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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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Greece Does It. "Greek universities cannot afford to be left behind," said the Prime Minister today, announcing the approval of "draft legislation designed to give state universities greater independence — bolstering plans to allow private universities for the first time." Beyond introducing privatization and tuition, the law, expected to be approved by parliament, will "cap the number of years for students to complete their degrees, and reduce transfers from provincial to urban universities. It [will] also relax asylum rules banning police from all campus grounds, a provision often exploited during violent public protests." Expect student reactionaries to do immense amounts of physical and institutional damage to the country's universities before this is over. |