University

The debate between "statists" and "neoliberals" has been going on for years as if we were in another country, as if the words "private," "public" and "state" had a distinct meaning here. In Greece, though, these labels are misleading, with the result that the discussion rages around theoretical constructs which have little relation to reality.

Professors at the medical school of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University on Tuesday found themselves locked in a meeting room for two-and-a-half hours by students protesting changes to their curriculum, Kathimerini has learned.

The government's insistence on refusing to allow private universities to operate in Greece not only defies international trends, but is also unreasonable from an economic and social point of view.

Higher education can open the doors to a vast variety of exciting career paths, but students face the choice of staying in their home country to study or venturing further a field. For those who wish to experience a new culture, discover new cuisine, and meet people from different walks of life, opting to study abroad is a fantastic opportunity.

Twenty-three Turkish universities have entered the 2019 Times Higher Education world university rankings, with two making the top 500 on the list.

A total of 525,473 students were enrolled in 63 Turkish foundation universities as of February, according to a newly prepared report by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), which is the first detailed study of the foundation universities in the country.

A year after 471 undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University published a letter lamenting the level of delinquency inside its vast campus, a committee set up to discuss the issue concluded on Friday that the presence of police officers on the premises had reduced crime.

Instances of violence and lawlessness at 16 Greek universities have sharply increased in recent years, reaching 53 in 2017, according to data compiled by the rector of the University of Macedonia, Achilleas Zapranis.

Members of the philology faculty of Thessaloniki's Aristotle University on Friday continued a sitin at the institution's central administrative offices.

The students are protesting a new law for tertiary education that foresees certain cutbacks including a possible end to free textbooks.

The beginning of 2017-2018 academic year will see the tuition fees for certain BA and MA programs of some state universities across the country go up by 13.6%, reported Standart News.

The increase is also for the medical schools, Varna Medical University is the only one to set higher tuition fees for its programs Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry. The increase is by BGN 300 a year.