The EUROPA WORLD OF LEARNING 2008 has been thoroughly researched, revised and updated to provide a unique source of comprehensive and reliable information on the academic world. The fifty-eighth edition contains full directory details for over 30,000 universities, colleges, schools of art and music, libraries, archives, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries in more than 190 countries throughout the world. Every important library is covered, with details of the number of volumes held and outstanding features of the collection. NEW For the first time, this edition contains a series of introductory surveys in every chapter. Selected chapters also feature a new directory section covering regulatory and representative bodies in the higher education sector. The EUROPA WORLD OF LEARNING 2008 appears in two-volume format: Volume I contains introductory essays and a comprehensive list of more than 550 International Organizations in the academic sector, such as UNESCO and the International Association of Universities, and provides details of countries arranged alphabetically, from Afghanistan to Myanmar. Volume II covers countries from Namibia to Zimbabwe, and includes a comprehensive index of institutions and organizations in both volumes. Included for each entry are the address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail and internet addresses, date of foundation, learned journals published by the institution and, where relevant, membership, library holdings and a description of the institution's activities; For each institution there is a list of key academic staff and officials - more than 200,000 in total. Professors at major universities are listed by name, together with subjects taught; A 100-page index covering every institution in the two volumes allows the user to access information quickly and effectively.