Belarus Academics and Students Call for Reform Leading Belarusian academics have made urgent calls for reform of higher education in the country amid international concern about the treatment of students and scholars who opposed the recent re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Mr Lukashenko has been…
Regional University Mergers in Europe Prompted by Quality Concerns The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that a wave of university mergers happening across Europe in recent years has been driven by concerns over economic competitiveness, research quality, and international reputation. Aalto University in Finland is…
Belarus Belarus News reports that Universities in Belarus have announced that they will be raising tuition fees in keeping with a global trend of inflating study costs. The hike was announced by Education Minister Syarhey Maskevich in January. Education costs are rising and it is…
Regional Europe and Asia Catching U.S. in Science Research The United States is no longer the “colossus of science” it was, and is being caught in terms of published research by Asia and Europe, according to a new study. “Global Research Report: The United States,”…
Russia Officials from Top universities Unhappy with Global University Rankings Officials from Russian universities have called for the creation of Russia’s own university ranking system, after their own institutions failed to win international recognition in a year when the country has been galvanized by Kremlin…