Monash to set up an e-press
Australia's Monash University is establishing an electronic press to publish journals and other academic resources online in competition with commercial publishers. Melbourne-based Monash said the e-...
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Striking lecturers call for rise in budget in Nigeria
Nigeria's 37 state universities have remained closed since the start of 2003 as a result of industrial action by the 12,000-member Academic Staff Union of Universities. The union is angry over the...
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Polish graduates struggle to find jobs in free-market system
Students graduating from Polish universities are finding it increasingly difficult to find employment, according to government statistics. Figures from the ministry of economy, labour and social...
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French to reform teacher training
Teacher training reforms announced by French education minister Luc Ferry will place more emphasis on practical skills and focus on areas such as combating illiteracy. Closer collaboration between...
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Minister attacks Italian science
Relations between Italian education and research minister Letizia Moratti and scientists have deteriorated after she delivered an attack on their productivity and privileges. The minister angered...
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Young Swedes have least faith in research
Young Swedes favour investment in research less than their elders, according to a survey conducted by researchers at Gothenburg University. While 80 per cent of all Swedes believe science improves...
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Latvia to phase out Russian teaching
A plan by the Latvian government to phase out Russian language teaching could jeopardise the chances of a university education for many of the country's ethnic Russian population. Russia's foreign...
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