Education

An exhibition of works by the University of West Attica students opened at the "Art & Environment" area of the Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" this week. The exhibition is free and will remain on the premises until the end...

India has decided to remove references to Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution from school textbooks. The textbooks in question are used in ninth and tenth-grade science classes in Indian public schools. For the 2021-22 school year, the National...

Pelé, the famous soccer player who passed away in December at the age of 82, has now been recognized in the Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary. This dictionary is widely used in Brazil, and it has included the term "Pelé" as...

Libra Philanthropies, a private, independent foundation launched by Libra Group in 2023, has announced a new scholarship program with Deree - The American College of Greece. The Libra Philanthropies Leadership Scholarship will open up academic opportunities for graduate students through...

The Steve Jobs Archive has recently announced the launch of a new free digital book containing speeches, interviews, and letters from the late Apple co-founder. The book called "Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words", will present Jobs'...

American students have proven the famous theorem of the great ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras in an "impossible" way.

Recent research that came out of the University of Cambridge suggests that a toy-like robot may enhance mental well-being in the workplace. During the course of the research project, which was carried out at a technology consultancy company, a total...

More and more students in China are learning Greek as around 10 universities offer Greek programs for undergraduate studies. By Xu Yan “The gorgeous Greek letters and enchanting scenery in Santorini drive me to learn Greek,” said Zisong Wen, a sophomore...

ChatGPT, the chatbot developed by OpenAI which is making waves in the tech world, could radically affect education, and not in a good way, some academics have warned. ChatGPT — short for “Generative Pre-trained Transformer” - allows users to ask...

Greek actors and artists are on a 48-hour strike that started on Wednesday protesting against government plans to downgrade their educational qualifications leading to pay cuts. The Union of Greek Actors announced the strike to demand the withdrawal of a...

Students at the University of Toronto in Canada recently had the chance to dine on ancient Greek and Roman food during an "Ancient Food Day" hosted by the university. About 40 or so students tried delicacies enjoyed by the Greeks...

The U.S. Embassy in Greece announced recently that it is partnering with The American College of Greece to offer fully funded scholarships to at-risk refugees, migrants, and displaced students with financial needs for undergraduate and graduate degrees at Deree. Through...

Universities in the United Kingdom have reportedly placed "trigger warnings" on ancient Greek tragedies, as well as Shakespeare, Beowulf, and others. British university staff has attached trigger warnings to warn students about upsetting materials which may appear in classical works...

According to the Gun Violence Archive, in 2022 alone, over 6,000 US kids were injured by guns in some way. Specifically, guns resulted in a total of 6,054 injuries and deaths among children under seventeen. This is a 5.7...

On Tuesday, the Taliban suspended the right for women to access university education. The ban on women entering higher education follows earlier revocations of women's educational rights made earlier this year. The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 amid...