Turkish, Greek universities launch joint program
(Today's Zaman) Aug 13, 2008
İstanbul Bilgi University and the Kokkalis Foundation of Greece announced last week that they will be collaborating on a program for Greek and Turkish studies....

High school change chalked up
(eKathimerini) Aug 07, 2008
Government mulling reforms, including extra year, to ensure students are better prepared for university...

Easier to skip religion class
(eKathimerini) Jul 31, 2008
Schoolchildren will be able to skip religious education lessons by providing their teachers with a note - written by their parents - according to a new initiative by the Education and Religious Affairs Ministry....

Rote learning at university
(eKathimerini) Jul 21, 2008
New survey shows students do little research and aim to memorize subjects...

Private college bill divides opinion
(eKathimerini) Jul 17, 2008
Private colleges in Greece yesterday expressed their surprise at suggestions that not all the degrees they award to students will be fully recognized despite an imminent change in the law....

New law to keep an eye on colleges
(eKathimerini) Jul 16, 2008
Dozens of private colleges that offer thousands of senior high school students opportunities in further education if they fail to make it into university are to be more strictly regulated under a new bill unveiled by the government yesterday....

Fighting inertia in our schools
(Cyprus Mail) Jul 06, 2008
The first education minister appointed without the church’s approval, Andreas Demetriou has been charged with bringing Cyprus’ schools in line with the rapid changes taking place in the world...

High school exams in Italy get failing grades
(Associated Press) Jun 20, 2008
Usually, it's the student who fails an exam. In Italy, it's the exams that are getting failing grades for embarrassing errors that have already cost one education official her job....

Students intensify protests
(eKathimerini) Jun 05, 2008
Macedonia University rector and senate members locked in for eight hours...

Universities ask for protection
(eKathimerini) Jun 03, 2008
Rectors appeal to government, academic community, for action as unrest continues in higher education sector...

University staff leave hospital amid tensions
(eKathimerini) Jun 02, 2008
The rector of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University, knocked unconscious during a scuffle with students last Wednesday, and two university guards who were beaten up by a gang of youths two days later,...

Students go on the rampage in Athens
(eKathimerini) May 30, 2008
The academic community and a string of politicians condemned yesterday the violent behavior of some students as, just a day after the rector of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University was hospitalized, a group wreaked havoc at Athens Law School....

Three injured in Greek student protests against reforms
May 28, 2008
Three people were injured on Wednesday following clashes between rival student unions outside a university in the Greek capital in protest of education reforms, reports said....

Students boxed in by crafty lecturers
(eKathimerini) May 27, 2008
The ongoing game of cat and mouse between university teaching staff and students took another twist yesterday as lecturers at the Athens Technical College deployed a fake ballot box in a bid to ensure that elections for a new rector ran smoothly....

Students march off with ballot boxes
(eKathimerini) May 23, 2008
Students forced their way into universities across the country yesterday and stole ballot boxes being used for the election of rectors, as they continued protests against the government’s education reforms....