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Focuses on the growth of private universities in Chile. Increase in enrollment in higher education; Amount of tuition fees charged by the universities; Complaints of the universities on the government's ruling on student loans.

Presents an update on international issues related to higher education as of May 2005. Launch of Project Atlas Web site by the Institute of International Education to track enrollment data of students who are studying outside their home countries; Information on a gaming course offered by the Prince of Songkla University in Phuket, Thailand.

Reports on the decision of the Turkish Parliament to adopt a higher-education bill in May 2004. Concerns of the military and educational leaders in Turkey regarding the bill; Statement issued by the administration of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the legislation; Charges made by the educational leaders regarding the hidden agenda of the government.

Reports that four American foundations have announced a five-year program to support higher education in sub-Saharan Africa. Collaboration among the Carnegie Corp. of New York and the Rockefeller, Ford, and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Foundations' efforts to explore how the money would be spent.

Informs that teaching students in Belarus have reacted angrily to a decree issued in March 1997 by President Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko's decision to return to the Soviet-era system of assigning the teaching students jobs after graduation; Reason for the decision.