Author: Apostolos Lakasas
The Ministry of Defense has made a significant policy change for the 2026 nationwide examinations, allowing students from all scientific disciplines to apply for military academies. This shift aims to attract a wider range of applicants and ensure military academies remain viable options for graduates across various academic disciplines. Under the new regulations, second-year senior high school students can now apply to military schools, regardless of their chosen academic focus, including humanities and health sciences. The decision is intended to diversify the applicant pool and boost interest in military careers. To address concerns regarding students’ scientific knowledge, the Ministry is…
[Intime News] Greece’s new digital tutoring platform is facing challenges in attracting teachers, 10 days post-launch. Despite a successful initial live-streamed lesson with 4,000 students, teacher participation remains low, impacting the platform’s viability. The initiative aims to provide free educational support to students across Greece, but without enough teachers, the quality of education may suffer, hindering its effectiveness. This issue highlights the ongoing struggle in the Greek education system to recruit qualified teachers for public services, posing a threat to the platform’s goal of offering accessible, high-quality education to all students. Source Link
The Greek government is making a push to attract prestigious foreign universities like Stanford, Harvard, and Yale to establish branches in the country by offering more favorable terms. International institutions ranking in the top 20 globally are eligible to set up a school in Greece, with the application deadline running from January 2 to March 1. Only two Cypriot institutions have shown interest so far, raising questions about the fate of the 33 existing Greek private colleges. Financial restrictions will limit the number of institutions that can acquire licenses to operate as universities, with estimates ranging between five and seven.…
The link between children’s reading habits and their parents’ educational levels was highlighted in a recent study by the Society for the Collective Management of Literature Works (OSDEL). The research showed that children of highly educated parents tend to read more books annually compared to those with lower-educated parents. The study’s results were shared by the scientific director, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, emphasizing the crucial impact of the ages of 6-7 on children’s reading habits. To cultivate a love for reading among Greek youth, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis announced plans to introduce more literature in classrooms. Pierrakakis expressed his intent to have…