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This woman is leading Baloch students in their struggle for independence from...

This might come as a surprise to people who follow mainstream media’s coverage of Pakistan: one of the most controversial student organizations in the country is led by a woman. The UK government is...

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Azerbaijan closes Gülen schools

By IWPR — Institute for War & Peace Reporting   Recep Tayyip Erdoğan This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Poland license. The author is the Senat RP/Polish...

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Glasgow University recommendation to stop investing in fossil fuels is an...

Glasgow has become the first university in the UK to move towards divesting from fossil fuels. This is a major step forward for the UK’s climate movement. Glasgow, University tower.The copyright on...

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Our Dream: The Choice

In the town of Kyustendil, in western Bulgaria, 90 km southwest of Sofia, some Roma children are fighting age-old stereotypes by choosing to continue their education beyond the age of 16, as is...

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An open letter to Nicky Morgan

A teacher in England writes anonymously to the UK’s new Secretary of State for Education. Classroom at Port Charlotte High School where the English language is taught, specifically British Literature...

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Macedonian authorities claim social networks ‘have always been blocked’ in...

Censorship of freedom of expression by Macedonian authorities is nothing new, but seems to be developing in the small southeast European country. Earlier in 2014, when the residents of a state-run...

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Lithuania: The incredible shrinking university degree

The allure of a university diploma gives way to the security of vocational training in the post-2008 economy. KLAIPEDA, Lithuania | Alfredas Pumpulis dabbled in writing before applying to the...

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“Never again”: for an education toward critical self-reflection

The education system, recovering from economic crisis, increasingly obsesses itself with downsizing and rationalising, with “student learning outcomes” determined by test scores and the job market....

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As another school and shelter in Gaza is bombed, a UN spokesman breaks down...

Chris Gunness, a United Nations Relief and Works Agency spokesperson broke down in tears while wrapping a TV interview with Al Jazeera Arabic about a lethal attack on a UN school that was sheltering...

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Kyrgyzstan: Yurt preschools reach nomadic children

At first glance, it looks like another iconic felt yurt in a remote pasture high in Kyrgyzstan’s mountains. But step through the door and a visitor can quickly see it is no ordinary nomadic dwelling....

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Gun-toting kids camp causes alarm in Serbia

Religious hardliners in Serbia are being accused of abuse of minors – and even of breaking the law – in connection with a controversial summer camp. The 15 children attending the St Lazar’s Summer...

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Students in India Have Developed a “SmartCane” for the Blind

The marriage of two technologies can achieve awesome things. Students at IIT Delhi are certainly making an impression with a new invention, the SmartCane, which enhances one of the world’s oldest...

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Tirana closes colleges as report highlights alleged degree fraud

Albanian authorities are shutting down 18 private universities after an inspection found widespread awarding of dubious diplomas, according to Balkan Insight. Edi Rama Prime Minister Edi Rama also...

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Loans, university, and Britain’s debt-laden teenagers

Current funding of higher education in Britain places an unfair burden on the young. It cannot be right that teenagers celebrating their A-Level triumphs this week face a debt-burdened future and...

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Honors for an Afghani Migrant II – Education challenges for refugees in Greece

Last year in August we reported on Chalkboard with the article “Honors for an Afghani Migrant – An Afghani asylum seeker excels in Greek national University entry exams”[1], when Thessaloniki Mayor...

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100 young people are vying for the title of world’s best German language student

Young German Olympiad competitors from all over the world arrived at Frankfurt airport on 3 August 2014. They had made their way from Afghanistan, New Zealand, Cameroon, China, Romania, Iran and many...

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Education is Syria’s ‘Chance for Change’

Children during of the Kesh Malek projects in Aleppo, Syria.Source: Kesh Malek’s website. As military, geostrategic and sectarian aspects of the Syrian conflict monopolize media attention, countless...

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Norway’s shame: educational discrimination against Iranian students

For several months now there have been disheartening reports from Norway that Iranian students are being denied residence permits and visas due to international sanctions, even though their areas of...

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7 lessons from a departing student activist

The lack of memory within student politics is one of its great pitfalls. Every year lessons must be learnt and relearnt. So as I depart, here are seven lessons I’ve learnt and would like to pass on....

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What the FSB is doing in Russian universities

In Soviet times, the KGB kept a close watch on intellectuals – they might turn out to be dissidents. Today, the FSB still skulks on university corridors… In the Soviet Union, higher education was only...

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