Council of University Rectors

Russia: Shooter from Perm Will go Psychiatric Examination

 The student who opened fire at Perm State University on Monday will go through a comprehensive psychiatric examination, a medical source from hospital said.

"The student will need to go through a comprehensive psychiatric examination, which will make it clear whether he was sane and responsible for his actions at the time of the attack," the source pointed out.

Gov’t and rectors to talk uni security legislation

Education Minister Niki Kerameus has asked the Council of University Rectors to convene an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss controversial new legislation on campus security.

The key point of discussion regarding the government's plan to crack down on campus violence concerns the introduction of a campus police and, more specifically, whose jurisdiction it would come under.