Venezuela - South America Education

Education System Information
	Comprehensive Description of Education System (Spanish):
	http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/venezue/index.html
	Education System:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/latin-america-an d-the-caribbean/venezuela/profile-of-education.html?type=t arget%253D_top
	IESALC Venezuela Page:
	http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=arti cle&id=357&Itemid=410&lang=en
	Reports on various aspects of education in Venezuela; (Page opens in Spanish, available in English and French; search under “studies by country” on the upper right hand side)
	WENR - Venezuela Education Profile:
	http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/VE_ProfSpr94.pdf
Government Links
	Consejo Consultivo Nacional de Postgrado:
	http://www.ccnpg.gov.ve/
	National Consulting Council for Postgraduate Study; information on accredited postgraduate education
	Consejo Nacional de Universidades (Spanish):
	http://www.cnu.gov.ve
	National Counsel of Universities; information about the CNU; admission procedures to higher education institutions; statistics; directory of higher education institutions; links to the network of higher education institutions.
	Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa:
	http://www.ince.gov.ve/
	National Institute for Educational Cooperation; responsible for vocational education and training - general information about INCE; links to related sites
	Ministry of Education (Spanish):
	http://www.me.gov.ve/
	General information about the education system; current reforms, projects and programs; legislation; statistics; news, etc.
Educational Institutions
	University Listings:
	http://servicios.universia.edu.ve/rediseno/contenidos/sencillos/menu.php?id_ pag=169&orden=titulo&secstat=Universidades
	University Portal (Spanish):
	http://www.universia.edu.ve/
	Comprehensive information and links regarding Venezuela’s universities
Additional Links
	Auyantepui, Education (Spanish):
	http://www.auyantepui.com/Web/educacion/
	Provides an extensive annotated directory of education topics organized by subject, including links to universities, post-graduate (advanced) degree programs, secondary schools, associations, and research institutes