PanHellenic Exams

The three-week-long university entrance exam is the single event that defines a Greek student's success - or failure - in the Greek educational system. The pressure to score high in tough tests, one day after the other, in combination with Greek society's view...

The phenomenon of “eternal students” in Greek universities has become a major issue for the country's educational system.  Four out of 10 students have not completed their studies, even after 12 years, while university occupations by students  or their personnel, along...

Thursday, May 22 is the last day of teaching for high school students for the year 2013/2014. Meanwhile, all senior students across Greece are preparing for the Panhellenic exams, which are set to start next Thursday. Most high schools are...

The student who scored the highest grade in this year’s PanHellenic exams has decided not to attend college in Greece, but in Germany. Alexia Papaioannou averaged 98.5 percent in the university entrance examinations, a result good enough to get him...