WENR, Feb. 2006: Russia & The Commonwealth of Independent States

Belarus Students Forced to Support Presidential Candidate University students in Belarus claim that they may only take exams if they agree to sign a nomination form to support President Alaksandr Lukashenka for his re-election bid in March. According to the Belarusian Human Rights Center Viasna,…

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WENR, Feb. 2006: Asia Pacific

Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Australia Second Overseas University Looking to Enter Australian Market Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University is seeking accreditation of its MBA degree programs in Australia. If successful, Heriot-Watt would become the second…

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WENR, Feb. 2006: Middle East and North Africa

Iraq Academics and Institutions Threatened Once considered one of the best in the region, Iraq’s system of higher education is being “systematically liquidated”, according to the human rights organization Brussels Tribunal. Conservative estimates by the group suggest that following the U.S.-led invasion of the country…

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WENR, Feb. 2006: Americas

Antigua & Barbuda University to Develop Veterinary College with US Institution Officials of the American University of Antigua (AUA) have reached an agreement with Tuskegee University in the United States to develop a program of veterinary medicine at the Caribbean institution. The AUA College of…

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WENR, Dec. 2005: Europe

Regional EU May Offer Citizenship to Attract Top Talent International doctoral students in Europe may be offered citizenship upon completion of their degree programs in an effort by the European Union (EU) to attract the world’s best brains. The idea was first circulated at the…

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