Azerbaijan The government has annulled the offering of military courses in institutions of higher education, which had previously allowed students to simultaneously continue their studies and fulfill compulsory national military service. Students protested the move by picketing the National Defense Ministry. — Times Higher Supplement…
Russia The predominantly Muslim region of southern Russia has opened its first Islamic university in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. It aims to educate Muslim clerics, and is co-sponsored by the Russian council of muftis. Many of the project’s major backers hail the university as…
Editor’s note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Denmark/Sweden Institutions of education in Copenhagen and southern Sweden are traversing national boundaries and forming a regional organization that will compete with Europe’s largest metropolitan centers in higher education….
Finland The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki will offer a master’s program in arts management beginning in autumn 2001. The new program, which will be taught in English, is designed for students who plan to become professional arts managers, producers or cultural entrepreneurs. The program provides…
Russia For the first time, student loans will be made available in Russia. The country’s largest bank has agreed to lend money to students that will cover up to 70 percent of university fees. The loans will be repayable throughout the 10 years after graduation….