Russia Looks to Reform Its Higher-Education System

The quality of Russian universities has slipped to such a degree that the government is making the reform of higher education one of its top priorities.

Only 22 percent of state universities meet minimum standards, an educator told members of the President's Council on Science, Education and Culture last month.

"We are outstripping many countries in the number of educational institutions, but ... in the majority of these colleges the quality of education leaves much to be

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