Education

Calls were made on Tuesday for President Nicos Anastasiades to see Famagusta hospital turned a university hospital, a request residents say would benefit both the town and the country’s ...

The education ministry should apologise to students, secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek said on Monday, following the confusion caused after an exam was interrupted because the topics were leaked. A ...

The health ministry is organising a free first aid webinar this weekend in collaboration with the humanitarian organisation Kids Save Lives. Every year, 350,000 people suffer cardiac arrest in Europe. “The ...

Lythrodontas primary school had to close on Monday after vandals damaged the property over the weekend. Police said glass and doors of classrooms at the school were damaged, making them ...

A secondary education biology book has caused an uproar on social media after a page circulated that suggests abstinence from sex before marriage is the only way to truly prevent ...

Parliament’s interference in the preprimary education law have led to Cyprus losing out on €12.2 million in EU funds that were set to go towards reforming the sector, Education Minister ...

Cypriot scientists are participating in the first European research for the development of an autonomous robotic system to detect marine litter, according to an announcement by the AKTI Research and ...

Registration for pre-primary and primary public schools will be held from January 16 to 18, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. The registration will be open to all parents with children ...

Thanks to monthly grants from the non-governmental organization “Techiia Foundation”, Ukrainian children who left for Cyprus after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, got access to quality education. The school was ...

In 2018, Andria Zafirakou won the Global Teacher Prize in recognition of the extraordinary contribution she has made to education in London as a teacher of arts and textiles While working ...

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. ...

The law governing the change in age children start preschool was on Monday branded “unconstitutional and virtually impracticable” by Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou. He said the state is obliged to ...

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 ...

The House on Wednesday accepted four out of seven referrals made by President Nicos Anastasiades on laws related to the environment, family law, refugee property management and education. The president ...

An education ministry decision to move a student to a special unit was suspended, after the district court found it would harm the child more than it would help. The ...

Unions will be consulted before the material to be taught in sex education classes is decided on, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday. His statements were made in a ...

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 ...

State secondary school teachers’ union Oelmek on Thursday complained that decisions taken at the ministerial level are overturned or not implemented at lower levels of the education ministry’s hierarchy ...

A local secondary school aims to allow all young people access to education through its participation in a European Erasmus+ programme. In collaboration with schools and educational organisations from five ...

The European Union is offering €1.5 million in scholarships to Greek and Turkish Cypriots to study at European colleges and become peace advocates for the reunification of Cyprus. According to the ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouis on Friday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the rector of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) Panayiotis Zaphiris, after the latter established a collaboration protocol ...

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 ...

Neapolis university in Paphos and the University of Haifa in Israel signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide for joint research activities, staff exchanges, as well as joint undergraduate ...