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COVID19: For-profit education providers to see growth beyond pandemic

Despite coronavirus disruptions, growing demand for quality education will continue to drive primary and secondary education provider’s growth over the next three years, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors Service.

16th September 2020

International/World

Students have a right to proper education

Schools in Cyprus are about to open in less than two weeks and the Ministry of Education is still consulting with state teachers’ unions on what the new academic year will look

23rd August 2020

Comment/Editorial/Life & Society

Education pioneer, Frederick University founder dies

Michalis Frederikou, educational pioneer, founder and president of Frederick University, has died aged 83. The university issued an announcement saying, “his funeral will be held on Monday 24 August at Agias Varvaras

21st August 2020

Cyprus

Cyprus to create agency to promote higher education

Nicosia aims to establish an agency for the promotion of Cyprus tertiary education that will attract students from both home and abroad. Cyprus House speaker Demetris Syllouris met on Tuesday with ministers

15th July 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

A dystopian future where teenage girls are shouted down

Diversity issues are not part of the national conversation while there is sparse interest in the Black Lives Matter debate in Cyprus. It seems we are not concerned so much about being

5th July 2020

Comment/Life & Society

COVID19: Keeping children educated and safe at home

The Ministry of Education needs to raise its game by a notch because although the distance learning system is gradually starting to take shape, we still have a long way to go

5th April 2020

Editorial/Life & Society

COVID19: Making lemonades from lemons

By Michael R. Czinkota and Michael L. Czinkota The coronavirus is the firing pin for major innovations. In many educational institutions, less than half of the customary study time is invested in this

23rd March 2020

Comment/Guests

Cyprus to shut all schools and universities

The Cyprus Education Ministry said Wednesday it was closing all public and private schools and universities as a precaution in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statement said the action

11th March 2020

Cyprus

Cyprus attracting more foreign students

Cypriot and foreign students attending Cyprus higher education institutions is constantly rising with 51,000 studying last year, a 59% rise on 2013. Addressing a graduation ceremony of postgraduate students, at the University

14th February 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society

Benefits of social media in education

By Nicolaos Artemis The use of Social Media Networks (SMN) is becoming all the more prevalent in our era. They are used mainly by young people, especially students, and they are an

13th February 2020

Comment/Guests/Life & Society