MPs mull tweaking school hours

The House Education Committee has invited teacher unions to give their view on changing school opening hours and plans for all-day schools. Lawmakers met earlier this week to review timetables and curriculums

A melting pot for higher education

Cyprus is becoming a melting for higher education, attracting international universities ready to establish a campus, while local institutions are upgrading their status. One of the most prestigious universities in the region,

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Education reform is not fast enough

The new generation is facing huge changes, at home and abroad. It becomes more imperative to answer the following questions in an ever-changing world: is education at the level we all wish

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Learning the language

The Greek language, spoken and written, and its influence on civilisations was celebrated globally this week, primarily where a Hellenic presence is significant. It also coincided with the bicentennial of the Greek

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Renaissance through education

News the American University of Beirut, one of the region’s oldest and most prestigious institutions, is contemplating a Cyprus campus, more so in Paphos, proves education could play a pivotal role in

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Flickering flame of education

Society, culture, and education face a serious crisis when the younger generation is not encouraged to embrace critical thinking. Or when they do not challenge the establishment and tolerate all the ills

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Art for art’s sake

By any metric, there is a stench of intolerance wafting through Cyprus that stubbornly believes the new millennium never happened on these shores. The same intractable mindset that has deepened political division

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