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Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus Tests Positive for Covid-19

Through a Tweet, Minister of Education Niki Kerameus announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Kerameus and her husband underwent testing after he began to show symptoms of the virus, and both their test results were positive....

Anarchist Group ”Rubicon” Vandalizes Education Minister Kerameus' Office

Greek anarchist group ”Rubicon,” well-known for its ''activist interventions'' as it calls them, struck again on Friday, this time at the office of the country’s Minister of Education, Nikki Kerameus. A group of Rubicon members, whose exact number remains still...

Columbia University Announces Global Center in Athens

The President of Columbia University in New York, Lee Bollinger, announced the foundation of an International Education Center in Athens on Sunday, November 6. The news came as part of a delegation of 30 leading US Universities currently visiting Greece. The...

Prof. John Kazazis of Aristotle University Dead by Suicide

Professor John Kazazis, the Head of the Center for Greek Language at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, has committed suicide by hanging at the age of 74. Kazazis' body was discovered on Tuesday in an office basement in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki....

Columbia University Plans Global Center in Greece

Columbia University is planning to open a Global Center in Greece as an addition to its worldwide network of such centers that support remote learning and help students connect with the global community. Currently there are Columbia Global Centers in...

All Primary Schools, Kindergartens to Close Monday, Education Minister Announces

On Saturday, Greece's Education Minister Niki Kerameus announced the closure of all primary schools, kindergartens, and daycares across the country starting Monday. The new measure will last until November 30. Middle and high schools have been closed since the start...

Nazi Slogans Sprayed at Jewish Cemetery in Athens

Greek Police on Monday said that investigations are underway to locate and arrest the perpetrators who wrote Nazi slogans on the outer wall of the Jewish cemetery in the Athens southern suburb of Nikaia, late on Sunday night. The Israeli...

Greek Officials Left Red-Faced as Student Face Masks Made Too Big

Greek authorities cancelled a contract with a face-mask maker on Monday after it became abundantly clear that many masks made for primary school children were too big to fit them. According to reports, about one in three face masks, almost...

Greek Schools Open on Monday With Special Measures for Covid-19

Schools throughout Greece opened on Monday -- but under completely different conditions than other years, as the pandemic has necessitated many changes and a long list of protective measures, starting with the use of face masks by all and...

Greece to Open Schools on September 14 With Enhanced Coronavirus Measures

Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameus, along with Greek health officials, announced on Tuesday that schools in the nation will officially open on Monday, September 14th. In her announcement, the Minister gave repeated assurances regarding the safety of schoolchildren, stating...

American Ambassador Extols New US-Greece College Exchange Program

"I can't think of a better place than Greece where American students could gain international experience and complete their studies," said US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt after a teleconference on International Academic Partnership Program between Greece and the...