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Education experts are hailing the advent of online cramming schools in Greece as an educational El Dorado, given that some are even paid up 1,200 euros from countries of the Middle East.


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24.03.2024 / 12:24

Students who post videos on social media exposing or mocking their classmates during school hours will be expelled, according to the Education Ministry. 


22.03.2024 / 12:31

Some 20 departments of Greek universities have had a low, even single-digit, number of admissions in recent years due to the low demand from students participating in the Panhellenic entry examinations. 


22.03.2024 / 10:35

Amid mounting opposition orchestrated by educational federations and trade unionists visiting schools, the Education Ministry has warned teachers to participate in their evaluation scheme or face consequences.


20.03.2024 / 10:00

The security plans submitted by rectory authorities of the major Greek universities will be evaluated during a meeting with the leadership of the ministries of Education and Citizen Protection at the latter’s headquarters, according to reports.


14.03.2024 / 20:43

Two out of three teenagers think that if they used their mobile phones less they would perform better at school, according to the finds of a survey of 2,291 high school students and graduates by the Poukamisas Educational Center, seeking to assess their relationship with their devices and the impact in and out of school.


14.03.2024 / 11:11

In view of the preparations for Ramadan, the Yeni Mosque, an Ottoman monument in Thessaloniki which hosts various cultural activities, will for the first time be granted to Muslims for prayers during Eid al-Fitr on April 10. The Suleymaniye Mosque on Rhodes will also be given for Eid prayers. 


09.03.2024 / 11:53

As the dust settles after Parliament passed the new education bill on non-state institutions of higher education on Friday, the major question is how this will impact Greece’s ultimate aspiration of becoming an education hub in the southeast Mediterranean.


05.03.2024 / 11:30

Amid the recent spike in juvenile violence and school bullying, the government is seeking to combat the phenomenon with an immediate plan of action that involves among others the tightening of penalties.



19.02.2024 / 07:33

After the expected ratification of the bill on the establishment of non-state universities around the end of February, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis is preparing to embark on a springtime tour of Western Europe and the US. 


13.02.2024 / 10:19

Only one in five students at Greek universities complete their studies within the minimum time of study, while most take almost six years to complete a four-year program, which is the shortest possible duration of an undergraduate program, according to a report by the National Authority for Higher Education.


08.02.2024 / 08:05

Hailing a pivotal reform for the country, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis presented the draft law for private universities in Greece, which will have strict foundation criteria while students will have to have reached the minimum entry level in the national examinations or hold an International Baccalaureate. The law, which was put to public consultation on […]


06.02.2024 / 12:32

In spite of the Education Ministry’s demands, academics are doubling down in their opposition to online exams for students whose faculties remain under occupation, arguing that impartiality cannot be guaranteed. 


05.02.2024 / 10:53

Only four of the country’s 25 universities have security plans recognized by the Citizen Protection Ministry and, as recent developments have shown, even these have yet to be implemented.