Education ministry given until end of month to improve Larnaca school
The parents’ association and staff at Verginia secondary school in Larnaca has given the ministry of education until the end of the month to revamp...
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Learning through teaching Greek to unaccompanied minors
By Konstantina Katsoni Teaching is all about having an impact on children’s lives, helping them attain the tools that will help them pursue their hopes...
Students irked that headmaster in headscarf row was transferred, not punished
Student body Psem has accused the education ministry of forgiving racist behaviours after transferring a headmaster to another school instead of punishing him for cautioning...
Primary school students head back for the new year (pics)
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris visited Makedonitissa primary school on Monday morning to wish pupils well at the start of the new school year. After he...
Primary and pre-primary children to return to school Monday
Primary and pre-primary school children will head back to school on Monday morning, bringing an end to the school holidays. According to the ministry of...
Headscarf-ban girl will return to school after minister intervenes (Updated)
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said on Saturday the issue of a Muslim pupil who was kicked out of her high school on Friday by the...
AG’s office clears universities to take in private-school students
The Legal Service has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the...
Secondary schools reopen, problems remain
Exams, uniforms and mobile phones dominate discussion As secondary schools were reopening on Friday, students and the education ministry looked set for new clashes over...
Authorities call time on students’ high jinks on eve of school year
The growing trend of final-year Lyceum students partying on school grounds on the eve of the academic year is to be policed, school heads, both...
Students threaten to take action over school uniforms
Students have threatened to take action if teachers and education ministry officials who met on Tuesday try to enforce stricter rules for uniforms in high...
Teaching unions keep up the pressure over university openings for private school students
Teaching unions on Monday called for an ‘end to arbitrary actions’ by the two state universities that recently said they would invite private school graduates...
Government blamed for ‘attack on students’ rights’
By Jonathan Shkurko The Progressive Student Movement, in a statement coinciding with the start of the new academic year, has accused the government of being...
School fencing works ‘too slow’, minister says
THE education minister is not satisfied with progress to create fencing around schools in Larnaca, which is part of an upgrade to security following the...
Unclear how Brexit will affect Cypriot students in the UK
How Cypriot students in the UK are affected by Brexit will depend on what form it takes, a foreign ministry representative told the House education...
State universities’ acceptance of private school students appears legal says education minister
The decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the results of their international exams...
Bitter battle over students
The attorney-general, the education minister and MPs have all been dragged into the war the teaching unions unleashed this week against the two state universities...
€10 million to be spent on Paphos schools in next three years
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said €10m would be allocated in the next three years for schools in Paphos, as he toured the district on Saturday...
State school teachers outraged over university move to accept private school students
Teaching unions were in uproar on Thursday over a decision allowing private school graduates to obtain a place in state universities Tepak and the University...
Parents welcome chance for private school students to attend state universities
By Gina Agapiou A group representing parents of children at private schools welcomed on Wednesday the decision by state universities to accept students who have...
University of Cyprus ranked among world’s best 1,000 unis
The University of Cyprus has been ranked among the 1,000 best universities of the world, according to the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities released...
