Education

29 August 2016
Macedonia May Move Against Hizmet: Foreign Minister hints at possible measures against schools and other organizations linked to Fethullah Gulen, Turkey’s public enemy No. 1.

9 August 2016
Melania Trump Speech Unleashes Nasty Academic Debate: South Slavic scholars jump all over Polish-American professor’s claim of an inborn East European tendency to cheat.

9 August 2016
Mental Athletics Increasingly Popular in Mongolia: Mongolians, statistically, are the world’s best speed memorizers, in no small part thanks to one man’s visionary scheme.

3 August 2016
School Wars: Kids, teachers, even the president agree: Lithuania’s alarming level of school bullying is just one of many ills that are spreading misery across society.; By Linas Jegelevicius

28 July 2016
Romanian Council Upholds Plagiarism Verdict for Former PM: Although Victor Ponta formally gave up his title in 2014, he still claims that plagiarism charges are politically motivated.

21 July 2016
Yazidis on Edge: Armenia’s largest ethnic minority fears the impact of administrative reform on local-language education.; By epress.am

2 June 2016
Croatians March for Educational Reform: Alleged political pressure stalls move for change and tens of thousands demonstrate.

29 April 2016
Russian Rector Warns of U.S. Threat: New instructions tell academics to encourage their students to avoid contacts with foreigners.

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