WEI Partners Academics

The World Engagement Institute (WEI)'s academic partners are universities, schools and academic programs worldwide that have agreed to collaborate in a reciprocal generic or program specific memorandum of understanding (MOU) or letter of agreement. Our academic partners are essential to WEI's mission to bring sustainable changes through the capacity development of institutions vital to the social fabric of that country or region. Through our networks and collaborations we are proud to offer coordinating services that engage academic institutions with community based organizations, government and intergovernmental programs and with private and civil society organizations. WEI also provides collaborative formulas for expanding the quality and excellence of academic institutions by connecting them with already established and successful programs. Specifically, we utilize a set of academic-centered methods that bring about sustainable capacity development for the academic institutions involved while benefiting the development of sustainable programs and socially responsible capable leaders.

The following is a list of our worldwide academic partners. They represent a diverse spectrum of academic institutions with diverse levels of competencies and institutional capacity. They are representative of our regional programmatic priorities and in relation to programs and projects proposed by our institute and collaborators. The countries represented include USA, Pakistan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Jordan, Uganda, Somalia and Vietnam among others.

American University of Madaba (AUM)

American University of Madaba (AUM) is a private, non-profit university that draws upon religious, Jordanian, and American values, cultures and education systems to promote, ethical responsibility, social cohesion, mutual respect, hospitality, democracy, and peace. The vision of this university began with a decision by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to establish a university in Madaba, Jordan, “where ethics, values and moral integrity are pursued at the same time as knowledge and scientific skills are acquired.” These concepts led to the adoption of the AUM motto – Sapientia et Scientia (Wisdom and Science). A license to establish a new university was granted by the Higher Education Council of Jordan in 2005 and the cornerstone of the university was blessed by HH Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. In his blessing the pope confirmed the role of AUM as “a place of understanding and dialogue”. He added that students, while assimilating their own culture, “will be led to a deeper knowledge of human culture achievements, will be enriched by other viewpoints, and [will be] formed in comprehension, tolerance and peace.” HM King Abdullah II formally inaugurating the university on 30 May 2013. Prof. George Hazboun, AUM President, describe the institution as a "singular university" seeking “to develop capabilities and talents.” Their teaching, research centers, and activities in issues of vital interest to the local and global community. Read more >>

Amoud University (AU)

Amoud University (AU) was formally launched in 1998 and is registered as a non-governmental, non-profit institution. Amoud is an institute which is deeply rooted in the local community as the primary support for the establishment of Amoud came from the community elders, leaders, business people, concerned citizens and local non-governmental organizations. Amoud University is seen as symbolic of the transition from an era of war and destruction to an era of peace and development and inspired other Communities not only in Somaliland but also other parts of Somalia to create higher learning institutions along the lines of Amoud University. The WEInstitute collaborates with Amoud University on literacy and human development programs. Read more >>_

Asia e University (AeU)

Asia e University (AeU) is a flexible-mode international university set in Asia, with its headquarters based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With Learning Centres in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia (and the list is continuously growing), AeU is a university set in Asia, by Asians under the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). AeU has now about 3,000 students doing postgraduate, undergraduate and executive programmes from 30 countries. The students are mostly working adults who are attracted to the flexible, online learning education provided by AeU. Focused on personalised learning on demand, AeU provides education for working professionals in search of flexibility, innovation and creativity in their education needs. AeU collaborates with global educational institutions to offer quality, affordable and marketable programmes through e-learning. Our cross-border and cross-culture programmes have attracted high numbers of postgraduates from around the world. AeU is also the main facilitator of the Asian Credit Transfer System (ACTS) - the mutual accreditation of academic programmes among Asian educational institutions. The ACTS is a part of AeU's CSR efforts in narrowing the digital divide among Asian communities. Read more >>

Aston Educational Group (AEG)

