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Tartu faces number crunch

Sep 19, 2007
By Joel Alas

EMPTY SQUARES? Experts worry that the huge drop expected in Tartu University's enrollment in coming years could have a severe negative impact on the city's economy, as well as on the institution itself.
TALLINN - The bustling university city of Tartu faces a major slowdown in the coming years because of a demographic squeeze. Student enrollments are expected to fall drastically due to shrinking birth rates, threatening the viability of both the prestigious Tartu University and the city that supports it. Tartu University's new rector Alar Karis told The Baltic Times much had to be done to ensure academic standards and course offerings were maintained during the student dearth, which is expecte ...

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