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FEATURE
Education Reform in the Former Soviet Union
FROM THE ARCHIVES
New and Old Eastern European Countries Redefining Educational Systems (Summer 1993)
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Education in the Russian Federation
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Outlines of the Educational System of the U.S.S.R and Eastern European Countries (Summer 1990)
      
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Education Reform in the Former Soviet Union
By Nick Clark
The education systems of the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union have undergone considerable changes over the past
few years — changes that parallel broader shifts
in social, economic and political life.
[Continued] FROM THE ARCHIVES
New and Old Eastern European Countries Redefining Educational Systems (Summer 1993)
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South Africa: Universities a Magnet for International Students
Ten years after the end of apartheid and the international boycott of South African institutions of higher education, the country is establishing itself as a strong player in the competitive international student market, according to the International Education Association of South Africa.
The country already is the No. 1 host country for foreign students in Africa. Of the 770,000 university enrollments in 2004, an estimated 60,000 — 8 percent — were international — a higher proportion than in most European countries. Approximately 60 percent of foreign students were at conventional universities, and the rest were studying
through the distance-learning arm of the University of South Africa.
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Education in the Russian Federation
By WES Staff
The education system of the Russian Federation has undergone significant change since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. During Soviet times, education was highly centralized and state ideology was a major component of the national curriculum.
[Continued] FROM THE ARCHIVES
Outlines of the Educational System of the U.S.S.R and Eastern European Countries (Summer 1990)
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