Education issues seen as global; Study unites 25 countries.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)

Byline: Hsin-Yin Lee, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

It looked like a miniature U.N. General Assembly. Scholars and educators from around the world - including Morocco, Pakistan, Ecuador and Romania - gathered in the District on Friday for a conference to discuss higher education.

Sponsored by the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program, the conference analyzed challenges and achievements of the global education community. It capped 18 months of coordinated work by 36 researchers from 25 countries, including the United States.

Marianne Craven, the State Department's managing director ...