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Roma scholarships: investing in Europe’s future
The Roma Education Fund (REF) scholarship programs provide the kind of support that is literally life changing for many young Roma students across Europe. The sobering reality is that without […]
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Gender inequality in the higher education institutions in Armenia: causes and consequences
Gender equality in academia is viewed in the first instance as a human rights concern, but also as a premise for quality higher education and innovative science.
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Kyrgyzstan ends Uzbek-language graduation exams
Starting this year, ethnic Uzbek high school students in Kyrgyzstan will no longer be able to take final exams in their native language.
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Discrimination keeps Roma pupils down in Albania
Roma are often accused of taking no interest in education – but when they do, Albanian schools are often far from welcoming.
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Explainer: what happens to kids who are kicked out of school?
In 2013, 3,900 young people were permanently excluded from secondary schools in England. The most common reason for these children to be removed from the mainstream school system was persistent disruptive behaviour.
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Five issues that matter to Kyrgyzstan’s Girl-Activists
Kyrgyzstan’s devochki-activistki (girl-activists) are girls aged between 13 and 17-years-old fighting for equality, justice and diversity in a challenging environment for girls’ rights.
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Call for proposals: Diversity Outreach and Support for NAFSA 2015 in Boston, MA
Submissions for the poster fair category “Increasing Diversity Outreach and Support for Education Abroad” at the 2015 NAFSA Annual Conference in Boston, MA are now open. The deadline to submit proposals for the […]
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REF grantees recognized with three Roma integration awards from the European Commission
Three grantees of the Roma Education Fund (REF) received top prizes for their innovative work at the European Commission’s Roma Integration Award Ceremony in October. Among the four REF-supported nominees […]
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Does capitalism need mass higher education?
The neoliberal paradigm is economically dead but ideologically still very active especially in the education sector, which has assumed a far more business-like and ‘entrepeneurial’ value system.
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Ukrainian universities in exile fight for survival
Hundreds of miles from their former home, staff and students of Ukraine’s Donetsk National University are making do without salaries, accommodations, or proper buildings, the Kyiv Post reports.
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