Graduation

In a landmark move, Greece is set to establish the Higher School of Performing Arts (ASPET) for the first time. 

With the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year, graduation ceremonies are now being held at every educational level, from preschool to university, as the average cost of an off-campus graduation ceremony can reach up to 1,000 Turkish Liras ($43) per student.

Turkey's oldest university student has received his diploma at a ceremony held in Ankara.

Mustafa Yavuz Yalçınkaya, an 82-year-old law student, earned a diploma from Ankara University Law School after completing his final exams.

Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home.

The robots, dubbed "Newme" by developer ANA Holdings, were dressed in graduation caps and gowns for the ceremony at the Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo.

The Astor Cinema is hosting a tribute to Romanian cinema, presenting the country's best recent films, through Wednesday, April 12. The daily screening program starts at 5.40 p.m. with Palme d'Or nominated "Graduation" by Cristian Mungiu, who shared the Best Director award at Cannes last year with Olivier Assayas. It is followed at 8 p.m.

The deputy head of the Macedonian Police's urban crime fighting unit, "Alfa", Saso Milosevski, has been sacked after the authorities discovered his high-school diploma was fake.

"It is not true that my diploma is false. Why do you care about my diploma?" Milosevski briefly told BIRN.