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Changes in Greek University Transfers and Entry Exams Have Students and Parents Pulling Their Hair, Again

Tertiary student transfers from one institution to another for the 2013-2014 academic year have been deemed unconstitutional by the Council of State, meaning that transferred students must return to their original school. Meanwhile the Education Minister has declared changes...

Extreme Right Golden Dawn Trial Date and Place May Change After Reactions

Extreme right Golden Dawn's upcoming trial is currently at stake due to numerous reactions expressed even from within the governing leftist SYRIZA party. The Education Ministry was the last one to add its voice to those questioning the plans...

Greek Education Ministry to Withdraw School Book With Failed Parthenon Marbles Reference

Greece's Education Ministry will withdraw an art history school book that was criticized for misrepresenting the history of the Parthenon Marbles housed in the British Museum. The textbook, published in 2003, says that the Parthenon treasures, almost half of the 160-meter-long frieze on...

Greek Education: 22 Ministers in 40 Years Turn Students into Guinea Pigs

Since the restoration of democracy in 1974, Greek high school students have become guinea pigs as 22 different Education Ministers - two of them twice - have tried to implement reforms that would put their name in history rather...

Insults in Parliament, Samaras Asks Deputy Minister to Resign

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for the resignation of Education Deputy Minister Georgios Stylios on Thursday over abusive comments against Greek Communist Party (KKE) MP Liana Kanelli. Stylios made the comment in parliament during talks on education in Greece. The...

Greek "Eternal Students" Facing Risk of Erasure

Greece's Ministry of Education has given a deadline of June to 180,000 students because, as of this year, all Greek universities and technological educational institutes must erase "eternal students" from their registries. According to the Education Ministry, students who were...

Greek Students Have Shortest Holidays in Europe

The Greek Ministry of Education has recently decided to extend the school year and abolish several school holidays in order to deal with the problems caused by strikes and delays. The Ministry's decision has raised a general debate concerning...

One Out of Five Greek Students Smoke

According to research carried out in 2012 by the Institute of Mental Health, one in five Greek students are smoking. A total of 683 schools took part in the study, with students aged between 13 and 19. The Deputy Minister...

Teachers Will Not Strike During Exams

After a 12-hour meeting of the presidents of the local Secondary School Teachers Unions (ELME), the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME) decided the last moment to step back and not go on a strike the first...

Troika Demands Full Recognition of Private College Degrees to Liberalize the Sector

Representatives of the country’s European and international creditors, known as Troika, have pressed Greek authorities to make necessary arrangements to  fully recognize degrees granted by private colleges operating as franchises of foreign universities in Greece within the framework of...