Education

The government’s plan with the introduction of courses in foreign languages at state universities is to serve interests other than those of the universities themselves, Akel warned on Thursday. ...

The state’s confidence in the University of Cyprus is “clear and unquestionable”, the Education Minister Athina Michaelidou said on Wednesday evening, renewing government support for the university’s efforts ...

US President Donald Trump said his administration has been working with Harvard University and could announce a deal “over the next week or so” to resolve the White House’s ...

For the first time in 26 years, graduation ceremonies were held on Wednesday for children in the nursery and primary schools of Kormakitis in the north, which had been closed for ...

The House education committee is trying to sort out foreign language undergraduate courses at public universities before its summer recess, it was reported on Wednesday. Committee chairman Diko MP Pavlos ...

Classroom design is a key part of building an effective learning environment. Tables help students work together, stay on task, and get things done more easily. The right table can ...

Extending the age limit for special education from 21 to 22 is not a solution in itself, chairman of the House education committee MP Pavlos Mylonas said on Friday. Mylonas, who visited ...

Solutions to disagreements between teachers and the government regarding planned reforms to the ways in which teachers are evaluated “can be found in parliament”, the education ministry’s permanent secretary ...

The Pancyprian examinations, which Cypriot high school leavers take to gain access to public universities in Cyprus and Greece, got underway on Friday. In total, exactly 5,119 people are sitting the ...

The new technical gymnasium will open its doors in September, “signalling a new era for education in Cyprus” and providing “real opportunities” to students, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

Frederick University is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MSC Shipmanagement Cyprus, a key subsidiary of MSC – the world’s largest container shipping company. ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday said the ministry was open to discussing the “minor” issues raised by teachers regarding the ministry’s proposal for a sweeping reform of teacher ...

Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by President Donald Trump’s crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions ...

How often we do not want to study, simply because it is boring, tedious, a lot of information, no energy? Surely everyone has faced this at least once. We have ...

The government announced on Tuesday a sweeping reform of the teacher evaluation system, marking the most significant change to public education in decades. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis outlined the details ...

It is “surprising” to hear accusations of no consultation, noting that talks with unions began nine months ago and had led to concrete outcomes, Education Minister Athina Michaelidou said on ...

The cultivation of historical literacy remains a vital component of citizenship education, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday at the Cyprus Paedagogical Institute. “Students who approach history as a ...

Akel have put forward a bill which would ensure that undergraduate programmes taught in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities are free of charge for students. The matter was discussed ...

An international research team led by the University of Nicosia, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has developed an advanced Artificial Intelligence (...

The proposal for changing how teachers are evaluated, which has been strongly condemned by the unions, is set to be approved by the cabinet on Tuesday. “Our proposal is expected ...

In a distinguished ceremony held at Limassol’s Elias Beach Hotel, the University of Limassol (UoL) officially inaugurated its Department of Psychology. The event marked a pivotal advancement in the ...

The education ministry has started providing materials to schools to improve Greek language learning for students for whom it is a second language, it announced on Wednesday. The materials, which ...

A private education project worth over €50 million is advancing in Polemidia, Limassol, with construction preparations under way for a new school funded by the Yael Foundation. Work is expected to ...

Columbia University has suspended more than 65 students for their role in a pro-Palestinian demonstration that forced the shutdown of the main campus library, a school official said on Friday. The ...