The Europa World of Learning 2009

A comprehensive directory and guide to the organizations and institutions throughout the sphere of higher education and learning.

Profiling some 30,000 academic institutions and over 200,000 staff and officials, this highly esteemed work covers the whole of the higher education and learning spectrum. Available in both print and online editions, there is no other source that provides such comprehensive, international coverage.

Now in its fifty-ninth edition, The Europa World of Learning has become established as one of the world's leading reference works. Meticulously updated to the highest editorial standards, entries are sourced from the organizations themselves to ensure accurate and reliable information.

Content includes:

• introductory surveys for every country providing a profile of higher education framework

• directory section of regulatory and representative bodies for selected countries

• four specially commissioned essays covering the field of higher education around the world.

Every type of academic institution is covered, including over:

6,200 universities and colleges6,600 research institutes3,000 museums and art galleries5,300 learned societies3,500 libraries and archives26,000 publications.This highly acclaimed resource also includes a separate section detailing more than 500 international organizations concerned with higher education and scholarship, such as UNESCO, the International Association of Universities and ERASMUS.

Other key features include:

truly international coverageseparate chapters for every country; from Afghanistan to Zimbabwecompletely revised and updated every yeareasy-to-use format, including a 100-page index of institutions for quick reference.also available online at www.worldoflearning.com