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Russia: Higher Education vs. The Economic Crisis
ULYANOVSK, Russia | Higher education in Russia has not escaped the impact of the global economic downturn, prompting the government to launch several reforms aimed at supporting students and maintaining […]
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Russia: Will the USE be useful?
ULYANOVSK, Russia | Almost all Russian soon-to-be graduates are trembling in the expectation of the looming date of 26 May. That is the “day of reckoning”, when their grasp of […]
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Romania: A Doctor in the Family
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania | Watching an older brother slowly recover from a serious car crash a few years ago, Alina Calin, then a teenager, gradually realized she wanted nothing more than […]
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Russia: Two Times Two Makes One
ULYANOVSK, Russia | While Moscow leads the way in almost every field of activity – politics, economics, cultural affairs and education – the regions seem to trail behind. But maybe […]
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Belarus: Payback Time
In July 2008, while visiting local authorities in the Kamianiec region, President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka alarmed many soon-to-be graduates when he remarked on the lack of qualified doctors and […]
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Slovenia: More Scholarships or More Problems?
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia | In the last year, Slovenia has witnessed sharp increases in the prices of basic necessities like food, gas and electricity. An inflation rate of 5.6 % means […]
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The World University Project
The World University Project (WUP), a very interesting endeavor based in Cambridge. It’s headed by J. Nathan Matias. From their website:
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Romania: Poor Marks for Bologna
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania | A week before being scheduled to defend her thesis and earn her bachelor’s degree in French and Hebrew, Anda Stefanescu has other more pressing things to worry about. […]
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CyberChaikhana Sample Chapter
CyberChaikhana: Digital Conversations from Central Asia, a book compiling the best posts from the neweurasia network, has released a sample chapter on education in Central Asia, “Got Spellcheck, Will Work for Food.”
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Croatia: Street Smart
ZAGREB | Thousands of Croatian students who took to the streets this month to protest a new university admissions test and reforms in higher education, complaining that schools and universities […]
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