Higher Education

Greece has the second worst ratio of teachers to students in the EU, according to a new comparative study of European higher education institutions. According to the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (ADIP) the ratio in Greece is one...

One member of Greece’s parliamentary majority voted against the controversial bill on Higher Education that was approved in the House on Wednesday. Dimitris Kammenos, MP for junior government partner Independent Greeks party (ANEL), voted against Article 3 of the bill,...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday spoke of a 'tax tsunami' that will bring Greek people to their knees and accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of choosing to clash blindly with creditors. Speaking to SKAI radio on Friday the...

The unemployment rate for Greece stood at 27.8% for the first quarter of 2014. It remained unchanged compared with the previous quarter, while showing a slight increase compared to the 27.6% rate recorded in the first quarter of 2013. According...

 According to newsbeast.gr, the economic crisis influenced the choices of the students as for example in Crete most of the candidates chose to be enrolled in Universities or Technical Educational Institutes of their region. However, one of the top students of the...

 In an attempt to help students with low-family income, the Ministry of Education established special categories of students based on social and family criteria. A special admission grade was formed for these students, as they claimed a specific number of...

Mutual agreement has been reached between the two biggest political parties PASOK and ND regarding the bill for Greek higher education, though deputies of the two have have asked for reforms to be made to the bill before...

Minister of Education Anna Diamantopoulou announced some last minute reforms of the bill regarding Greek higher education, which will be voted on on Wednesday, August 24. It has been decided that the Board of Trustees in universities will consist...