June 11, 1999

Private Colleges Reshape Higher Education in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet States

By BURTON BOLLAG

While some institutions are shoddy profit-making ventures, others are models of innovation

Since the demise of one-party Communist rule in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union nearly a decade ago, hundreds of private higher-education institutions have been established across the region. In some countries, including Poland and Romania, they now account for a quarter of all postsecondary enrollment.

The rapid growth of non-state

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