Tag: Greece
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Restructuring Higher Education, the Greek way
People familiar with Higher Education in Greece may have heard of the ambitious ministerial plan to restructure tertiary institutions. The plan, which goes by the evocative name Athena (after the Ancient Greek goddess of wisdom), aims to reduce the geographical overdispersal of educational institutions and stimulate academic excellence, we are told. We are also told…
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Just how effective are the University Entrance Exams?
Every year tens of thousands of students in Greece sit the University Entrance Exams. They deserve to be assessed with fairness. There’s much we can can do better in this regard.
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The Great Greek Vowel Controversy
As far as scientific disciplines go, linguistics is probably not the most contentious that springs to mind. And yet, in 2012, Greek linguistics became the centre of a seemingly ludicrous controversy over a school textbook. This article describes what has come to be known as the Great Greek Vowel Controversy, or the Φωνηεντιάδα. What happened?…
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On the University Entrance Exams
The University Entrance Exams in Greece are often criticised about being too hard. This post explains why such criticism is misguided and unfair.