#Athena Michaelidou

Discussions on a bill regulating the operation of foreign university branches in Cyprus have entered their final stretch and the wording of the bill has been finalised, Education Minister Athena ...

Nobody would have been surprised to hear that the secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek declined the education minister’s invitation to attend talks on the formulation of a new evaluation ...

The House education committee is to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss laws which will allow overseas universities to establish campuses in Cyprus and allow Cypriot public universities ...

The national strategy for the prevention and management of violence in schools for the period 2024–2028 is human centred and scientifically backed, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said, following cabinet’s approval ...

Any form of service in the National Guard should be acknowledged as an honour for the conscripts and their families, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Saturday. Speaking at a ...

The education ministry’s proposed budget for 2025 amounts to €1.55 billion, reflecting a 6 per cent increase from 2024. Presenting the budget to the House finance committee on Friday, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou ...

The government is “ready” to begin making moves towards the opening of a campus of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) in Larnaca, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday presented a new amendment to the bill surrounding foreign universities in Cyprus. Attending a House Education committee, she said the aim is to ensure ...

The decision to run an alternative education pilot programme for students with severe socio-educational challenges from premises of the Pancyprian Gymnasium became a subject of debate and consternation on Friday. ...

Cyprus’ presidency of the MED9, a group of nine Mediterranean EU member states, was the focus of a press conference held at the presidential palace on Thursday. The presidency will ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday extolled the virtues of large families at the Nicosia district’s “large families’ celebration”. Speaking to parents who attended the event, she said, “you, ...

The progress of installing air conditioning units in public schools was the main focus of a meeting held on Tuesday between Education Minister Athena Michaelidou and the presidents of the ...

The installation of air conditioning units in schools is to begin within the next few days, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Sunday. Speaking at student union Pofen’s annual ...

On Friday, Cyprus took over the presidency of the European Schools network for the first time, in a term which will last from August 2024 to July 2025. As part of its ...

In a heatwave-inspired move, 50 air-conditioning units are to be installed in public schools over the next few days, with plans to cover all schools over a three-year period. Education Minister ...

Schools will see modernised analytical programmes, improved all-day programmes and more emphasis on technical education when they reopen in September, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. Michaelidou said the ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Thursday reiterated the government’s commitment to enhancing both the structural and pedagogical functions of schools “in order to fully meet contemporary educational requirements and ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday stressed the importance of data protection for internet users. Speaking at a prize-giving ceremony for a painting competition, she said the protection of personal ...

It was astonishing to hear that a gymnasium student who had been sexually abused by fellow students was still expected to go to the same school as his abusers, a ...

A subset of teachers went on a 24-hour strike on Thursday demanding job security for their posts. in a move that Education Minister Athena Michaelidou described as “hasty and untimely”. ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Monday outlined her priorities for the next school year. She said her ministry aims to create an education system “through which citizens with skills, who ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou committed her ministry to building new schools and upgrading existing ones in the town and district of Larnaca. Speaking during a visit to the town’s ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Tuesday signed an MoU with the churches of Cyprus and Greece, in addition to the Jewish community in Greece and the Jewish Museum there. The ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Nikolaos Prakas The government will take all necessary action as soon as possible for Rizokarpaso schools it emerged on Tuesday after interventions by Turkish Cypriot officials ...