Aston Educational Group (AEG) oversees the Aston family of companies with interests in education and training in the PRC, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. AEG is an active shareholder and investor in the education and training sector with a focus on Asia. We seek to invest in private companies where we can build value by providing capital and the resources of our partner and subsidiary companies and leveraging our significant experience and relationships in education in Asia and the USA. The Aston Educational Group companies are leading training organizations focused on providing premium quality training in English language and career skills to individuals and organizations in Asia. Aston Educational Group consists of the following main divisions: • Aston English School, Aston R&D and Aston Singapore • Aston Academy and Aston Global • Aston Vietnam • Oxford Associates and Oxford Finance. Read more >>

_Benadir University (BU)

Benadir University, or University of Benadir, abbreviated as BU, is a university located in Mogadishu. It was founded in 2002 as a medical school, to graduate Somali doctors. Benadir U is situated in Mogadishu the war ravaged capital of Somalia and is one of the largest universities in Somalia with over 2600 full time students. Out of 2600 students 50 are in medical and surgery. Benadir U is in the intersection of education, healthcare, gender equality, war, suicide bombing and institution building. The teaching hospitals connected to Benadir U receive more trauma patients than anywhere else on the planet. The university is home to ex-professors of now defunct former Somali National University. The University has faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Computer Science/IT, Education, and Sharia & Law. The Benadir University along with Mogadishu University produce majority of the primary and secondary teachers in Somalia. On December 3, 2009 Benadir University was a victim of a suicide bombing attach were many students and professors were killed including one of the founding fathers of the University Dr. Mohamed Aden Warsame Shahiid along with the Minister of education, minister of health, minister of higher education and minister of sports and youth. The dean of the medical school Dr: Mohamed Mohamoud Hassan and many senior professors and lecturers were severely injured. Benadir University has more female students than it has in male students. The medical school in its first 12 years of operation has produced 40 doctors of which half are female. These doctors are working and performing live saving operations in places like Mogadishu, Balad Weyne, Galkaio, Bay Dhabo, Kismayo, Dusamareb, Adado & Elbur. They are the backbone of all the major hospitals such as SOS village, Benadir Hospital, Kaysane Hospital, Daynile Hospital, Medina Hospital, Hayat Hospital & Aden Adde Hospital and other INGOs & LNGOs. Read more >>

_Boston University (BU)

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States. The university has high research activity and a global outreach. Among its faculty and alumni, BU counts 7 Nobel Prize winners, including Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ph.D. '55). Boston University is an international, comprehensive highly regarded university "committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world. Boston University is committed to generating new knowledge to benefit society [...]. BU remains dedicated to its founding principles: "that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should be conducted in the service of the wider community—local and international. These principles endure in the University’s insistence on the value of diversity, in its tradition and standards of excellence, and in its dynamic engagement with the City of Boston and the world." (BU Mission Statement). Read more >>

Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS)

The Catholic University of South Sudan is a new but very promising institution developing value-based leadership in the newly created Republic of South Sudan. The University's main campus includes the colleges (faculty) of Engineering, Arts and Social Sciences in the city of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and the largest city in that country. The University maintains a second campus with the Faculty (College) of Agriculture and Environmental Science in the city of Wau, about 650 kilometers (400 mi), northwest of Juba. The University was originally founded in 2008 as a Catholic national private educational institution with branches (faculties) in North and South Sudan. It also maintains close collaborations with regional well-established academic institutions including Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA), Makerere University, Tangasa Colleges and other Catholic and Jesuit institutions worldwide. CUofSS is committed to offering quality education to students, preparing them for the challenges of a complex and competitive world. Specifically, their mission focuses on providing quality affordable educational opportunities for the South Sudan leadership, particularly the women’s central role in developing the New Sudan. Fr. Prof. Michael Schultheis, Ph.D., now Vice-Chancellor of CUofSS, has 40 years of history in successfully establishing competent key institutions in the African continent including Jesuit Refugee Service in Africa, Catholic University of Ghana and Catholic University of Mozambique. Among its various international collaborations, CUofSS has a collaborative project with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) to implement a comprehensive plan to restore higher education curriculum, research capacity and infrastructure rebuilding to resolve its severe food security problems in post-conflict South Sudan. The project is funded under the Higher Education for Development (HED) mechanism in close partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Read more >>

_Center for Complex Operations (CCO)

