https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/how-vassiliou-founded-the-university-of-cyprus-against-all-odds
The second half of the 1980s can fairly be described as a period of renewal and opening up on many fronts in Cyprus. One of the most significant developments of that era was the creation of the University of Cyprus, which, after years of debate, disagreements, and delays, was finally established in 1989....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-school-work-week-returns-students-get-hands-on-experience
After more than a decade, Cyprus is bringing back the “Work Week” for high school students, a hands-on program designed to give teens a taste of the working world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/inside-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-cypriot-presidency-photos
From the morning hours of Wednesday, January 7, the roads around the Main Stage of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation, where the ceremony was to take place, were closed to the public, with increased security measures by the police ahead of the arrival of foreign officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/french-court-convicts-ten-over-online-harassment-of-brigitte-macron
A Paris court has convicted ten people of online harassment targeting Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, after they circulated false and abusive claims about her identity and personal life....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/government-spending-hits-new-high-as-student-numbers-rise
Student numbers across the education system rose noticeably in the 2023/2024 academic year, reflecting steady growth from early childhood education through to universities, according to the latest Annual Survey on Education released by the Statistical Service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-approves-teacher-evaluation-as-hope-and-dissent-collide
Today marked a turning point for Cyprus’ education system, as the House of Representatives approved the long-awaited legal framework governing the Public Educational Service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sometimes-the-ones-we-help-change-us-the-most
There are moments you think you’re going somewhere to offer support, only to realize you’re the one who leaves changed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-has-a-rage-problem-and-it-s-pointed-at-the-wrong-things
Over the past week, parents in Larnaca pleaded guilty to the horrific abuse of their five underage children....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/educators-accuse-authorities-of-silencing-dissent-rather-than-addressing-governance-failures
Turkish Cypriot educators held a protest on Friday in response to disciplinary investigations launched against dozens of teachers who took part in recent demonstrations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/serious-crime-is-rising-in-cyprus-and-it-s-not-just-break-ins-anymore
Serious crime in Cyprus is going up again, slowly, quietly, but steadily, and the latest official figures suggest it’s becoming a trend rather than a one-off spike....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-walk-out-farmers-roll-in-as-cyprus-braces-for-a-day-of-protests
Classrooms will fall silent and tractors will take to the streets on Thursday as teachers and farmers stage coordinated protests, putting fresh pressure on the government over education reforms and the future of agriculture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-strike-on-thursday-what-parents-need-to-know
A strike by teachers in public education will take place on Thursday, 18 December 2025, affecting the start of the school day for many students....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-plead-guilty-in-larnaca-child-abuse-case-involving-five-minors
A deeply disturbing case involving the prolonged abuse of five children in the Larnaca district has entered a critical phase, with both parents formally acknowledging their guilt before the Criminal Court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/a-wedding-invitation-finds-its-way-home-after-55-years
Among many documents and other historical papers that ended up in my hands, there was also a wedding invitation from 1970, for a wedding celebrated on October 4 of that year, at the church of Prophet Zacharias in Pano Dikomo, at 4 p.m....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/ghosts-of-avenues-past…-and-unions-playing-politics-everyone-act-surprised
Young Nikos assures our national prince that no one in the government is aligned with ELAM. Hmm. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/union-rejects-ministry-s-evaluation-bill-launches-work-stoppage-december-18
Members of the Cyprus Teachers’ Organization (POED) will stage a work stoppage on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in protest of a proposed bill on teacher evaluations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-confrontation-in-paphos-school-sends-13-year-old-to-hospital
A confrontation between two students at a secondary school in Paphos on Friday afternoon resulted in a 13-year-old boy being taken to the hospital....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petrolina-establishes-its-first-scholarship-at-the-university-of-cyprus-and-supports-an-mba-student
The Executive Managing Director (CEO) of Petrolina (Holdings) Public Limited, Mr. Dinos Lefkaritis, presented the company’s first scholarship, amounting to €10,250, to the MBA (Master in Business Administration) student at the University of Cyprus, Mr. Pantelis Petrou, during a special ceremony held at the University of Cyprus on Friday, 28 November 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/reforms-are-not-done-this-way
Teachers, who are at the forefront of the reform, have voiced their disagreements, noting that the increased costs are not matched by an end to the practice of leveling down. So far, this has resulted in a brief work stoppage, accompanied by the predictable disruption....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-top-paid-teachers-yet-bottom-range-results
Cyprus is knee-deep in a fiery debate over teacher evaluations, a tug-of-war so intense it has already sparked strikes, hardened positions, and stirred up public frustration....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-last-in-eu-for-learning-while-unions-fight-evaluation-overhaul
Cyprus has landed in last place in the EU for student learning outcomes, a ranking the education minister says should shock the country into action....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/record-number-of-students-seek-psychological-help-as-system-strains-to-cope
More than ten thousand students were directed to educational psychologists during the 2023–24 academic year, according to new figures released by the Cyprus ADHD Association....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-praised-for-minority-protections-but-urged-to-resolve-key-gaps-says-council-of-europe
The Council of Europe has issued its latest assessment of Cyprus’s treatment of national minorities, noting both steady progress and areas where renewed action is needed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-abuse-in-occupied-territories-up-900-over-10-years
Child abuse in the occupied territories has skyrocketed over the past decade, rising 900%, while the number of children drawn into crime has climbed 170% over the last five years, a lawyer and children’s rights advocate said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/showdown-in-parliament-teacher-evaluation-bill-sparks-walkouts
With tensions running high and schools disrupted by strikes, all eyes are on Parliament today as lawmakers prepare to open an article-by-article debate on the Education Ministry’s new teacher evaluation bill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/criticism-mounts-over-oelmek-president-s-comment-on-education-minister
A controversy erupted after Dimitris Taliadoros, head of OELMEK, made remarks on ANT1 that many viewers interpreted as sexist toward the Minister of Education....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/when-ata-for-all-becomes-ata-for-no-one
And here we are. The government’s big promises and bold declarations over the Cost-of-Living Allowance (ATA) have officially run out of road. Remember when officials were preaching “ATA for all,” even pushing protesters to turn the slogan into rally signs? ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/openai-and-freedom-holding-corp-to-advance-digital-education-in-kazakhstan
On November 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C., the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, OpenAI, Inc., and Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC), a parent company of Freedom24, signed a strategic agreement....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/weather-forecast-monday-tries-to-keep-it-together-as-the-weekend-s-memory-lingers
Oh, weekend. Gone too soon. You were warm, bright, and full of questionable decisions. Now Monday’s here, pretending to be calm and organized while quietly holding a cup of tepid weather....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ai-is-changing-everything-but-are-we-ready-for-it
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy, labor, education, and finance, creating vast opportunities but also deep challenges, speakers warned at the 21st Economist Conference in Cyprus, where AI dominated this year’s agenda....
