Of the three parent states, the Republic of Cyprus adopts the harshest line The Republic of Cyprus towards HEIs on the other side of the conflict divide, in accordance with adopts the harshest line its strict non-recognition of Turkish Cypriot de facto institutions. [...] In a government position paper, the Republic of Cyprus declares the entire university sector in the north to be unlawful, stating, ‘The “universities” operating in the area of the Republic of Cyprus which remains under Turk- ish military occupation since 1974, are unlawfully operating “educational institutions”, since they are not in compliance with the relevant Laws and Regulations of the Republi. [...] Language issues The politics of language in education was one driver in the conflicts over Abkhazia and Transdniestria and continues to be a source of tension be- tween Georgia and Moldova, on the one hand, and the two territories that The politics of language broke away in the 1990s, on the other. [...] The language of school tuition is a controversial issue for Chişinău, and the right of eight schools to teach the Moldovan language in the Latin script is one of eight steps on which the two sides agreed in 1995.41 Patron states The three territories’ relations with their patron states — Russia for Abkha- zia and Transdniestria, and Turkey for northern Cyprus — have helped the higher education sec. [...] It has a library with books, films, and computers and is a centre of language and cultural exchange with France.53 The Centre for English Language and American Culture was founded in 2013 after an agreement between the United States (US) embassy in Chişinău, the Moldovan government, and the Transdniestrian authorities.54 The centre runs a library with books, films, and rooms with a number of compu.
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