Tag: university
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More women than men are graduating from universities in Europe
According to the latest Eurostat figures, more women than men graduate from tertiary education in Europe, with women outnumbering men by around 700,000 graduates in 2024. In 2024, there were 4.5 million tertiary education graduates across the European Union, of whom 2.6 million were women and 1.9 million were men. This means there were around…
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Scam-like university refuses to refund fees after student fails to obtain a Visa
A foreigner who tried to get a study-visa to Malta is complaining on Malta’s expat social media group that a self-described university in Malta has refused to refund him the fees that he paid for a course after he was refused a visa. The so called university describes itself as “The International Institute of Malta”…
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The case for the privatisation of the University of Malta
Last week, we received a letter by a lawyer threatening us to delete an article on behalf of his client. The lawyer, also happens to be a professor at the University of Malta. This story reminded me about the state of the University of Malta because it is unusual, to say the least, that a…
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Azerbaijan turns former Armenian homes into student dormitaries in Stepanakert, now Xankəndi
Azerbaijan has turned previous Armenian homes and apartment complexes into student dormitories in the city of Stepanakert, now XankÉ™ndi, following Azerbaijan’s take-over of Nagorno-Karabakh. The University which was inaugurated in XankÉ™ndi, by Azerbaijan’s President and de-facto monarch and dictator Ilham Aliyev is called “QarabaÄŸ University” (Karabakh University) is already hosting hundreds of students but is…
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Sudanese Army begins major offensive against the RSF: Khartoum University liberated
The Sudanese Army has begun a major offensive against the Rapid Support Forces (Janjaweed militias) in the capital city of Khartoum. The offensive focused in the southern parts of the city which were occupied by the RSF with the Sudanese Army reporting its success in repelling its enemy. Many parts of the city, including the…
