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Students and parents protest cancellation of English School graduation ceremony in Nicosia
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (334+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. More than 70 students and parents gathered outside the English School in Nicosia on Friday to protest the cancellation of this year's graduation ceremony. The school cancelled the event following reports of extensive vandalism during May's "pinta" celebration, a…...
English School students and parents to protest cancelled graduation ceremony in Nicosia
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (416+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. Final-year students and parents of the English School in Nicosia will hold a protest on Friday outside the school and the nearby Presidential Palace over the cancellation of the traditional graduation ceremony. The ceremony was cancelled in May…...
University of Cyprus submits proposals for four new English-language undergraduate degrees
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (390+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. The University of Cyprus has submitted proposals to the education ministry for four new English-language undergraduate degrees after launching its first foreign-language bachelor's programme earlier this year. The university is aiming to admit students from September 2027, subject to…...
Cyprus unemployment at 4. 4% in 2025, below EU average of 6%
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (401+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded an unemployment rate of 4. 4 per cent in 2025, according to Eurostat data, placing it below the European Union average of 6 per cent. The figures showed a slight increase across the EU compared with 2024, when the unemployment rate…...
Cyprus education minister says Pancyprian exams mark a beginning, not an end
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (340+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday that the Pancyprian examinations should be seen as a new beginning for students, not the end, during a visit to a high school in Nicosia marking the start of the exam…...
Cyprus parents face long summer school break as childcare pressures grow
1+ week, 4+ day ago (363+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. Parents in Cyprus are preparing for nearly 12 weeks of summer school closure as the long summer break approaches. Teachers defend the holidays as necessary for both staff and pupils, while some parents say the schedule makes childcare difficult....
Cyprus unemployment falls to 4% in first quarter of 2026
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (315+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded an improvement in its labour market in the first quarter of 2026, with the unemployment rate falling to 4 per cent from 5 per cent in the same period last year. According to results published by the Cyprus Statistical…...
EU ICT-educated employment rose in 2025 as Cyprus ranked high for tertiary qualifications
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (322+ words) Brussels, Belgium. Employment among ICT-educated workers in the European Union increased in 2025, according to Eurostat, with Cyprus recording one of the highest shares of tertiary-qualified workers in the sector. Eurostat reported that 3. 4 million people were employed in the EU with…...
Cy SEC completes fifth cycle of school financial literacy lectures across Cyprus
3+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) Nicosia, Cyprus. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (Cy SEC) said it completed the fifth cycle of its school financial literacy lectures, reporting strong participation and growing interest from students and educators across Cyprus. Cy SEC said the initiative ran…...
Cyprus schools to teach and commemorate Pontic Greek genocide, education minister says
3+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) Lakatamia, Cyprus. Cyprus schools will teach and commemorate the genocide of the Pontic Greeks under measures formally integrated into the education system, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Monday. She made the remarks at a remembrance event at Ayios Ioannis…...