USM dormitory on Tighina St in Chisinau under reconstruction
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All the rooms of dormitory No. 2 of the Moldova State University of Moldova (USM) are to be replanned according to modern standards. The Ministry of Education and Research announced that the extensive repairs to the building started and the reconstruction will last for six months, IPN reports.The works include the complete replacement of the interior heating, electricity and sig
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