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in European-American relations... Europe’s en- ergy supply is a matter for Europe, not the United States of America.”
Although attitudes about the pipeline among EU members are mixed, with fears that the pipeline installed under the Baltic Sea that will double Russian gas exports to Europe will lead to the EU’s heavier dependency on Russia, Germany and Austria said there are ulterior motives behind US opposition to the pipeline project. “The goal is to secure jobs in the oil and gas industry in the USA,” added the statement. “Who gives us energy and
Russia dominates CEE region in global university ranking
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Russia dominates the list of Central and Eastern European academic institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2018 published on June 12, with the region’s top three universities located there and 30 from the country appearing in the overall ranking.
According to the annual ranking by the British education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which compiles the list using six metrics including academic reputation and employer reputation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped the list for the sixth year running, followed by Stanford, Harvard and Caltech – all in the US. Europe entered the list next with the UK’s Cambridge, Oxford, University College London and Imperial College London. In fact, of the top 100 institutions listed, 47 are in the US and the UK, including nine of the top ten.
how we decide is according to the rules of open- ness and market competition.”
The overall Iran and Russia sanctions bill now requires approval from the House of Representa- tives where there is not expected to be much opposition. The amendments must also still be signed by Trump before becoming law.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said earlier he expected the president to sign the bill, but added that the Senate is ready to override a veto decision, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Emerging markets are starting to feature more prominently on the list, though the report noted that both China and Russia “have scope to grow their international student recruitment”.
“The new QS World University Rankings show China leading the long-predicted rise of Asian universities, while other countries with a focus
on their leading universities – such as Russia and South Korea – are also making notable progress,” said John O’Leary, editor of The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
Russian universities, the report said, have maintained the progress that they recorded last year, with Lomonosov Moscow State University re- entering the top 100 at 95th spot after an absence of several years. Russia’s top five universities
– Lomonosov, St Petersburg State University,