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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Greek Independent Authority Rules Against Recording of Religious Faith at School

Greece's data protection authority (HDPA) ruled on Wednesday that keeping records of the religious faith of students violates the constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights. The independent authority also ruled that it is illegal to ask parents to...

Greek Student Wins First Place in Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

Three Greek students participated in Microsoft's "Office Specialist World Championships" this year, and performed exceptionally well, with one of them coming first in his category. The competition took place in New York between July 28 and July 31, 2019. Kyriakos Chatziefthymiades...