• England: The International Baccalaureate is here to stay 

A story from Dr Andrew Cunningham:   "It's no surprise to me, as an English teacher, that the IB is proving so popular. After nearly twenty years of teaching A-levels, I've just started teaching the IB for the first time this term at North London Collegiate School.  I've already been struck by how much it can push and stretch sixth-formers.

The range of books is more challenging and the pupils have to think for themselves far more than under the A-level system. I'm currently teaching the world literature part of the IB Diploma. As the IB is more international in outlook, the focus is on the study of literature from all countries, not just Britain...." Read more: Eurogates.Forum

• French complain to Commission over Belgian student quota

After the Belgian Court of Arbitration rejected the complaint of French students on Belgian foreign student quota, students have now complained to the Commission about this decree, saying it violates the EU principles on right to student mobility, in particular the Articles 149 and 150 of the Treaty.

The decree limiting the number of foreign students to 30% in a number of subjects, such as veterinary medicine and physiotherapy, was tabled by the minister for higher education for the French-speaking community of Belgium, Marie-Dominique Simonet in February 2006. It was immediately denounced by the Federation of French-speaking students in Belgium (F?d?ration des ?tudiants francophones - FEF) as a violation of "the principle of student mobility".  Read more: Eurogates.Forum

• Germany: See the video from The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz