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Value for money in international education: a new world of results, impacts and outcomes?

Value for money in international education: a new world of results, impacts and outcomes?

Posted by Ad Boeren, Kenneth King and Robert Palmer at Jun 21, 2012 12:00 AM | Permalink

Filed under: Development Cooperation, Policy and Strategy

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Imagine if development partners would only pay for results if they were delivered (Cash on Delivery) or if they requested ‘money back’ guarantees from developing countries?

TVET's turn to make its mark?

TVET's turn to make its mark?

Posted by Ad Boeren at Nov 21, 2011 12:00 AM | Permalink

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These are clear signals that TVET and skills development are back on the agendas of the donor community after a two-decade absence in which basic education topped the agenda.

Scholarships forever?

Posted by Ad Boeren at Jun 27, 2011 12:00 AM | Permalink

Filed under: Development Cooperation, Policy and Strategy

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The purpose of scholarship programmes

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