Education

Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) co-signed the Limassol agreement with seven other European universities, providing the foundations for the creation of the European university of technology (EUt+) which includes common ...

A Hungary-based researcher will give a free online public talk on diverse approaches in nation-building at the Open University of Cyprus this Wednesday. Dr Zoltán Egeresi, Research Fellow at ...

Citing lack of progress in the case of two blind children who continue not to attend school, the Pancyprian Organisation for the Blind said on Friday that it would ask ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Friday underlined the importance of sports in schools during a visit to the Apostolos Markos Lyceum in Nicosia. Prodromou’s message came during European School ...

The OECD’s latest Education at a Glance report has found that England has the highest university tuition fees in the world. OECD countries tend to have different approaches to ...

The OECD’s latest edition of its “Education at a Glance” report provides an insight into education systems on all of the organization’s member states. One interesting aspect of ...

Turkish Cypriot MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday he will table a discussion at the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education about the education ministry’s handling of ...

Neapolis University Pafos has named Professor Stelios N Georgiou as the new Dean of the School of Health Sciences as of the 2021-2022 academic period. Professor Georgiou has published work ...

The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on September 2, 2021, reaffirms the University of Nicosia’s (UNic) global standing, ranking it among the Top 601-800 ...

President Nicos Anastasiades suggested more effective procedures to be put in place at the education ministry after teachers were told to “tear out” a page from a textbook with a ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou called on teachers and pupils to abide by the health protocols on Monday, the first day of the reopening of primary and nursery schools. A total ...

Primary schools will welcome 50,005 pupils back on Monday, marking the second school year beginning during the coronavirus pandemic and the third affected by it. “May the new year be creative, ...

There is no censorship in Cyprus, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday when asked to comment on the issue of an English textbook that was withdrawn over a reference ...

Cyprus continues to collect medals in European and International Olympiads in Informatics, the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has announced. Pascal Limassol (Greek School) student Theofanis Orfanou won silver medal at ...

Yet another school year amid the Covid pandemic kicked off on Tuesday with minor problems and old ‘customs’ involving flares and firecrackers. Over 45,000 pupils returned to school on Tuesday under ...

Over 45,000 students at state secondary school are set to return to school on Tuesday under strict measures to combat Covid-19, most notably the requirement of a SafePass for those aged 12 ...

Eighty per cent of school staff have received the Covid vaccine Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday during a House committee briefing. Prodromou said vaccination would work as an ...

The education ministry on Monday said it is working on amending the legislative framework over the appointment of assistants for special needs students after the House education committee last week ...

The House education committee on Wednesday called for a show of “political will” and the president’s intervention in resolving recurring issues surrounding the appointments of assistants for special needs ...

Financial literacy classes should be compulsory for all secondary school pupils to give future adults the necessary life skills, an academic advising the government on the issue told the Cyprus ...

UCLan Cyprus University has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Aradippou municipality to promote joint actions for education, culture and research. The memorandum is expected to reinforce the productive collaboration ...

Residents of Polis Chrysochous can apply for full and partial scholarships to three local universities, it was announced last week. In an announcement, Polis Chrysochou municipality said it is accepting ...

Neapolis University Paphos has announced it will be operating physically during the winter semester of the academic year 2021-2022. Following the relevant decision of its senate, the university said lessons ...

They are merely demanding basic employment rights. And the courts agree By Viana Eriksson During the last two years education has been hugely disrupted by the global pandemic and teachers, ...