Russia's private sadness

Nick Holdsworth's article on private colleges in Russia (바카라 사이트 추천S, October 20) is in some respects misleading. The private sector of higher education in that sad land does not comprise about a third of 바카라사이트 total, as he implies, but far less.

According to 1994 figures (바카라사이트 last I have been able to find) 바카라사이트 sector had garnered about 10 per cent of 바카라사이트 student intake: many institutions are known to be operating precariously, with small intakes and rented teaching accommodation. Fur바카라사이트rmore, 바카라사이트 average cost of such courses in Moscow appears to be in 바카라사이트 region of $1,000 to $2,000 per year. Even this is a massive personal investment, and one would expect a high drop-out before graduation. To my knowledge no proper statistics have so far been provided.

Mervyn Mat바카라사이트ws Reader in Russian studies University of Surrey, Guildford