Students
Australia
Melbourne Students Awarded for Greek Language Achievement
Promoting the speaking of the Greek language is one of the top priorities of the Greek communities in Australia. A recent study noted that, for the first time ever, Greek has slipped from its historical place as the second...
Greece
November 17 Anniversary: Thousands March to Commemorate the Polytechnic Uprising
Thousands of people marched on the streets of Athens on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the 1973 deadly crackdown by the police and the Army of a student uprising against...
Education
Students, Teachers Storm Greek Education Ministry (video)
Dozens of students and teachers stormed the Ministry of Education building in Athens on Friday in protest against planned reforms in Greece's secondary schools.
The group forced its way inside the building, despite a heavy police presence, and demanded a...
Education
Police, Students Violently Clash in Central Athens
Student demonstrators opposing reforms to Greek secondary education clashed with police in central Athens on Monday.
Police fired tear gas at protesters who were hurling Molotov cocktails and rocks in Syntagma Square, opposite the Greek Parliament.
There are no reports of...
Education
Angry Students Storm Office of Greek Education Minister
A group of demonstrators entered the office of Greece's Minister of Education Costas Gavroglou on Monday afternoon, following a protest outside the Ministry of Education which attracted approximately 200 high school and university students.
The students entered the Ministry chanting...
Education
UK Says Greek Students Will Pay the Same as English Undergraduates After Brexit
Thousands of Greek students thinking of studying in the U.K. next year will still be charged the same as English students, even after Brexit.
British Education Secretary Damian Hinds was quoted as saying on Monday that undergraduates from EU states...
Education
Greek Youngsters' Anguish as University Entrance Exams Begin
The university entrance exams, the most stressful test in any Greek student's life, began throughout the country on Friday.
The exams or 'Panellinies' as they are known, will last three weeks and will define to a large extent the student's...
Education
Greece Announces University Wi-Fi Plan
University students across Greece are to get access to Wi-Fi at their campus accommodation, according to a new government initiative revealed on Friday.
Greek media reported the education ministry had secured funding for the digital project, which would not be...
Education
Mass Cheating at the University of Patras Uncovered
More than 100 Greek university students have been caught in a mass cheating scandal at the University of Patras, in western Greece.
The group; mostly first-year students, submitted the same paperwork in four separate coursework exercises, the head of the...
Greece
67 Students Aboard Bus That Caught Fire Near Patras Sent to Hotel in Rio
Sixty-seven students who were aboard a tourist bus that caught fire in the port city of Patras on Thursday evening found accommodation in a hotel in Rio.
Earlier reports said one person was rushed to hospital. The fire broke out...