Vocational education

The Greek market will need an estimated 300,000 IT professionals by 2030 as part of the country's digital transformation.

A Council of State ruling has altered the criteria governing the professional recognition of qualifications from Greek colleges that serve as branches of European universities. 

Greeks living abroad will be able to vote in the next national elections for the first time from their place of residence under certain conditions.

The Family and Social Services Ministry for Roma citizens have prepared a new action plan, aiming to improve their life conditions.

The plan outlined until 2030 concerns six different areas: Education, employment, health, housing, social assistance and social service, taking aim at raising the Roma citizens' living standards.

The Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas and the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Kostis Hatzidakis visited the Vocational School of the Public Employment Service - D.Y.P.A. in Egaleo, on the occasion of Europe Day.

In an attempt to train qualified tattoo artists, the Tattoo Master Academy has opened with the cooperation of Beykent University. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to increase the number of vocational schools and strengthen their research and development capacity in a bid to improve the quality of technical abilities of employees in public and private sectors. 

A vocational high school that will train young journalists who will be well-equipped with skills to work for the media sector will be established in cooperation between Turkey's Education Ministry and Demirören Media.

On Friday, Prime Minister Florin Citu expressed his support for dual education, but also for the competition for funding between research centers.

Only a third of citizens say they are satisfied with the quality of the education system as a whole, but the majority (59%) consider that university education in Romania is a quality one, according to an opinion barometer conducted within the project "Sustainable Romania" implemented by the General Secretariat of the Government through the Department for Sustainable Development.