252 – Lasallian Centers of Higher Education
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools Bulletin no. 252 - 2010 Lasallian Centers of Higher Education January 2010 Brothers of the Christian Schools Generalate Via Aurelia 476 00165 Rome, Italie Coordination: Claude Reinhardt, fsc, General Councillor Design and Lay-out: José A. Warletta, fsc Translation coordinator: Bernardo Montes, fsc 2 BULLETIN FSC, nº 252 - 2010 La Salle University! Where? Some months back, a European Brother asked me whether we had not made a mis- take in one of our Institute educational statistics by speaking about more than 70 institutions of higher education throughout the world. ‘No’, I replied, ‘the infor- mation is correct.’ In fact, depending on whether you live in one region of the world or another, the Lasallian presence in higher education is very different. In recent years, in addition to older and better known foundations, institu- tions have been added in new urban zones or in those deprived of centres of education (for example in the Philippines or in Latin America) which, in addition to traditional studies, propose new courses of study adapted to present day local needs. And so, under the heading “higher education” we need to include several cycles of higher education, offered in ‘Colleges’ or Universities, if they lead to a Doctorate. There are also Schools of Engineering or Polytechnic Institutes. There are also short post-secondary school cycles but within the limited framework of this Bulletin we will not go into details of description. The overall Lasallian world does not always know these institutions since the world of higher has its rhythms, its laws and its structures, its specialized contents of teaching and research, its projects and its social solidarities.
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