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Opposition Slams Gov't over Back and Forth regarding University Entrance Exams

Education Minister Costas Gavroglou and the Greek government overall came under fire from the main opposition for going back and forth on the issue of university entrance examinations. On Thursday, when the results of the nationwide examinations were released by...

Greek Education Minister Speaks of Abolishing University Entry Exams, Again

"We will not retract the reform," said Education Minister Costas Gavroglou, referring to an earlier statement that the university entry examinations will be abolished. While a few days ago Gavroglou had stated that the university entry exam system will not...

Greek Education Ministry: University Entry Exams Not Abolished

Despite earlier announcements by Education Minister Kostas Gavroglou for the abolition of the Pan-Hellenic Examinations for entering Greek higher education institutions, Greek students will continue to have entry exams. The Greek government's pledge for free access of all Greek students...

Church of Greece to Participate in Context of Religion Textbooks

The joint commission of the Ministry of Education and the Church of Greece have decided that the context of religion textbooks will be co-decided by the Church Hierarchy. Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos stated that he is particularly...

Thessaloniki University Students Decry Repeated Criminal Activities on Campus

Students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have sent an official letter of complaint to the university dean and faculty demanding action against criminality on campus. The letter was signed by 471 undergraduate and graduate students and speaks of conditions...

Government Announces Social Integration Measures for Roma in Menidi

The government on Friday announced a series of measures aimed to promote the social integration of Roma communities in Menidi and elsewhere in Greece, in a bid to tackle runaway crime among these groups. In a press conference also attended...

Greek PM Announces Changes in Education System

"We believe that all Greek people have the right to a modern public education system," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said upon visiting the Ministry of Education. The prime minister visited the ministry in order to announce the changes in the...

Greek Education Ministry to Abolish 'Conduct' Grading in Schools

Twenty-eight Syriza MPs have proposed that the "decent conduct" grading of students who deviate from proper behavior should be abolished, with the education minister agreeing to the new measure. Under Presidential Decree 104 of 1979, the conduct of students when...