#education

Law change provides loophole to charge massive hikes A legal loophole has enabled a private school in Limassol to hike its tuition fees by over 200 per cent, leading to a ...

Frederick University on Monday announced the successful certification of its Department of Pharmacy by the higher education quality assurance and agency. In its announcement the university said its Department of ...

The tech industry in Cyprus is booming, with many passionate individuals working hard to make it thrive. In this context, the new season of workshops from TechIsland is due to ...

About six in ten people in Cyprus aged 25 to 34 hold a university degree with the percentage being higher in women than men, data from the national statistical service showed on ...

Education, the economy and health are the trifecta the government should invest more in, according to a survey of 1000 citizens in Cyprus. Carried out as part of the state’s ...

Top students from Cyprus received outstanding Cambridge learner awards for their 2022 academic achievements. Over 49 learners in Cyprus received awards for exceptional performance in Cambridge examinations, achieving a total of 59 awards. ...

Parents should have every right to choose to send their children to a private nursery or kindergarten if they wish, and the move from MPs to prevent this by the ...

Teaching unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek met with government officials on Thursday to discuss a proposal that would hypothetically improve the recruitment of permanent teaching posts and cut down on ...

New technical schools will be built in 2023, general secretary of the union of technical school teachers’ (Oeltek) Lenos Loizou said on Tuesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said ...

Students in secondary education along with their parents protested outside the Paphos education ministry’s office on Friday, over the ongoing spat on twice-yearly exams. “There’s way too much ...

Teachers in the Famagusta area on Thursday were given training in Paralimni by the police on the protocols regarding the management of bomb threats and explosive objects. “In the context ...

The contentious sex education law will be referred back to parliament as the attorney-general has deemed it unconstitutional, the government said on Thursday. Nonetheless, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou will be ...

A large number of interventions by the Ombudswoman’s office this year concerned the “inalienable” right of children with disabilities to equal and non-discriminatory or inclusive access to education, Ombudswoman ...

A secondary education teacher who was accused of sexually harassing several teenage students has been suspended from his post at a state school. According to Cyprus Mail information, the Limassol ...

The labour inspection department issued 17 fines and 17 warnings in October to undeclared employers and workers in the education sector, the labour ministry said on Tuesday. According to a written statement, ...

Sex education needs to have a place in teaching as part of a broader government strategy to protect children from sexual abuse, children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou said on ...

Integrated education is just a slogan, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday in response to criticism from disabled rights group Kisoa and the commissioner for children’s rights over ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou has drafted a proposal to end the practice of making gymnasium pupils repeat a year based on performance assessment. According to Philenews the proposal has already ...

By Dr Panayiotis K Mavros The permanent division of our country is in sight and it is our utmost duty to strive hard to unify Cyprus, turning it into a ...

The suspension of around 50 students due to their haircuts from the Petrakis Kyprianou gymnasium violated current educational legislation and children’s rights, the Larnaca federation of parents and guardians of ...

Gymnasium, lyceum and technical school students returned to classes on Wednesday for the new academic year. Teachers have been back in the classroom since September 1, preparing to welcome students back. ...

There is a strange habit in the Cyprus media always to seek the opinions of teaching union bosses about public schools and education ministry policy. For the last couple of ...

A €20 million deal to digitally upgrade all schools by 2025 was signed by the education ministry on Tuesday. “In essence, this is the biggest technological upgrade and one of the biggest ...

Amidst soaring rent prices, university students in Limassol are scrambling to find accommodation University student Konstantinos Karseras used to board the 6.30am bus from Paphos to arrive on time for ...