University

It is not too late for so-called "perpetual students" at Greek universities to start considering their future.

Greek high school graduates could soon attend tuition-based, English-language programs at public universities if a proposal by University of Athens Rector Gerasimos Siasos gains traction.

The details of the regulatory framework that will allow the establishment of private, not-for-profit universities have been ironed out and settled. The reform can now take shape.

It is a crucial challenge for the quality and extroversion of Greek higher education, as well as for public education, for which new possibilities are opening up.

The establishment of foreign-language university departments was a necessary step for the extroversion of Greek universities.

But it seems that, apart from academic preparation, no care had been taken regarding to how interested students from abroad could secure their student visa and accommodation in the country.

The project “Internationalisation of educational services of higher education institutions” of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sport is launched. It will be supported with a budget of 62 million euros.

The system of management in universities was designed with good intentions, aiming to end the introversion of the institutions. However, since it was tested in practice, it has been marked by serious malfunctions - with the University of Western Attica being the latest example. 

The Democritio University of Thrace (DUTH) has become a member of the European University EMERGE, which is a great academic distinction as it will now participate in the group of European university alliances.

The European Strategy looks forward to the creation of 60 European University Alliances with the participation of at least 500 universities by mid-2024.

The total annual cost of tuition and fees at four-year American colleges and universities has more than tripled over the past 60 years, from an average of $5,369 annually in 1963 to $17,709 in 2023, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

The results of the annual, nationwide university entrance exams can serve as an X-ray, if you will, of Greek state universities.

The devaluation of certain higher education institutions, which students can gain admission to even if they score below par, exposes the structural flaws in the academic structure. 

Turkish students are redefining their educational horizons when it comes to education, with a growing inclination toward affordable Germany over the once-dominant preference of the United States.