Out today with @ZOiS_Berlin! #Abkhazia, #Transdniestria and northern #Cyprus have universities, academics and students. Due to non-recognition policies, they are cut off from academic exchange and European projects such as Erasmus+. zois-berlin.de/fileadmin/medi… 1/4
This is a waste of talent, a loss of intellectual dialogue. and a missed opportunity in conflict resolution. But overcoming this learning gap will not be easy.
My report with Sabine von Lowis of ZOIS is the fruit of more than two years’ work in the three places. 2/4
My report with Sabine von Lowis of ZOIS is the fruit of more than two years’ work in the three places. 2/4
Abkhazia and TN are isolated, with archaic Soviet-era HE institutions. Northern Cyprus has embarked on a problematic unregulated commercialization of its HE sector. It now has c100,000 students, more students per capita than any territory in the world, many from Africa. 3/4 
Higher education should not be politicized in the way it is. If different actors are more flexibile--a big if--bringing in these universities to the European mainstream should be a win-win. (Here are some willing Abkhaz English students who would benefit from more exchange). 4/4
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