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Kammenos Sides With Church in Keeping Catechism-Based Religion Classes in Schools

Earlier this week Education Minister Nikos Filis stated that religious classes in public schools should be taught in a context of a religious studies course, rather than basing teachings on catechism. On Friday the leader of the junior coalition partner,...

New Clash Between Church and Education Minister in Greece

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece called the new changes in religion classes in Greek schools "unacceptable and dangerous," refueling the confrontation with Education Minister Nikos Filis. Under the changes implemented, the lessons on religion in Greek elementary, junior...

Parents Threaten School Occupation to Keep Out Refugee Children

The Greek school year kicked off on Monday with the Greek government facing the task of having to integrate more than 15,000 refugee and migrant children into the national education system. While this in itself is no easy task,...

Religious Studies Change in Greek Schools to Include Other Religions

The religious studies lesson in Greek schools will get a complete overhaul to include other religions as well, Education Minister Nikos Filis announced. The minister made the announcement from the Parliament floor after the vote on the new education bill. "I...

New Greek Education Bill Passes Amid Reactions

The new Ministry of Education bill passed in Greek Parliament on Wednesday evening with the votes of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs, amid reactions from opposition parties. New Democracy and Golden Dawn lawmakers voted against the bill, while the Greek...

Greek Education Minister Brings Back 'Eternal Students'

Education Minister Nikos Filis is bringing back "eternal students" to Greek universities and technical colleges by annulling the 2011 "Diamantopoulou" article. Filis tabled several amendments in parliament on Tuesday night including the annulment of the article that says that students who...

Greek Education Ministry Plans New Changes for University Entry Exams

The two-year International Baccalaureate is the Ministry of Education proposal, upon which the changes in the structure of secondary education and university entry examinations will be based. The changes are deemed necessary after last week's results for the yearly university...

Is the 180 Year Wait for an Official Mosque in Athens Finally Over?

It has only taken some 180 years for Athens to finally be on the verge of getting its first official mosque as plans 10 years in the making to construct a mosque in the Athens suburb of Votanikos are being pushed...

Greek EdMin Defends Plans to Construct Mosque in Athens

On Thursday, Greek Education Minister, Nikos Filis spoke in Parliament directly to those who oppose constructing a mosque in Athens. The plans for the project that would see a mosque built in the Athens suburb of Votanikos have been delayed...

State Scholarships No Longer to Be Based on Excellence

Scholarships by the Greek Ministry of Education utilize funds from the National Strategic Reference Framework. The scholarship funds for 2016-2017 are valued at 2 million euros and will need to be shared out among the top-ranking tertiary students. Until now,...