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Reports that the former Soviet Republic Moldova has decided to begin charging tuition to students of higher education. Free higher education under Soviet rule; Communist view of charging for higher education; How financial circumstances forced Moldova to begin charging tuition; Rising salaries of faculty.

Reports that Swiss universities have been forced to reduce spending on faculty salaries by not replacing professors who retire which have led to a spate of student protests and concerns about a drop in quality. Wages for a full professor and associate professor; Institutions most affected by the cuts in state support; Ways that universities have responded to the cuts.

Focuses on the academic corruption in Moldova. Cancellation of university-entrance examinations due to widespread bribery of officials; Admission to universities based upon high school grades; Selling of forged transcripts; Low pay of professors as a factor encouraging payment for grades; Fear that the effects of the financial crisis in Russia will make corruption worse.