Archive | Eastern Europe and Russia

Georgia: How to Paint an Enemy

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Posted on 09 March 2010 by Eka Chitanava and Temo Bardzimashvili

In words and pictures, Georgian students express their feelings about Russia and the 2008 war. A TOL/Liberali multimedia production.

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Ukraine: Unfair Advantages

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Posted on 09 November 2009 by Alexander Belyakov

Ukraine’s new system of externally evaluated admissions exams has led to a surge in ‘privileged applicants’ claiming disadvantaged status in the admissions process.

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Moldova: No Retirement in Sight

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Posted on 12 October 2009 by Alexandru Eftode

Moldova’s education ministry struggles to recruit younger teachers, especially to rural schools.

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Russia: Student Government with a Capital G

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Posted on 13 August 2009 by Natalia Lazareva

A Moscow program allows university students to shadow city officials and come up with their own solutions to urban problems.

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Russia: Higher Education vs. The Economic Crisis

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Posted on 17 July 2009 by Natalia Lazareva

An overview of the Russian government’s attempts to support higher education during the economic crisis.

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Russia: Winds of Change from the North

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Posted on 01 June 2009 by Natalia Lazareva

A new research institute aims to preserve national cultures and develop education resources for the small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North.

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Russia: Will the USE be useful?

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Posted on 01 May 2009 by Natalia Lazareva

Russian soon-to-be-graduates are anxiously preparing for the new standardized Unified State Examination (USE).

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Ukraine: Villain Today, Hero Tomorrow

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Posted on 22 April 2009 by Nataliya Boyko

The government’s proposal for new textbooks reignites a long-running debate on the use and misuse of history in Ukrainian classrooms.

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Russia: Two Times Two Makes One

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Posted on 12 February 2009 by Natalia Lazareva

Moscow’s universities finally have a rival: federal universities.

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Ukraine: Running in Place

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Posted on 15 January 2009 by Ksenia Pasechnik

Despite efforts to distance itself from Soviet times, the Ukrainian education system can’t kick its old habits.

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Call for Papers

As part of the Advancing Educational Inclusion and Quality in South East Europe Initiative the Education Support Program of the Open Society Institute (OSI) announces a competition open to individuals on the elaboration of research papers using the statistical data collected as part of the 2009 Cross-National Survey of Parents in South East Europe (SEE) countries. Proposals are invited primarily from graduate students and early career researchers.

Application deadline: February 20th 2010.