Education

The University of Cyprus will host the first official celebration of World Greek Language Day on February 9, with an event entitled “In the Greek language, which is the vehicle of ...

The education ministry on Tuesday released a guide outlining policies, circulars and protocols related to the prevention and response to in-school violence, which has been sent to all schools across ...

Why collaborative exam notes matter? Exam season often feels like organized chaos. Between lecture slides, textbooks, group chat screenshots, and countless PDFs scattered across devices, students spend more time pulling ...

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Control over the books used at schools in the occupied Karpas peninsula are controlled by the Turkish Cypriot authorities, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Sunday, adding this if affecting “...

Education, teachers and skills are not only a tool to be exploited by the labour market, but are “at the core of the European response to the challenges of the ...

On January 22, 2026, Xenion High School hosted the Second Youth Poetry Slam, bringing together young voices from Xenion High School, the Heritage Private School Limassol and the American Academy Larnaca. Students ...

Building new schools in Larnaca is imperative, the head of the city’s parents’ association, Costas Costa, said on Monday, stressing that all classrooms must be equipped with air conditioning ...

Primary school teachers’ union, Poed, called on its members to abstain from training and information meetings organised by the education ministry, on the new teacher evaluation framework, citing lack of ...

House education committee president Pavlos Mylonas and members visited Lakatamia’s 3rd primary school on Friday to inspect the building’s condition, following a letter from the school’s parents’ ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Wednesday called on the British government to reduce university tuition fees for Cypriots and other European Union citizens who elect to ...

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is “in the final stretch” of coming to a decision over whether it will open a campus in Paphos, according to reports on Monday. News ...

Twenty-eight private schools in Cyprus have applied to expand or develop their campuses, using incentives provided by a new urban planning scheme.  Ten applications have already been approved, three rejected ...

Following months of intense discussions, the new teacher evaluation plan was passed with 29 votes in favour in parliament on Monday. “This is undoubtedly a reform that, at the same time, ...

The education ministry has confirmed that the bicommunal Imagine programme will resume in January, following changes to its framework and the reissuing of circulars to schools. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, ...

Parents’ groups on Tuesday strongly criticised a planned teachers’ strike, warning that students are being used as “leverage” for the union’s demands. The Pancyprian confederation of parents’ associations said ...

Nicolina Nicolaou, a special education teacher for the past 15 years, has been jotting down ideas and taking notes, which over time transmuted into a complete book – Reading Comprehension and Psychosocial ...

Young in people in Cyprus were less likely than most of their European peers to drop out of formal education or training during 2024, according to Eurostat, highlighting the island’s ...

The education ministry has set January 12–16, 2026 as the official registration and transfer period for public kindergartens for the 2026–27 school year. This will be the only registration window. No new class ...

The primary school parents’ association on Friday expressed its “strong satisfaction and indignation” after primary school teachers’ trade union Poed had announced its intention to go on strike next week ...

A pioneering early literacy initiative aimed at newborns to three-year-olds, has been launched by the University of Cyprus, it announced on Tuesday, positioning the institution at the forefront of childhood ...

Primary school teacher union Poed decided on Thursday – as a “gesture of good will” – to postpone its work stoppage scheduled for November 26 to protest the proposed changes to the teacher ...

A debate took place this week in the House health committee over a new bill establishing a legal framework for the creation and operation of university clinics and hospitals in ...

Secondary school teachers will stage a work stoppage next Wednesday morning as Oelmek protests the government’s proposed system for evaluating teachers and educational work. The union announced a four-hour ...