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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says

By: Omaira Gill

The Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) has released a study examining how the crisis has impacted Greece’s education and labour market.

Greek families shell out for education as state system falls short

A study by the Center for the Development of Educational Policy (KANEP-GSEE) of the GSEE has shown that even though education in Greece is free, families spend around 3 billion euros annually on education-related expenses.

Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets

It was New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s turn to step into the spotlight at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) last weekend and set out his proposals.

SYRIZA seeks to re-connect with left through contested university changes

The government approved on Wednesday a tertiary education bill that it says will introduce greater fairness at Greek universities, but which most opposition parties see as an attempt to challenge the idea of excellence.

EU migration survey paints picture of lives of non-native population in Greece

The EU’s 2017 report on migrant integrations, designed to provide an overview of EU statistics on the integration of migrants, showed the contrast in the lives led by natives and non-natives in Greece.

Greeks graduating after 2011 encountered limited opportunities, low pay

Study finds that 36 percent of those who graduated since 2011 are currently unemployed, while around 57 percent earn salaries between 400 and 800 euros.

Greek university system out of sync with economic reality, study finds

A major study has found that Greece’s higher education system is still not focusing on degrees based on future prospects of employment despite almost a decade of economic crisis.

OECD outlines five priorities for Greek reform agenda in 2017

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development published on Friday its annual edition of Going for Growth report, proposing policy actions to boost productivity and growth ensuring at the same time that the benefits from the reforms implementation reach a vast majority of workers and households.

Poverty rate jumped by over 40 pct during crisis, more than anywhere in EU

Greece saw its rate of poverty increase by more than 40 percent during the economic crisis, the highest jump in any EU state, according to a new German study that measures poverty in a “multidimensional” way.

Greece lags in basic skills for youth but improves in educational attainment

Early school leaving and tertiary educational attainment rates in Greece improved significantly from 2012 to 2015, putting them ahead of the EU average, yet performance remains disappointing on basic skills attainment by young people and adults, and on participation in vocational education and training as well as in adult learning, a European Commission report has found.