#Athena Michaelidou

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 ...

The value and importance of all-day school is “obvious,” Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. Speaking at a promotional event in Nicosia, she said the extension of the school ...

The paediatric oncology unit at the Makarios children’s hospital will be permanently staffed by educational professionals, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. Michaelidou was speaking to the Pancyprian ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Thursday said nothing had been proven against the theologian who showed students a controversial video, which had been reported for homophobic content. Speaking to CyBC ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday attended an event at the Presidential Palace celebrating “World Greek Language Day”, which coincided with the anniversary of the death of Greece’s national poet ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou made it clear she would not tolerate “tactics of the past” on Tuesday as teaching union Oelmek threatened it would take measures. Speaking to state broadcaster ...

The education ministry has ordered an investigation into the beheading and butchering of a cat, which was allegedly kicked around a school, the Animal Party said on Tuesday. Describing a ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou will inform the Culture and Education Committee of the EU parliament on issues faced by Greek Cypriot schools in the north in Rizokarpaso. According to an ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Tuesday plans are underway to boost the profile of Cyprus’ higher education. Speaking following an interministerial meeting aimed at developing the field, she said ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou has hailed the government’s proposal to gradually expand the provision of free pre-primary education to children aged four years old and up. Speaking to the ...

New measures are to be taken to curb episodes of violence and delinquency in schools, the ministry of education outlined on Friday. The measures come in the wake of the ...