Paris campus in asbestos risk

Article Abstract:

The asbestos contamination at Jussieu University in Paris, France, will cost 100 million pounds to make the buildings safe, and is thought to be the greatest problem of this nature in the world. The clean-up operation is particularly complex because all functions of the university need to continue while the work is carried out because no suitable alternative accommodation is available. The French government has yet to provide funds for the project, although the request for urgent funding was submitted in Nov. 1995.

Universities and colleges, Contamination, Asbestos

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Accent on acute demand for details

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Orstom, a French research institute, is setting up a project to provide access to the World-Wide Web for researchers in African countries where French is spoken. This will be done through reseau inter-tropical d'ordinateurs, or Rio, which provides links for 100 institutions located in 10 nations in Africa, and is run from Montpelier, France. The project has been approved by the French government which is seeking to develop an information superhighway.

Internet, Science and technology policy, Africa

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Private line to public purse

Article Abstract:

Private French universities have performed well, but have fulfilled their full potential. Over 200,000 students attend fee-paying institutions. France has 60 private engineering schools. Private universities had state funding of 180 million French francs in the last academic year, up from 140 million francs. They will receive an extra 24 million francs in 1995.

Finance, Schools, Private universities and colleges

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