The Center for Complex Operations (CCO) is a congressionally mandated center located at the National Defense University (NDU) tasked to conduct research, identify lessons learned, enhance training and education, and improve the planning and execution of interagency operations. This site provides information related to civil-military operations and whole-of-government lessons learned in warfare, irregular warfare, counterinsurgency, and other operations in which civilian agencies and organizations are operating alongside military forces. Read more >>

Gollis University

Gollis University is non-profit institution serving students in the Somaliland Region since 2004. Gollis University empowers students as leaders through a professionally oriented higher education programs addressing the needs of the country and enhancing the employability of its graduates. They opened enrollment in 2005 with 40 criminal justice and 40 civil engineering students. The student population reached 706 at the end of 2007. The University operates one campus at Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, and intends to open the main campus with its residence halls and sports facilities as soon as the key facilities are completed. Gollis University's funding come from tuition fees from students ($400.00/student/year) and donations from the Diaspora, international organizations such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, UN agencies, and international foundations that support global development in education. Read more >>

Indian Ocean University

Indian Ocean University is one of the oldest private institutions of higher education in Somalia. Situated in Mogadishu, for more than two decades it has played a major role in producing Somali and regional leaders. And success has proven contagious. In fact, Indian Ocean University's undergraduate graduation rate remain among the very highest in the Horn of Africa. This, even though it has been the only university in Somalia to provide educational opportunities for internally displaced persons (IDP) living in displacement camps. Notwithstanding these and other hardships, Indian Ocean University has produced many of Africa’s most successful business leaders, humanitarian organization leaders and politicians; it has educated the very future of the Somali people. Founded 1993 by a group of visionary Somali scholars - all with the dream of providing quality higher education for Somali youth - Indian Ocean University’s mission has steadfastly remained to “serve on the front lines,” to persevere, to rehabilitate, and to empower. It has done this so that young Somalis - both women and men - may each reach their highest potential, so that they may each serve their communities, and so that they may each help rebuild their great nation. Thus, it is the hope of the Faculty of Indian Ocean University that every Somali student committed to excellence – from every walk of life and every community in the country - will consider becoming part of this great endeavor. The pursuit of excellence is the trademark of Indian Ocean University. Read more >>

Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)

Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) is a leading teaching and research center in Jordan and in the Middle East. Their outstanding students, alongside their faculty, make JUST a distinguished institution of higher education. The University's impact on science and technology is well-known both locally and regionally and their reputable graduates occupy vital positions in medical professions, engineering, architecture, agriculture, sciences, computer science and information technology. JUST is a comprehensive, state-supported university located on the outskirts of Irbid, in northern Jordan, 70km north Amman, the capital city of Jordan. JUST was established in 1986 as an autonomous national institute of higher education with the main objective of producing outstanding professionals in specializations that match the needs of Jordan and the region. Since its establishment, JUST has been at the forefront of higher learning in the Arab World. It also maintains a high reputation among the Middle Eastern universities due to its faculty and administrative staff, multi-disciplinary educational system and broad diversity of students. The University was described as the best scientific institution in the Kingdom by King Abdullah II during his last visit, and it was ranked as the top research university in the country, and amongst the top 50 universities in the Islamic World, according to a study carried out by the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRIC). The number of students has increased significantly since the University’s establishment. Today JUST has more than 800 full-time faculty members, with 20,000 undergraduate and 1800 graduate students, in contrast to 2,300 students in the 1986/1987 academic year. JUST comprises more than 5,000 international students of 60 nationalities, rendering it the most cultural-diverse university in Jordan. Read more >>

Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI)

Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI) was set up as an independent entity in 2000. Its origins are with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In the years since 2000, KJI has developed, offered and shared in many kinds of training and continuing legal education for judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals in Kosovo On 24 April 2006, the Special Representative of the (UN) Secretary General, by Regulation No. 2006/23, promulgated the law “On Establishing the Kosovo Judicial Institute” (KJI).This Law was adopted by the Kosovo Assembly on 23 February 2006 (Law No. 02/L-25). As the main institution for training within the judicial system of Kosovo, (Law nr. 02/ L-25, Article 1.7), Kosovo Judicial Institute has the following responsibilities: Organization and assessment of the Preparatory Exam (Article 2.1.b and 7), Organization of training for the potential office holders – Initial Legal Education Program (Article 2.1.a, Article 7 and 8), Organization of training for office holders in judiciary – Continuous Legal Education Program (Article 2.1.a), Organization of special training courses for promotion of judges and prosecutors (Article 10), Organization of training courses for lay judges, Organization of training courses for other professionals in the area of judiciary as identified by the KJI, that are closely linked to the justice system, Development of short, medium and long term plans for an efficient, effective and impartial judiciary (Article 2.2.a), and Other professional activities as a professional and research institution for the development of judiciary in Kosovo in line with the European standards (Article 2.2.b). Read more >>

Loyola University Chicago (LUC)

Loyola University Chicago is the America's largest Jesuit, Catholic University and the only one located in Chicago. Loyola University Chicago is comprised of four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences, and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy; and is home to ten schools and colleges: arts and sciences, business administration, communication, education, graduate studies, law, medicine, nursing, continuing and professional studies, and social work. Loyola also serves as the U.S. host university to the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies in Beijing, China. The World Engagement Institute partners with the Loyola University's School of Law in international human rights and public defender projects benefiting Mexican communities. Read more >>

Makerere University (MAK)

Makerere University (MAK), is Uganda's largest and one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in Africa. After its humble establishment as a technical school in 1922, it became the University of East Africa in 1963, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London. It became an independent national university in 1970 when the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Makerere University. Today, Makerere University has 22 faculties, institutes and schools offering programmes for about 30,000 undergraduates and 3,000 postgraduates. Makerere was home to many post-independence African leaders, including former Ugandan president Milton Obote and late Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere. Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa and current Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki are also Makerere alumni. The WEInstitute is collaborating with Makerere University in a literacy development project for Uganda. Read more >> __

Midwest Maternal Child Institute (MMCI)

The Midwest Maternal Child Institute (MMCI) was founded in 2007 by Mary Sommers (a WEI Fellow). Originally located in Chicago, MMCI was part of the National College of Midwifery. In 2010, MMCI became an independent educational institution and moved to its new location in Oregon, Wisconsin near Madison. Midwest Maternal Child Institute has a 100% success rate of MMCI/NCM graduates passing the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) exam to obtain the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) qualification. MMCI is a private higher educational institution approved by the Educational Approval Board, under Wis. Stats. 38.50(10). Read more >>

Mogadishu University (MU)

Mogadishu University is one of the greatest achievements of the people of Somalia during the civil war. Its vision is to be the premier non-state university in Somalia dedicated to providing affordable and accessible high quality education. There are thousands of students who are perusing their studies in 29 different departments. Graduates of the university work in the public and private sectors in all over Somalia . Some graduates received MA and PhD degrees and teach and participate at the universities in reconstructing the devastated war-torn country. It became one among the first 100 African universities. The mission of the university is to instill hope in the Somali society impaired by the collapsed state institutions and civil war, and revitalize community-based initiatives. To educate and nurture creative generations committed to peace, good governance and community services. To encourage intellectual and scholarly developments, foster openness to a wide range of ideas. To integrate social and Islamic values, scientific knowledge, and technical skills required for sustainable development of Somalia. Read more >>_

National Judicial College (NJC)

The National Judicial College (NJC) is a national leader in judicial education. The first to offer programs to judges nationwide, the NJC continues to work with the judiciary to improve productivity, challenge current perceptions of justice and inspire judges to achieve judicial excellence. Almost a half century ago judges and lawyers came together to create a new entity to address the educational needs of our nation’s judiciary. Today, the NJC stands as a testament to the thousands of judges who have come to the College seeking to enhance their professional skills. _The Judicial Studies Degree provides a formal academic setting in which trial judges or juvenile and family court judges can integrate technical studies of the judiciary with more academic ones in an effort to provide an intellectual assessment of the role of the American judiciary. The program is a collaboration between the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), The National Judicial College (NJC) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). A major academic objective of the degree program is to help create and define a new academic discipline, judicial studies. Receiving a master’s degree in judicial studies recognizes current accomplishments in judicial studies, encourages further achievements and enhances one's career. A Ph.D. is available to judges who achieve the Master of Judicial Studies degree. Read more >>

_Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping kids live their dreams. Their mission, centered around the idea of Partnering to help all kids learn®, is to inform all aspects of the work they do to make kid-centric learning a reality. Data is NWEA's tool -- gathered through their assessments, validated by research and brought to life by their 4,000 partners -- with their professional development as support. Born from the common goals to improve the education system and encourage learning for each and every student. NWEA was founded in 1974, creating one of the first computerized adaptive assessments. Read more >>_

Oranim College

The kibbutz movement founded Oranim Academic College in 1951 for training high-quality childcare workers and teachers. Kibbutz education, at that time, was compulsory and it emphasized not only on gaining knowledge and skills, but also teaching educational concepts and personal values. Being a teacher in the Kibbutz Movement was a vocation, not just a profession. Today, most of our students come from cities, towns, moshavs and villages. Both students and staff at Oranim reflect the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic reality in Israel.Since its' modest beginnings, the College has been known nationally for Leadership in Education, with six decades of achievements in teaching, educational leadership and community outreach. Over 70 years ago, in 1938, before the state was established, Yehoshua Margolin, one of Israel's pioneering environmentalists, envisioned a place to set up a northern branch of the Kibbutz Seminar for Teachers. He chose a town in the lower Galilee called Tivon, and there on a majestic hilltop with pine trees overlooking the Carmel Mountains, Oranim was founded. Read more >>

Road2University (R2U)

Road2University (R2U) is a Pakistan-based Student Service, providing educational counseling to Pakistani students who wish to pursue quality education abroad. Its head office is in Lahore and its services reach out to students all over Pakistan. Road2University Chief Executive, Mr. Faaiz Rahim Khan, has an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana and Masters of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Working under his guidance is a team of highly qualified professionals who feel that counseling is at the heart of any direction that we can give to a student. We spend time in finding that perfect match between students’ aspirations and universities. We place a high premium on doing our task with quality at Road2University. R2U feels very strongly about maximizing the potential of each student who walks in through its doors. Its real skill lies in studying the student in depth so it knows exactly where that person will be happy. And it finds a school where his/her academic and extracurricular potential are optimized. In all its dealings with students, it emphasizes an ethical code beyond reproach. Integrity is the cornerstone for all dealings with students, as well as institutions abroad. R2U believes students, in their formative years, must be made to think about ethics and a code of conduct which will hold good in all tests and trials in their future. The R2U team holds true to these morals so as to set an example for the students that come to them for guidance and counseling. Read more >>

Robert Morris University, Graduate Business College (RMU)

Robert Morris University, Graduate Business College. RMU’s management program features a balanced blend of professional application and intellectual knowledge, with a curriculum designed to respond to the ever-changing needs of business. Students receive an education that is focused in business and enhanced by general studies. This multidisciplinary approach provides a solid foundation in business theory and practice while including classes to complement individual interests and backgrounds. Its management faculty members bring real-world experience to the classroom, and the state-of-the-art facilities in the brand-new School of Business building give you hands-on experience in a corporate setting. As a result, students hit the ground running, primed with the confidence and knowledge they need to land a good job and succeed in this competitive field. Read more >>

Simad University (SIMAD)

In 1999, SIMAD was established as an institute of higher learning to foster academic excellence. After 11 years of consistent success and achievements, the Board of Trustees upgraded the institute into a full-fledged university on January 20, 2011. In its quest to improve the quality of higher education in Somalia, SIMAD UNIVERSITY offers a diverse range of undergraduate courses of international standards in various disciplines. These include economics, statistics, business, accountancy, computer science, technology, education, law, public administration, and allied health sciences. The WEInstitute collaborates with Simad University for literacy and human development programs. Read more >>

Titu Maiorescu University (UTM)

