University Times

Though a $400,000 Asian Development Bank grant, James Mauch and his colleagues from Pitt's Institute for International Studies in Education will work to help modernize the Chinese National Academy for Education Administration (NAEA).

Pitt faculty will work cooperatively with the NAEA to select teaching equipment and resource materials. They will also advise on management issues in higher education through in-service training. NAEA is responsible for training university administrative staff, local education commission staff and secondary school prinicipals in the Peoples Republic of China. It trains presidents and vice presidents from China's universities in educational policies and regulations, management skills, education reform, comparative education and modern management strategies.