education

thumbnailICT Girls' Day in the Balkans
2012-05-17Several nations in the Balkans are encouraging girls to consider careers in fields traditionally dominated by men.
thumbnailPodcast for 2012-05-17
2012-05-17In this episode, We present highlights of what is published on Setimes in the past week.
thumbnailSalaries of Pristina university professors under examination
2012-05-01Gross irregularities and misuse of funds at the Pristina public university have come under legal scrutiny.
thumbnailIn Kosovo, a student outcry about Pristina University professors
2012-01-14The student parliament charges Pristina University academic staff with absenteeism, saying it undermines both the quality of education and university standards.
thumbnailKosovo Education Union seeks higher standards
2011-11-14More funding and higher salaries are just some of the Union's demands.
thumbnailBelgrade students rally for tuition changes
2011-11-01An on-going protest aims to lower admission costs and expand tuition waivers.
thumbnailBloggers: Salihu murder shows system is dysfunctional
2011-10-15Frustration over jobs and corruption turns lethal with the assasination of a top education official.
thumbnailIlliteracy in BiH a growing problem
2011-10-13Well over 10% of the population in BiH is illiterate. But despite institutional indifference, individuals and NGOs strive to make a difference.
thumbnailKosovo's education sector questioned
2011-10-08The murder of Pristina Education Director Remzi Salihu last week has sparked a debate on how Kosovo's education system is run.
thumbnailWithout textbooks, Greek school year starts in confusion
2011-10-03Greek students say they're upset with barren schools and incompetent administrators -- but teachers fume over the same conditions.
thumbnailKosovo may revise Ottoman history
2011-09-09As students in Kosovo head back to class this month, they may be seeing some changes in their history classes.
thumbnailUniversity reforms pit embattled government against professors, student unions
2011-09-06New legislation means that for the first time in decades, police are no longer banned from university campuses, a ban that had given protest organisers a safe haven from arrest.
thumbnailMajority of Serbian students want to emigrate
2011-08-12Unemployment and poor pay are cited as the main reasons for leaving the country.
thumbnailHistory in Kosovo schools still behind the times
2011-08-11As the new school year approaches, an old complaint resurfaces.
thumbnailWhere have all the graduates gone?
2011-08-06High school students are having trouble passing exams. So are their teachers.
thumbnailOttoman Empire in Kosovo and Albanian history books
2011-07-25How the history of the Ottoman Empire in Kosovo and Albania is written has important implications for Kosovo and Albania's relations with Turkey.
thumbnailTwo schools under one roof
2011-07-13Double schools represents ethnic segregation by another name in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
thumbnailThe halting advance of academic freedom in Turkey
2011-07-11Historians and other professors have more leeway to examine controversial subjects, but some constraints remain in place.
thumbnailTurkey and Kosovo build educational ties
2011-06-29Turkey funds schools in Kosovo, and Kosovo students are flocking to Turkish universities.

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Police stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gamblingPolice stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gambling

Long shielded by law enforcement in the Western Balkans, gambling operations are now in police cross-hairs.

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