Education minister to pay an official visit to Russia
Minister of Education and Culture, Costas Kadis, departs today for an official visit to Russia. According to an official press release, on Friday Kadis and...
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Medical school deal put on hold for a week
The cooperation agreement between the education ministry and the University of Cyprus’ medical school has been put on hold for a week to give time...
More needs to be done to stop violence in school says minister
Last year 120 incidents of juvenile delinquency were recorded in primary schools and as many in high schools, Education Minister Costas Kadis said on Tuesday....
Shriners Hospitals plans to expand cooperation in Cyprus to include education
For 35 years, doctors from Shriners Hospitals for Children have been visiting Cyprus and examining children with serious orthopaedic problems. This year, doctors expressed their...
Teachers announce periodic strikes islandwide (Update 2)
By Evie Andreou and Angelos Anastasiou State primary-school teachers’ union Poed announced on Friday a series of one-period strikes islandwide every Wednesday morning, meaning those...
Three teens to be charged in school beating (Updated)
Three 16-year-old girls were arrested in connection with the beating of a classmate, also 16, in a Limassol school on Thursday, which was recorded and...
Loans and grants still available for students in England starting 2017
Cypriot students, as with their EU counterparts, applying for English university places in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will still have access to student...
Turkish Cypriot texts aim to promote peace says ministry
Teaching Turkish Cypriot literary texts in state high schools is part of the education ministry’s goal of promoting a peace culture and is not subject...
Teachers earn nearly three times as much as average Cypriot
TEACHERS in Cyprus earn nearly three times as much as the average Cypriot, a new study shows In most EU countries the maximum salary for...
Larnaca teacher alleges attack by student (Updated)
Police are looking into a complaint made by a teacher that for as yet unknown reasons he was attacked by a 15-year-old boy at a...
Youngest teachers in Europe
Cyprus employs 4,000 primary school teachers, 83.7 per cent of whom are female, 16.3 per cent male and only 3.5 per cent aged over 50,...
Kadis promotes reform agenda to primary school heads
The reform of the educational system is an obligation to society and its children, Education Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday. Kadis met with preschool...
Kadis: no going back on contracts decision
THE cabinet will not rethink its decision on the employment status of a number of teachers who will be called to work as substitutes, Education...
Cabinet approves more cash for student grants
The cabinet has unanimously approved an increase of €2.25 million for student grants in 2016, raising the amount from €3.75 million to €6 million. In...
Teachers union demands president intervenes in contract dispute, issues deadline
PRIMARY education teachers’ union Poed on Thursday gave a deadline until October 12 for President Nicos Anastasiades to intervene and satisfy their demands on the...
Primary school teachers threaten further work stoppages
THE primary school teachers’ union Poed strongly hinted at further strike action on Wednesday if the education ministry failed to allay concerns over the employment...
Savvidou: schools no place for religious outings
STATE institutions including schools should operate as such and not as faithful adherents to religious traditions and practices, Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou said, following complaints that...
Cypriot children in Skype event with ESA astronaut
More than 1,000 pupils will have the opportunity on Friday to chat through Skype with the European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli who is...
Oxford ranked as world’s top university, TEPAK in top 500 – Times Higher Education
The University of Oxford has become the first British university to top the Times Higher Education’s global league table, knocking the California Institute of Technology...
Teachers union has failed to back up its claims of shortages, Kadis says
The public spat between the education ministry and state primary school teachers which led to a one-hour work stoppage on Wednesday is ongoing with union...
