Education

The strengthening of bilateral cooperation and exchanges between young people from China and Cyprus was discussed on Wednesday by members of the House education committee with a delegation of young ...

A father from Larnaca on Tuesday claimed that school bullying is the cause behind his son having been hospitalised last week. The eight-year-old boy required surgery after being cut by ...

Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Monday called for a protest at Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square against the government’s ban of mobile phones from schools. He said ...

The government should place genuine focus on education, House education committee chairman Pavlos Mylonas said on Friday during his visit at two schools in Limassol. MPs visited the new building ...

Fees and entrance criteria for foreign language undergraduate programmes to be offered in public universities remain a thorny issue in a new updated bill presented by Education Minister Athena Michaelidou. ...

The alternative study and reintegration school, currently in a separate area within the Pancyprian Gymnasium in Nicosia, will be moved to another place due to hostility directed against its students. ...

By Charalambos Charalambous Education serves as the bedrock of any society’s development. To ensure we adequately prepare future generations for the complexities of the modern world, we must rethink ...

Investing in the younger generation is a top priority for the government, according to House president Annita Demetriou, who addressed the opening ceremony of the seventh session of the Youth ...

The education ministry on Monday confirmed it was investigating allegations of a Nicosia high school mistreating an ADHD student, after a parent reported the principal. According to Philenews and Reporter ...

The government is “ready” to begin making moves towards the opening of a campus of the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) in Larnaca, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. ...

The deadline for online applications for a €100 grant for students to purchase stationery has been extended till October 18 at 12pm. Eligible students are those in grade 1 of primary, gymnasium, lyceum ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday presented a new amendment to the bill surrounding foreign universities in Cyprus. Attending a House Education committee, she said the aim is to ensure ...

The University of Cyprus (UCy) has been ranked among the top 401-500 universities globally in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2025. This marks an improvement from ...

Though there is no proper evidence about the inception of translation, there is one thing about which critics agree that it was present even before the Bible. The first ever ...

Security guards will be posted at all high schools for students aged 12-14 across Cyprus, after the plan worked well in lyceums and technical schools. Speaking after a cabinet meeting ...

A bill which would ban the use of mobile phones in schools by law will be voted on in parliament within the next fortnight, House education committee chairman and Diko ...

Loans reaching a total of €125 million for Tepak facilities in Limassol and Paphos were signed on Friday between the finance ministry, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Tepak. One loan ...

The education ministry and Disy have assured they are on the same page, following a week of public disagreements over preparations for the new academic year. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou ...

The Pan-Cyprian Student Co-ordinating Committee (Psem) said on Thursday that the issue of installing air conditioning in schools had become a mockery because the president and others had not fulfilled ...

By Emily Eaton, University of Regina and Jennie C. Stephens, National University of Ireland Maynooth As the climate crisis gets worse, global fossil fuel production is growing and oil and ...

The reduction of school bus fares is expected to persuade 2,000 more schoolchildren to travel by bus, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday night. Speaking after a presentation of plans ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday extolled the virtues of large families at the Nicosia district’s “large families’ celebration”. Speaking to parents who attended the event, she said, “you, ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Wednesday hailed the opening of the American University of Beirut’s new campus in his town, describing it as “one of the most important projects” ...

The University of Cyprus has been derelict in its management of a contract regarding the construction of facilities on its premises, with cost overruns expected to reach €2.6 million, the auditor-general ...