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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani students struggle with high tuition fees

by Kamran Mahmudov

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With some of the highest tuition fees in the region but low performance, critics say Azerbaijan’s education system doesn’t make the grade. Umman Safarov will not be returning to university this September. He could not continue his studies at the Faculty of Journalism at Baku State University (BSU) because he could not afford the tuition. ‘I had to pay for my degree, but I didn’t have enough [money]. Maybe I’ll finish it someday.’ Safarov tells OC Media. ‘It is nothing but a waste of time

Armenia

Armenia’s higher education in crisis

by Gayane Mkrtchyan

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With declining funding from the government, Armenia’s higher education system is facing crisis. On top of this, politicisation, outward migration, high fees for such a poor country, and a lack of clear strategy for the sector have left many experts worried. [Read in Armenian — Հոդվածը հայերեն կարդացեք] A politicised system According to Vagram Soghomonyan from the Society of Civic Education, a grassroots advocacy group, Armenian universities do not develop critical thinking among stu