Kyrgyzstan University Serving Minority-Uzbek Community Closed The private Friendship of the Peoples University in the southern Kyrgyz city of Jalal-Abad was closed in August, according to a report from RFE/RL. A Kyrgyz Education and Science Ministry spokeswoman told RFE/RL that the ministry decided to revoke…
Finland New University Act Frees Institutions from Government Control University World News reports that a new universities act has transformed institutions from branches of the government into independent legal entities, allowing them to more freely raise revenues from private donations and bequests. Donations of EUR850-250…
Regional Report Reveals Impact of Recession on European Universities A new report by the European University Association shows the impact that the global recession has had on European universities over the past two years. It concludes that the recession has had a deep impact on…
Kyrgyzstan In the southern city of Jalalabad, there was a deadly ethnic riot in May at the People’s Friendship University. The country’s interim government has only tenuous control in the south after the government of Kurmanbek Bakiyev was overthrown in April and the police have…
Regional Magazine Summary of Bologna Achievements Published A summary of progress made under the Bologna reforms up to 2010 was released by the Hungarian and Austrian Ministers for Science and Research, Education and Culture, who co-hosted the 2010 Bologna ministerial meeting. The purpose of the…