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Greece Launches Distance-Learning Platforms for Coronavirus Times

Τhe Greek Education Ministry announced on Friday that it was responding to the challenge of school closures due to the coronavirus by launching digital tools that will enable distance learning. Priority will be given to the implementation of distance learning...

Italy Closes All Schools, Death Toll Rises to 107

The Italian government announced on Wednesday afternoon, after hours of speculation, that all schools across the country will remain closed until March 15, beginning on Thursday. ''For the government, it was not a simple decision,'' Italian Education Minister Lucia Azzolina...

Coronavirus: Greece Closes Eight Schools in Athens, Bans All School Trips Abroad

The Greek Ministries of Health and Education announced on Friday that a total of eight schools will shut down in Attica as a precautionary measure to help prevent the spread of the COVID19 Coronavirus. The schools that will be forced to...

Greek Authorities Call for Calm as Italy Records Seventh Coronavirus Death

Greek authorities have asked the public to remain calm and not panic as neighboring Italy struggles to cope with the unexpected and dramatic rise of coronavirus cases over the last two to three days. Speaking with reporters on Monday, Greek...

US Embassy to Support ''2020 STEM STARS GREECE'' Educational Competition

The American Embassy in Athens announced recently that it will support the ''STEM STARS GREECE'' educational competition that will take place in Athens this year. The US Embassy, in partnership with SciCo, said that the ''100mentorsnetwork'' will be joining STEM...

Harvard University Considers Creating Courses on Refugee Crisis in Greece

Harvard University, one of the world's most prestigious academic institutions, has reportedly been mulling how to create a course devoted to the refugee crisis which has hit Europe in the last decade. The proposed course would be offered in close partnership...

Foreign Nationals Invited to Study in Greece on International Day of Education

The Greek government on Friday invited foreign nationals students from all around the world to come to study in Greece, on the occasion of the International Day of Education. During the event titled "Building International Bridges: Opening Greek Universities to...

Number of Postgraduate Degree Holders Sets a New Record in Greece

Greece's younger generations have become known across Europe and beyond for the high level of their academic qualifications and achievements, a trend that took root in the country several decades earlier. Greek citizens are constitutionally entitled to receive a high-quality...

An 8-Year Old Greek Stuns the World with His Incredibly High IQ

He is only eight years old and solves complex mathematical problems in a matter of seconds. Tasos Gerantides, a third-grade student from Pella, Northern Greece, is an "extremely intelligent" pupil, with a general IQ of 140. He has managed to impress...

Greek Students Learn Sign Language for the Sake of Their Deaf Classmate (Video)

A beautiful story of true love, respect, inclusiveness and kindness has been taking place in a classroom in the Primary School of Embrosnero, in Chania, on the Greek island of Crete. The classmates of Evangelia, a young girl who is...