Founded in 1990, Titu Maiorescu University is among the first private higher education institutions in Romania. UTM is an educational community where both teaching staff (approximately 650 academic trainers) and students (about 15000) try to develop knowledge in accordance with present changes and diversification of the academic mission. Teaching and research are equally recognised as main activities. Titu Maiorescu University is committed to developing international relations with universities from all over the world. Student and faculty exchanges involve a growing number of foreign universities, especially through active participation in the LLP/Erasmus exchange programme and through bilateral university agreements. The number of international independent students who choose to study at Titu Maiorescu University is also growing fast. UTM participates in European Programmes like SOCRATES/ERASMUS and LEONARDO da VINCI and has relationships in teaching and scientific research with European universities in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, as well as higher education institutions in Israel, Japan, the USA and Canada. UTM wishes to increase and diversify its participation in international cooperation, thus supporting student and teacher mobility. Read more >>

Uganda Martyrs University

Uganda Martyrs University is a Catholic higher education institution established in October 1993 with 84 students and two academic departments: the Institute of Ethics & Development Studies and the Faculty of Business Administration & Management. Today, the university consists of seven colleges (faculties), one institute, four centers, five departments and two schools. As of October 2010, total student enrollment was more than 4,600. Of these, about 1,200 students are residential, while nearly 3,700 students are enrolled in UMU's distance learning programs. The University has ten locations in Uganda with the main campus at Nkozi, about 84 kilometres (52 mi) southwest of Kampala, on the highway between Kampala and Masaka. Their educational programs include Business Administration & Management, Agriculture, Science, Built Environment, Education, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. Read more >>

_Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous University of Mexico) is the major and most respected university in Mexico. UNAM is one of the institutions most highly identified with the Mexican nation itself. It constitutes the country’s most important educational, scientific and cultural project. Indeed, it is one of Latin America’s leading institutions of any kind. In addition to the Central Campus of University City, the UNAM maintains six satellite campuses in the Mexico City metropolitan area and is present in twenty states, including five major development poles in the states of Michoacán, Queretaro, Morelos, Baja California Norte and Yucatan. Additionally, there are four UNAM outreach centers in the United States of America (Including Chicago), one in Canada and another in Spain. The WEInstitute has a relation with the University for a project aiming at the promotion and training of public defenders. Read more >>

Universidad Popular

Universidad Popular a.k.a. Latin Center, wishes to promote neighborhood development and community empowerment via the pr-axis of participatory learning or popular education. Since its very inception in the early 1970’s, Universidad Popular has adopted the practice of branching itself out to various parts of the city, which explains its presence currently in Chicago Lawn, Pilsen, and Little Village. Universidad Popular’s brand of community work is rotted in the educational philosophy of Paulo Freire, the world renown Latin American educator. For this reason, Universidad Popular believes that in order to succeed in the community, education must be done with the participation of local residents. Due to such a standing, it shies away from traditional paradigms of community work characterized by designing programs for the community. Instead, it chooses to carry out activities, projects and programs such as adult, family, youth and early childhood education with, by and for the community. Universidad Popular's confidence in the ability of so-called “voiceless” people to empower themselves has led it to rely on self-help for the conceptualization and implementation of its programs. Today, as always, it depends heavily upon its volunteers—many of whom are current or former program participants—to help others in their quest for improvement. Facilitators and participants work together to design programs of study that stem from and are relevant to their lives. They are tailored to participants’ particular needs. Read more >> _

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan (UAF)

The National Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFSAT) at University of Agriculture in Faisalabad-Pakistan was established as Food Technology Section in the then Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute Lyallpur in 1959-60 which was given the status of Department in 1962. The Department of Food Technology became an administrative part of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology at the inception of West Pakistan Agricultural University, Lyallpur in 1961. NIFSAT has recently started a separate four-years graduate degree program leading to B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Science and Technology and two-years masters program M. Sc. (Hons.) Dairy Technology. NIFSAT has strong interaction with public and private sector institutions/organizations both at national and international levels. NIFSAT has also signed various Memorandum of Understandings (MOU’s) with national and international organization/universities to strengthen Food Science and Technology discipline in the country. The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (or UAF), originally the Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute, Lyallpur, was established in 1906 and was the first major institution of higher agricultural education in the undivided Punjab. After independence the Government of Pakistan appointed National Commissions on Food and Education with the terms of reference to review the agrarian system and to formulate measures for developing agricultural potential. The commissions made a plea for the establishment of an agricultural university for research and education in agriculture. Read more >>

