国外阿尔泰语言学研究述要

本文重点论述了国外学者对阿尔泰语言学问题研究的主要情况。文章就乌拉尔—阿尔泰语言比较研究的缘起、语系的重新划分以及新的阿尔泰语言学领域的研究等几个方面进行综述。尤其是就新的阿尔泰语言学领域的研究 ,主要围绕有关同构与对应的讨论、对语源的不同认识及以往研究中存在的问题等方面作了扼要的评介。     

UNESCO CLUBS IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES

Until now, UNESCO Clubs have existed mainly in the secondary schools, but in the future they could also play a significant role in strengthening international cooperation and understanding at university level. These Clubs could be of interest to universities of the European Region in the light of the proposals made by the Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation. We give below information on this subject prepared by the Public Liaison Division of the UNESCO Office of Public Information.     

THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE USA 1

The origins of the problem addressed by this article go back to the Fourteenth Session of the Standing Conference on University Problems (CC‐PU) of the Council of Europe, meeting in March 1991, during which the delegation of Austria evoked certain difficulties which Austrian and other European university students and graduates were having in obtaining proper recognition for their credentials by higher education institutions in the United States. As the Council of Europe requested the collaboration of UNESCO in dealing with the problem, a Working Group was formed in 1992 to propose solutions. The present article is an abridged version of the draft report of this Working Group which is to be presented at the Seventh Session of the Regional Committee of the Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas, and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States Belonging to the Europe Region, meeting in Budapest on 18 June 1994. It outlines and explains the differences in role, scope, structure, and philosophy of higher education in the USA and in Europe that have given rise to problems of recognition and equivalence and proposes solutions.

     

THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE IN ASSISTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Most of this article consists of the reproduction of Recommendation No. R (95) 7 of the Committee of Ministers [of the Council of Europe] to Member States on Brain Drain in the Sectors of Higher Education and Research, adopted by the Ministers’ Deputies on 2 March 1995 and of its Annex consisting of a set of concrete measures to be taken in order to enact and to support the Recommendation. The Recommendation and Annex statements are preceded by two background statements, one suggesting ways in which the Council of Europe might aid the development of science and science policy in the countries of central and eastern Europe undergoing transition, the other, giving the background to Recommendation No. R (95) 7.     

THE LISBON CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN REGION: AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL CO‐OPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND UNESCO

On the eve of the adoption of the new Council of Europe ‐ UNESCO Convention, this article goes back to the first agreement between the two international organizations to step up their co‐operation in the field of academic recognition and retraces the different stages that led to the final completion of the legal text. It offers an overview of the entire process, analyzing the development of the basic concepts of the Convention, highlighting controversial issues, and demonstrating the complex process of consultation in a wider and diversified Europe that will be brought to completion at the Lisbon Diplomatic Conference. This article, in a slightly different form, will be presented as a background document at the Lisbon Conference.     

A BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE U.S. PERSPECTIVE IN REGARD TO THE JOINT COUNCIL OF EUROPE/ UNESCO CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN REGION

Admissions personnel in the United States may question the necessity of American participation in the joint Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education in the European Region. With a long history of international exchanges and given the decentralized system of education of the United States, it can be argued that there is no need for or practicality to U.S. participation. However, participation is viewed as an important agenda for the United States, presenting an opportunity for the sharing of information about American education, for the promotion of an international standard for the recognition of academic credentials, for building global relationships, and for strengthening democratization.     

STUDENT ENROLMENT TRENDS IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

We give below information based on the statistical analysis carried out by the Swiss Federal Bureau of Statistics concerning trends in student enrolment in several European countries with a special emphasis on Switzerland.     

当代国外毛泽东邓小平比较研究评析

西方先于国内开始了毛泽东邓小平的比较研究。这些研究既比较二人品质和风格上的异同，又比较其领导中国建设的不同思路和作法。国外学者的有些观点我们不能接受，但比较研究所形成的一些认识和方法却值得认真借鉴，如建主科学的比较研究范式，培养学者的批判精神等。     

FOREIGN STUDENTS IN US COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The recent report of the Institute of International Education, entitled “Open Doors 1975/6 ‐ 1976/7”, is devoted to the problem, of foreign students in United States colleges and universities.

The following information is based on this report.     

THE DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHLY ABLE STUDENTS ACROSS SCIENTIFIC FIELDS

In this paper psychometric data are presented which show that the distribution of highly able Israeli students across the various fields in the sciences is uneven. Most highly able students are attracted to the natural sciences, engineering and computer sciences. Only few are attracted to the social sciences, humanities, arts and education. Assuming that future scientific leaders will emerge from this elite group, the implications that the uneven distribution may have for predicted progress in the sciences are discussed.     

元代中外科技交流的发展与上都的作用

元代在中外科技交流方面占有重要地位。笔者对元代科技交流从宏观上进行探讨 :( 1)交流的一般情况 ;( 2 )交流发展的原因 ;( 3)上都在交流中的作用 ;( 4)交流的特点 ;( 5 )经验教训。     

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ‐ COMMON DEVELOPMENTS AND NEED OF. CO‐OPERATION

In addition to the exchange of students and teaching and research staff, co‐operation among administrators in institutions of higher education is an essential part of inter‐university co‐operation.

The following article is based on the ‘findings of a study concerning the situation of the administrative staff in institutions of higher education in the countries of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the need of international cooperation in this field. The study wcs conducted by Mr. G. Lockwood, Registrar and Secretary of the University of Sussex and Dr. H.J. Schuster, Kanzler of the University of Saarland.