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183 specialisations from 37 institutions of higher education, ‘liquidated’

July 18, 2013

// According to the delegate minister for Higher Education, Mihnea Costoiu, the bachelor programmes of the Bucharest University, Polytechnic and Spiru Haret universities are proposed for liquidation. The Ministry of Education made a shocking announcement these days, as high-school graduates choose where to continue their higher education. Over 20 bachelorship programmes from higher education institutions [...]

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