Academia

Editorial: The spiteful and obsessive Mr. Gavroglu

There can be no doubt that Mr. Kostas Gavroglu will be remembered as one of the worst education ministers ever.

With obsessions and ideological fixations he is attempting - with the entire educational community against him - to institute supposed reform by demolishing all that had been accomplished with basic consensus over the last years.

Demand for master’s programs in Turkey falls due to paid military service

Applications for master's programs in Turkey have decreased by 60 percent in state universities and 50 percent in private universities after the government introduced paid military service for young men who could complete the draft by paying a certain fee and serving just 21 days.

Private initiative vs self-interest

The debate between "statists" and "neoliberals" has been going on for years as if we were in another country, as if the words "private," "public" and "state" had a distinct meaning here. In Greece, though, these labels are misleading, with the result that the discussion rages around theoretical constructs which have little relation to reality.

East Asian Resource Library for knowledge without borders

The idea of EARL stems from collaboration between two members of the University of Ljubljana: the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Arts, particularly its Department of Asian Studies. The project has been in the works for at least two years now, since the signing of an agreement by the two collaborators.

New Scholarships for Sports Students will be Provided by the Bulgarian Government

The government approved  208 170 BGN for scholarships.

The funds are for scholarships for students from state and municipal schools, which have achieved high sports results.

The funds are provided in the central budget under the program ''measures for the protection of children with prominent gifts''.

China Grants 20 Full Scholarships for Bulgarian High School GraduatesКопирано от standartnews.com

Bulgarian highs school graduates are eligible to apply for twenty full scholarships, including monthly allowance, language training, study materials and a medical insurance, on a year-long language and culture training program in China, launched by the country's government, reported Standart News.

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