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EUA asks Turkey to reconsider how rectors are picked

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Court decision invalidating presidential decrees offers chance to restore academic autonomy, European universities say

The European University Association has urged Turkish authorities to restore institutional autonomy to the process of how rectors are appointed to lead the country’s universities.

Earlier this month, the Turkish Constitutional Court nullified a decree from 2018 that gave the Turkish president increased powers, including over rector appointments, the EUA said on 18 June.

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