilities, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of the natural and social sciences, humanities and technology. In so doing, it contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of all the people of the country. The organisation was established in 1999 as a result of The NRF Act.
Observatory on Borderless Higher Education
http://www.obhe.ac.uk
The Observatory offers a unique service: an environmental scanning facility owned by, and run for, higher education. The Observatory aims to be an efficient and cost-effective way for subscribers to keep abreast of borderless developments globally. The term 'borderless education' encompasses a broad range of activities and developments which cross (or have the potential to cross) the traditional borders of higher education, be they geographical, sectoral or conceptual. So, for example, the Observatory will track developments in areas such as e-learning, growth in private and corporate education, developing markets and international collaboration.
The Centre for Quality Assurance In International Education
http://www.cqaie.org/transnational.htm
THE CENTER monitors issues of quality and scope of higher education which crosses borders. The global marketplace and new technology are contributing to the rapid globalization of higher education. Today's professional workforce is drawn from institutions of higher education which have internationalized and produce globally prepared graduates. As in other countries, U.S. higher education is exporting campuses and programs at an increasing rate, and the large student market provided by the U.S. is drawing foreign institutions of higher education to reside within its borders. Available globally through both higher education and the corporate sectors, transnational education can be found in multiple forms, ranging from electronic (virtual) to traditional on-site instruction and training programs. Issues of quality, purpose and responsibility abound in this borderless educational arena.
Association of Commonwealth Universities
http://www.acu.ac.uk/
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a voluntary society, founded in 1913, which is registered as a Charity and governed by its member institutions through an elected council.
Among its key activities are:
- assisting members to develop the capacity of their human resources
- promoting, through several programmes, the movement of academic and administrative staff and of students from one country of the Commonwealth to another
- providing information about universities and about issues of relevance to them
- hosting a higher education management consultancy service
- organising meetings of various kinds
Sociedade Internacional de Lingüística-Brazil's Philosophy for Indigenous Education
http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/EnglEduc.htm
SIL's educational philosophy is aimed at the complete development of the person. The work of SIL in both linguistics and intercultural education is geared toward the rigorous preservation of oral tradition and of the social, cultural, economic and spiritual character of each indigenous ethnic group. The fundamental aspects of this work are based on studies made in collaboration with the indigenous peoples.
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