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Constant Meddling in University Admissions Undermines Education in Greece

The Greek university entry exams system has been an issue that torments students and parents for decades. In the past thirty years there have been ten changes in the system. However, instead of making the life of students easier,...

Quadruplet Girls Pass University Entry Exams in Western Peloponnese

Seeing four 18-year-old girls, spitting images of one another, succeeding in the yearly university entry exams in different institutions is not something common, to say the least. The... quatrefecta, so to speak, was celebrated in their native Pyrgos, in the...

Greek Education Ministry Plans New Changes for University Entry Exams

The two-year International Baccalaureate is the Ministry of Education proposal, upon which the changes in the structure of secondary education and university entry examinations will be based. The changes are deemed necessary after last week's results for the yearly university...

Greek Education Ministry Announces Results of University Entry Exams

Greece's Education Ministry on Wednesday announced the results of the university and technical college entry exams, with seven out of ten students passing. Specifically, out of 105,548 candidates, 72,973 qualified for entry in universities, Higher Ecclesiastical Academies, colleges, Military and...

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...