Education
Less pupils go to school in Moldova
The number of pupils who go to school in Moldova has slightly decreased in 2011-2012. According to the data provided by the Education Ministry on Monday, the number of pupils attending school decreased by 2.8%. The decline is registered in the countryside...
English – the most preferred foreign language among Moldovan students
More primary and secondary school students in Moldova have a stronger preference for English as a foreign language than for any other languages taught. Moldova’s National Bureau for Statistics revealed that over 60% of students study English as...
UNESCO demands justice in murder case of Russian journalist
The Chief of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova reacted at the incident on December 6 in Russia’s North Caucasus region where a journalist has been killed. She calls on the Russian authorities...
40 million US Dollars for the education reform and schools rehabilitation
Yesterday, on 5th December, the Ministry of Education concluded negotiations with the International Development Association on Funding Agreement in the amount of 40 million dollars. According to a press release of the Ministry of Education, most of the...
More ERASMUS Mundus scholarships for Moldovans as of 2013
Master students from Moldova will have more possibilities to study an exchange semester in the European Union after the European Commission adopted a new support package for higher education in the European Neighborhood. Some 228 scholarships will...
Transnistria: Studying in exile for 11 years// VIDEO REPORT
For more than 10 years now, the high school students who attend “Stefan cel Mare si Sfant” High School in Grigoriopol town cross daily through one of the mandatory Transnistrian checkpoints. In order to study in Romanian, roughly 200 students...
Russia condemned by ECHR for violation of right to education in Transnistria
Russia was condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 regarding the Right to Education from the European Convention of Human Rights. The case was carried between Catan and others vs. the Republic...
Right to education in Transnistria addressed by Grand Chamber of ECHR
The right to education and the right to respect for private and family life in Transnistria are some of the complaints that will be addressed by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on Friday. The case will be...
The Republic of Moldova has registered a significant progress in bringing legislation and practice in line with the European human rights standards, but it still confronts with challenges in fighting against discrimination, a recent report of Amnesty...
Dance for educational inclusion of disabled children
“Child, Community, Family” Association organized a flash mob today in support for the disabled children in Moldova. The main goal of the initiative was to inform the public opinion about the necessity of including the special-needs children...
