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Ten years ago, the Berlin Wall was breached. A week later came the Czech and Slovak "Velvet Revolution". Central and Eastern Europe, soon joined by states of the defunct Soviet Union, embarked on...
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Coimbra
The main library and archives of Portugal's Coimbra University were closed after library staff complained of headaches, difficulty breathing and fatigue at work. Toxic substances used during a...
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Perth
The jailing of two students in Singapore for consuming cannabis at an end-of-exams party in Perth could damage Australia's image in Asia, according to Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor John...
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IT 'underclass' fears
The boom in multimedia-based training may be creating an underclass of workers who cannot cope with technology-based training, according to a survey. The survey of 180 personnel directors working in...
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Microsoft mobile boost
Lancaster University's computing department has been awarded Pounds 300,000 by Microsoft to fund research in communications and operating systems supporting distributed multimedia and mobile systems.
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Christian college chooses York base
* The College of Ripon and York St John is basing itself in York after operating from two campuses since 1974. It says it is moving in order to retain its independence as a Christian seat of learning...
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Kuala Lumpur
Government campaigns towards creating a centre of education excellence in Malaysia are bearing fruit as combined figures for foreign students studying in the country's higher education institutions...
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Lome
Students of the National University of Togo demonstrated in support of striking primary and secondary school teachers. Many of the students were children of the striking teachers, who are finding it...
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Quality watchdog proposed to bring universities to heel
Australian vice-chancellors are seeking an independent national body to be responsible for audits of university quality systems. Their committee has proposed forming a private, non-profit firm with...
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Botswanan staff strike over lack of say in salaries
Academic staff at the University of Botswana struck for a day this month with support staff and students joining the action in solidarity. Since the university was formed in 1982, there have been...
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Petition to ban fees
Students in 60 German university towns have launched a nationwide petition demanding a definitive ban on student fees. It calls for "fees-free study" and demands that the ruling Social Democrats (SPD...
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Greek students mark anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
(Photograph) - Greek students wave Greek flags at a checkpoint dividing the island during a protest to mark the anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The island...
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Israelis hold fate of Derby franchise
Israel's Council for Higher Education will decide next week whether to grant a licence to Inter College, Derby University's franchise partner in Israel. Avi Bitan, general manager of Inter College in...
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Italy targets moonlighting dons
The Italian government has approved a bill that radically curtails academics' freedom to engage in private work, sets much higher workloads and imposes unprecedented evaluation, controls and...
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Famous cinema negatives get a positive revival
Some of the great masterpieces of the golden age of Italian cinema have been painstakingly restored and can now be projected in close-to-original quality, thanks to Italy's National School of...