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First Ever Woman to Become Head of Greece's University of the Aegean (photos)

At an amphitheater of the University of the Aegean, located in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Chrisi Vigilaki became the first ever woman to be accredited the highest official position in Greece’s University; that of Prytanis (the equivalent of...

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...

Athens Prosecutor to Probe College Crime Wave

Greek prosecutors are to get involved in a developing scandal about allegations of violence, vandalism and general criminality plaguing some of the country's universities Athens Prosecutor's Chief Prosecutor Elias Zagoras is reportedly to start a preliminary investigation into reports of...

Vandals Ransack University Campus in Thessaloniki (photos)

Unknown assailants stormed the administrative office of the University Of Macedonia (PAMAK), on Wednesday evening in Thessaloniki, and caused extensive damage to the interior. According to reports, about a dozen hooded men stormed the building without being noticed by the...

Vandals Target Professor Speaking Out Against Violence in Greek Universities

The car of a Greek professor at the University of Thrace, was vandalized on Wednesday by unknown assailants outside his home at Xanthi, northern Greece. The vandals sprayed the car with slogans against fascism and painted the hammer and sickle...

Student Attacked by Mob at Athens University

An unknown group of assailants attacked and injured two people in the library of the Athens University of Economics and Business in the latest incident of violence on a university campus. According to the University’s Senate, the attack occurred at...

Top Universities Abroad Opening Doors to Greek Doctors

Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Duke, Johns Hopkins, in addition to another 30 universities are opening their doors to top graduates from medical schools across Greece. The interest shown by major universities is yet another example of the quality of Greek...

Education Minister: Greek University Entrance Exam System Will Change in Three Years

The current system of university entrance exams, which he called "educationally unacceptable," will be changed within three years, Greek Education Minister Constantinos Gavroglou announced in Parliament on Thursday. The minister was addressing the plenum during a debate on a...

Global University Rankings Show Greek Students Lack Entrepreneurship

A global study of 122,000 university students of 1,000 universities in 50 countries, showed that Greek students are lacking in entrepreneurship while also abandoning their dreams of entering the civil service. The research data will be presented at the...

University Student Elections Marred by Violence [Video]

A group of hooded rioters attacked various tertiary education institutions during the university elections on Wednesday. Attacks took place at the Athens Law School, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and the Education Institute. Ten people entered the Athens...