University of Sarajevo (UNSA)

The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian: Univerzitet u Sarajevu) is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as an Ottoman Islamic Law college, with the university in its modern incarnation being established and added to that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 50,000 enrolled students, it ranks among the largest universities in Europe in terms of enrollment. The University of Sarajevo enjoys partnerships with over 40 universities in Europe, the USA, Canada, and the Middle East. The main objective of all the university's current activities is to raise the quality of studies, to create a contemporary university of European origins, which will be a respectable representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina on international level and a promoter of the traditional, historical, cultural, scientific and artistic values of the South-eastern Europe. Read more >>

University of Tuzla (UNTZ)

University of Tuzla (Univerzitet u Tuzli) is a public university located in the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The university was founded in 1958 as the college of mining and became a proper university in 1976. Today, University of Tuzla is one of the major institutions of higher learning in Bosnia. The university include 42 study programs at undergraduate and postgraduate level. It includes nine colleges, more than 500 full time and associated faculty and 15,000 students. Read more >>

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore , is one of the oldest Veterinary Institutions in Asia. Since its inception in 1882, the staff of this Institution has worked enthusiastically and successfully conducted a wide range of programs that have effectively catered the educational and training needs in the field of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. By now it has emerged as one of the famous centers of teaching in Veterinary Education in Asia. This Institution started as Veterinary School in 1882 and was raised to the status of Punjab Veterinary College by the end of nineteenth century. Its present buildings were completed in 1921. In 1942, the College was affiliated with the Punjab University , Lahore . In 1971, this College was integrated with the University of Agriculture , Faisalabad , and since then basic DVM degree is being awarded. The Up-gradation of College of Veterinary Sciences , Lahore to the status of a University in June 2002, was an obvious testimony of commitment of the Government regarding institutional arrangement for further research, higher education, human resource development and poverty alleviation. With this up-gradation five faculties, two directorates, 21 departments, University administration and management has been established. The new University has marked to start a composite basic degree program in veterinary and animal sciences and to establish postgraduate degrees, diplomas & short courses in areas of animal production and health, in computer science, statistics, livestock extension, economics & business management, wildlife and fisheries, etc. So far, over 4500 Veterinary Graduates have qualified from CVS/UVAS and are serving all over the World. Many graduates from this institution rose to the ranks of Major Generals in Pak Army, Ministers, Vice Chancellors, Federal and Provincial Secretaries. Many of the graduates have entered into Civil Services, Livestock Departments, teaching and the research institutions of the country and UN Agencies (FAO, UNDP, WHO), Atomic Energy, etc.) bringing respect and dignity to their Almas Mater. Read more >>

University of Zagreb, Croatia (UNIZG)

The University of Zagreb (1669) is the oldest and biggest university in South-Eastern Europe. Ever since its foundation, the University has been continually growing and developing and now consists 29 faculties, three art academies and the Centre for Croatian Studies. With its comprehensive programmes and over 50,000 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students the University is the strongest teaching institution in Croatia. It offers a wide range of academic degree courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in the following fields: Arts, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Engineering, Humanities, Natural and Social Sciences. it is also a strongly research-oriented institution, contributing with over 50 percent to the total research output of the country. The WEInstitute has close collaborations with the School of Law. Read more >>

_Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)

Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội) is one of the two largest universities in Vietnam, along with Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. The national university located in the capital has 10 colleges and faculties and owns owns two high schools for gifted students in foreign languages (Foreign Language Specialized School) and natural science (High School for the Gifted - University of Natural Science). The WEInstitute maintains good collaborative relations with the College of Law and the Center for Comparative Law. Read more >>