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All Turkish rectors face sack

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Rectors at Turkey's state universities are facing the sack as a result of sweeping legislation that will be introduced to parliament in July 2003. The planned reforms will bring to an end the autonomy of higher education, effectively bringing it under governmental control. The main aim of the reforms is to restrict the power of Yok, the higher education authority which, under its centralised authority, has strictly administered universities. Yok has been at the forefront of banning Turkey's religious students from wearing headscarves on university premises, a move that has angered the country's Islamic-based government.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government domestic functions, Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Turkey, Laws, regulations and rules, Social policy, Educational aspects, Turkey. Yok

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Iraqi Kurds turn Saddam's prisons into classrooms

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Kurdish students are rushing to enrol at universities in Northern Iraq where the autonomous provincial government has prioritised highed education. Dohuk University is now one of four higher education establishments in the region.

Facilities & equipment, Iraq, Education, Buildings and facilities, Education, Higher, Kurds

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Row over rectors rattles authority

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Controversy over the choice of rector for Dokuz Eylul University has led to government proposals for the reform of Turkey's higher education authority. President Sezer, has repeatedly rejected the authorities' candidates.

Higher education and state

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