Culinary students protest, oppose Filoxenia being turned into a court
The students’ union of the Higher Hotel Institute (HHIC) demonstrated on Tuesday demanding the government rethinks its decision to convert the Filoxenia conference centre into...
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Students irked that headmaster in headscarf row was transferred, not punished
Student body Psem has accused the education ministry of forgiving racist behaviours after transferring a headmaster to another school instead of punishing him for cautioning...
AG’s office clears universities to take in private-school students
The Legal Service has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the...
Hong Kong students rally peacefully before brief night skirmishes
Thousands of Hong Kong university and school students boycotted class and rallied peacefully for democracy on Monday, the latest acts of defiance in an anti-government...
Government blamed for ‘attack on students’ rights’
By Jonathan Shkurko The Progressive Student Movement, in a statement coinciding with the start of the new academic year, has accused the government of being...
Welcome to the gig economy
Increasing numbers of the young are being forced to take work with no benefits or jobs well below their level of qualifications Freelance, piecemeal...
High rents reportedly driving uni students to live in the north
Students are reportedly renting apartments in the north as the rent in places near universities in Nicosia goes through the roof although the Pancyprian Federation...
Wine and cheesemaking programmes being offered to rural students
Technical and vocational programmes on wine and cheesemaking will be on offer for secondary school students as of September in the Omodos community, education minister...
Church to construct low-rent housing for needy students
The Church of Cyprus plans to construct some 200 flats to house students who cannot afford renting places in Limassol, it was announced on Friday....
Fire destroys bus carrying students but no one injured
A bus carrying 50 students from Limassol to Nicosia caught fire on the motorway early on Saturday but no one was injured. The bus was...
Students set to flood town centres for UDI protests
Students are expected to flood Nicosia and other cities around Cyprus on Thursday morning to protest the 35th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence...
Greek students clash with police in central Athens
Greek youths clashed with police in central Athens on Monday as a protest against education reform turned violent when it reached parliament’s Syntagma square. Protesters threw stones,...
Student activists disappear in southern China after police raid
Police in riot gear stormed an apartment in southern China on Friday where about 40 student activists and others supporting factory workers seeking to form a labour...
North reverses decision to deny female students graduation over headscarf photos (Updated)
Authorities in the north said on Friday they would sign the school-leaving diplomas of 51 female pupils who had submitted for their documents photographs of...
UCy students to protest after rainbow flag taken down and trashed
By Evie Andreou The LGBT+ and Friends Students’ Club of the University of Cyprus (UCy) announced on Saturday they were holding a protest on Monday...
Trump considers arming teachers as students protest gun laws
Students galvanised by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while...
Vast majority of Cypriot students financially illiterate
Only six per cent of a sample of 880 Cypriot students were able to respond successfully to a questionnaire put to them as part of...
Lost students rescued from Avakas gorge
A large group of foreign students had to be rescued from the Avakas gorge in the Akamas on Saturday night after getting lost. According to...
Free state healthcare for university students (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal by which all university students in Cyprus will receive free healthcare at state hospitals, Education Minister Costas...
Cabinet extends grants for needy students
The cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional €1.5 million in grants for vulnerable students, bringing the total to €6.5m, Education Minister Costas Kadis said. “The...
