education
Australia
THI Australia Supports Mentoring at Remote Schools Across Greece
The Hellenic Initiative Australia is supporting an innovative education and youth empowerment program that connects students from remote and disadvantaged schools across Greece with mentors from around the world.
The Tipping Point program brings the world into the classroom through...
Greece
Leftist Students Clash With Police After March Against Educational Reform in Athens
A largely-peaceful student protest organized by leftist student associations ended in clashes with Greece's MAT riot police in central Athens on Friday afternoon.
Several hundred demonstrators attempted to overturn MAT police trucks which had been parked vertically along Vasilissis Olgas...
Education
First Exclusively English-Language Bachelors Degree to Be Offered by Athens University
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) will soon establish Greece's first undergraduate degree to be offered as a result of a course of study conducted exclusively in the English language.
The leading Greek university's School of Philosophy will...
Education
EU Report Finds Number of School Dropouts Decreases in Greece; Average Scores Drop
The annual EU Education and Training Monitor for 2019 was published by the European Commission on Thursday, revealing some very interesting results about the situation of education across the Union and of course in Greece.
According to this year's report,...
Education
Previous SYRIZA Government's Reforms to Religious Education Ruled Unconstitutional
The Council of State (STE), Greece's highest administrative court, published its ruling on Friday in which it deems the changes to religious education introduced by the previous government as unconstitutional.
The left-wing government of the SYRIZA coalition changed the way religious...
Greece
Greek Government To Stop Documenting Students' Citizenship and Religion
The Greek Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday that from now on, all diplomas issued by the country's secondary schools will include neither the citizenship nor the religious affiliation of the students.
This comes as a result of a recent...
Africa
Students Sing the Greek National Anthem in Ghana
Following the construction of a Greek Orthodox church in 2008, Tema New Town in Ghana was soon to obtain an additional gem, this time in the realm of education. And the institution has become a vital gift to the...
Education
University of Crete Ranked Best Academic Institution in Greece, According to New Study
According to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which was published on Wednesday, the University of Crete takes first place among all of Greece's higher education institutions for the academic year 2019-2020.
This specific ranking uses a total...
Diplomacy
Greek Citizens Will Continue to Pay Same UK University Fees as Britons in 2020
Speaking at an event in the British Embassy in Athens on Friday, Kate Smith, the UK Ambassador to Greece, reaffirmed that the Greek citizens who will begin their university education in the UK in 2020 will pay the same...
Education
Education Minister Announces Best Students Will Again be Chosen as Parade Flag-Bearers
Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus announced on Thursday that the best student in each school across the nation will be chosen as flag-bearer from now on during Greece's student parades, which are a part of major national celebrations.
Speaking in...


