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Transylvania’s religious schools rise from the grave
In a decade, church-run schools have become a serious alternative for Romania’s Hungarian minority.
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Kyrgyzstan seeks a new scientific method
Proposals call for a radical shakeup of a withering science establishment.
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Educating Russians abroad
In 2014, the Russian government launched the ‘Global Education’ programme of postgraduate education abroad.
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Howard Clark’s scholarship: commitment and contribution
April Carter explores Howard Clark’s academic contribution to the study of nonviolent action.
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Teaching about the Unspeakable
Model International Criminal Court Western Balkans (MICC WeB) is a unique project currently being implemented in former Yugoslavia.
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Teachers continue strike over Serbian austerity measures
Serbian teachers intensified protests over job and wage cuts 22 December as parliament began talks on a 2015 draft budget that would further slash the public-sector workforce.
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Can youth sports foster creativity? It depends
Youth sports are viewed as a rite of passage in a child’s development.
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In between images of the Peshawar attack, a thought about Pakistan’s army public schools
My two-year old daughter looks at me and says, “What happened, Mama?” I can’t get the images of the blood-stained green-and-yellow striped neckties and white uniforms out my mind.
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Kyrgyzstan’s Russian-language teaching getting squeezed out
In November, a Kyrgyz news agency posted a news story in Russian about the falling number of Russian-speaking schoolteachers in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city.
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Russian schools excel in new university rankings
Moscow State University (MSU) tops the rankings in a listing of schools in “emerging Europe” and Central Asia just released by the higher education consultants QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
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