Apostolos Lakasas

The University of the Aegean is launching Greece's first undergraduate gender studies program, reflecting an academic field that emerged from women's studies and expanded internationally from the late 1980s.

“The future is certain, it is only the past that is unpredictable.” This old Soviet aphorism seems to resonate with Turkey's national past as it is being revised in contemporary history textbooks. Over the past two years, the national narrative in these textbooks has undergone notable change, designed to serve the ambitious educational vision known as the “Century of Turkiye.”

Cypriot universities have come to dominate Greece's market for recognized distance-learning master's degrees, according to data submitted to Parliament by Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki.

A 63-year-old private school in Iraklio, Crete, has become the 10th Greek private school acquired by foreign capital since 2024, as London-based fund Forfar Education reached an agreement to purchase To Pagkritio – its second Greek acquisition after Rodion Pedia.

The number of approvals for one-on-one classroom support teachers for students with special educational needs in Greece has surged nearly sixfold over the past decade, prompting education officials to reconsider how the system operates.

A new international report warns that education systems must urgently restructure curricula to preserve human skills that artificial intelligence cannot replicate, or risk eroding democratic society's foundations.

A sharp reduction in the number of teachers seconded to public bodies is drawing strong criticism from universities and cultural institutions, which warn of staffing shortages and operational strain ahead of the new academic year.

The Ionian University is adding artificial intelligence to all undergraduate programs, making AI a subject for students across disciplines. The plan combines two approaches.

The Education Ministry plans to impose a new certification fee on foreign universities operating branches in the country, drawing criticism from private institutions already licensed.

The government has completed a draft plan to create a new Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, bringing universities and research under a single portfolio and seeking what officials describe as a new chapter for the sector after years of fragmentation.