Parents and teachers offer support as schoolkids to protest over exams
Parents and teachers at state schools on Monday called for final year high school students to be excluded from the twice-yearly exams this year, as...
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Our View: Parents belittling their kids: stress good practice for future life
Another pretext has been found by the Confederation of Parents’ Associations to stop the holding of twice-yearly exams for graduates. The new council of the...
Time to adopt ‘rules of engagement’ for demos
By Charalampos Theopemptou Just a few months into my first year at university, the UK government decided to increase the fees for international students...
Neapolis University launches ‘host a student this Christmas’ initiative
Neapolis University Paphos announced on Saturday the launch of the “Host a student this Christmas” initiative, in efforts to combat social exclusion and discrimination during...
Online event on studying in the UK
The British Council is holding its first online Europe-wide UK education fair next month, with the participation of more than 50 UK universities and thousands...
Coronavirus: UCy physics department wants unjabbed students to stay home
The University of Cyprus physics department wants stricter protection from the coronavirus in the new school year, disagreeing with the senate’s decision to allow unvaccinated...
Coronavirus: Ministry says it can’t intervene in Tepak jab policy (Update 3)
The health minister said on Wednesday that he cannot interfere in the University of Technology’s (Tepak) decision to only allow vaccinated and recovered students on...
More job sectors opened to third-country students due to labour shortages
Amid reports businesses are struggling to find staff, the labour ministry said on Friday that third-country students who were in Cyprus on May 31 will...
Confusion over validity of rapid saliva tests
Parents angered over ministry’s refusal to accept them despite being on its own approved list Rapid saliva tests for coronavirus, an alternative to nasal...
Ministry eyes tough penalties to clamp down on ‘fake’ students
The interior ministry has proposed a bill to further clamp down on ‘sham students’ which could lead to a hefty fine of €250,000. The bill...
