education

For the first time in Greek higher education, a major university will now offer joint programs with Columbia University of New York City.

Dozens of students and teachers stormed the Ministry of Education building in Athens on Friday in protest against planned reforms in Greece's secondary schools. The group forced its way inside the building, despite a heavy police presence, and demanded a...

A blind second grade student won over the hearts and minds, as well as the applause of the audience, as she paraded with the help of two fellow students during Sunday's Oxi Day parade in the village of Rahes...

Professor George Chrousos Eight professors at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens are among those whose research is most cited by the academic and scientific community, according to Webometrics Highly Cited Researchers (h>100) ranking chart. The 2018 Webometrics Highly Cited Researchers (h>100)...

A group of demonstrators entered the office of Greece's Minister of Education Costas Gavroglou on Monday afternoon, following a protest outside the Ministry of Education which attracted approximately 200 high school and university students. The students entered the Ministry chanting...

The union of public university professors, POSDEP, is giving what they are calling a warning by going on strike Monday and Tuesday - the first two days of Greece's September exam period. They say that the strike is a warning...

A new and first of its kind Maker Space has been created in Athens. The fabrication lab is free for all students in Athens and is aimed at helping them thrive in using 21st century technology. The Maker Space provides...

Greek families are paying a whopping €3 billion ($3.5 billion) a year on private education, according to a report published this week. The GSEE labor union's Center of Educational Policy Development claimed that despite the availability of free public education,...

An OECD report on Greece's education system presented has called for more autonomy for schools and evaluation of teaching staff. The report titled Education for a Bright Future in Greece, says that due to the economic crisis, the Greek education...

The Metsovio Polytechnic of Athens (National Technical University of Athens) has been ranked 124th in the Engineering and Technology category of the QS list of the best 500 universities in the world. Five more Greek universities appear on the list,...