Students can now top up public transport cards online, bus company says
The Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Wednesday that students can now top up their bus cards online. For the first time, all Motion Card...
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A student’s life: online and in self-isolation
‘They only had eight months to figure this all out, right?’ By Nick Theodoulou Nikolas arrived from Cyprus last Wednesday in Brighton, UK to begin...
Prospective Cypriot students may need to apply for UK immigration points system
Prospective Cypriot students planning to study in the UK next year may need to apply to the UK’s points-based immigration system. The British High Commission...
Cabinet defers military service for conscripts accepted at UK universities (Updated)
The Cabinet on Thursday announced that the government would temporarily defer the service of National guardsmen who have secured a seat in British universities so...
Students urged not to ‘double book’ places in Cyprus and Greece
First year students who have secured a place at the University of Cyprus (UCy) who intend to study in Greece are not allowed to register...
Cypriot students in US relieved after Trump drops deportation plans
US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped plans to deport international students whose classes are to be taught entirely online because of the coronavirus pandemic....
Change in fee status for English universities focus of talks between FM and UK counterpart
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he and his UK counterpart Dominic Raab decided to continue talks on a British decision to exclude EU...
TC newspaper Afrika gives in to pressure and removes ‘racist’ logo from masthead
Student pressure group says it’s a step but that publisher Sener Levent ‘must also recognise his mistake’ By Agnieszka Rakoczy A heated debate between the...
Coronavirus: Cypriots rethink studying in England
Online lectures, socially distanced living and ‘virtual’ freshers’ week. Why would a Cypriot student want to study in England this year? By Annette Chrysostomou With...
Platform aims to enhance student life
If you studied abroad, you’ll have enjoyed a full experience. Because being a student isn’t just about the lectures, the exams, and the late-night cram...
Over 1,200 students and 162 teachers from both sides brought together in 2019/2020
The Bicommunal Technical Committee on Education said on Wednesday it had completed the ‘Imagine’ programme for the school year 2019-2020, bringing together 1,285 students and...
Coronavirus: students returning to Greece must self-isolate for five days
Students returning to Greece to continue their studies need to stay in self-isolation for just five days, the education ministry announced on Wednesday. The decision...
Coronavirus: Cypriot students to fly back to Greece on May 24
The transport ministry has announced that it has reached an agreement with Cyprus Airways to organise three flights on May 24 taking Cypriot students back...
Coronavirus: Anastasiades speaks with Mitsotakis about return of Cypriot students to Greece
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday had a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding the return to Greece of Cypriot students studying there....
Coronavirus: students’ union wants more buses and routes to avoid overcrowding
Student union Psem sent a letter to the transport ministry on Thursday asking for an increase in bus routes for students in light of the...
Coronavirus: some repatriated Cypriot students want to return to Greece for studies
A growing number of Cypriot students who are currently enrolled in universities in Greece and have been repatriated over the last month have expressed their...
Coronavirus: Paphos hotel throws farewell concert for quarantined students
A hotel in Paphos held a small concert for students leaving their 14-day quarantine, Yeroskipou Mayor Michalis Pavlides said on Saturday. The students were given...
Coronavirus: Parents’ group says student repatriation system improving
Representatives of students in the UK said on Monday that the situation regarding repatriation flights has consistently improved in the last two weeks. Nicos Petrou,...
Coronavirus: Almost 10,000 emergency student grants handed out so far
A total of 9,282 students out of 14,823 who applied have received the €750 grant awarded to those who stayed abroad as part of the...
Coronavirus: education ministry clarifies who is entitled to special student grant
The education ministry on Friday sent out a clarifying announcement regarding the allowance for students studying abroad who will not return to Cyprus for the...
