Education

THIS year, Frederick University celebrates 60 years of continuous and impactful contribution to the educational landscape of Cyprus. With a presence across different levels of education, the university is a flagship ...

In the heart of Paphos, a city known for its history, beauty and growing innovation ecosystem, stands a university with a powerful vision: to offer a world-class education that not ...

THE University of Nicosia (UNIC) is a research-oriented institution dedicated to teaching, research, innovation, sustainability, societal engagement and cultural contribution. With over 100 programmes at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and ...

Foreign language learning in Cyprus varies significantly depending on the type and level of education, according to new data from Eurostat released on Monday. At lower-secondary level, 79.8 per cent of ...

Joint university programmes began gaining popularity in the late 1990s, in Europe in particular. With the vision to increase academic cooperation and student mobility across countries, institutions came together to ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday visited the new facilities of the Apostolos Loukas special school in Limassol to address ongoing concerns raised by staff and parents. Her visit coincided ...

Parliament on Thursday evening passed the long-discussed legislation on offering foreign language study programmes at public universities, allowing the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) to ...

Parents and children’s guardians are now liable to monetary fines if the children are absent from nursery school without notification, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. If ...

Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas, who chairs the education committee, said on Wednesday that students raised serious concerns about soaring costs for studying in Greece.  Top of their list were the ...

It is with great pride that we announce our school has been recognised by JA Europe as one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurial Schools in Europe, receiving the prestigious title of “...

Many colleges react to educational crises by cutting budgets and limiting programs. Bard College takes a different approach. When Leon Botstein identifies a problem in American education, his instinct is ...

From traditional rows to communal forums, the arrangement of classroom seating reflects deeper educational philosophies. At Brooklyn Friends School (BFS), a 157-year-old Quaker school in Downtown Brooklyn, classroom architecture serves ...

Cyprus computer society secretary Panicos Masouras on Friday called on the education ministry to implement lessons at Cypriot public schools to educate children about artificial intelligence. “We believe it is ...

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. ...