Category Archives: Education

Don’t kill the patient through medicine overdose!

The Greek National Council on Research and Technology, the highest-level independent advisory body to the Ministry of Education on matters relating to research infrastructure and funding, has issued a statement regarding the current Greek situation. The main point is this: … Continue reading

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The Spanish university system: a successful model for the life-long evaluation of university faculty members

We propose that some successful features of the Spanish tertiary education system should carefully be considered in the ongoing debate concerning the Greek University reform. We emphasize the role of the National Evaluation Agencies (ANECA, ANEP) in creating a transparent … Continue reading

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The idols of young Greeks

In a column titled “The Idols of Young Greeks” and published in Kathimerini, December 31, 2010, Costas Azariadis and Yannis Ioannides express their disappointment that the extraordinary event that Christopher A. Pissarides, LSE, shared this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic … Continue reading

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Some thoughts on post secondary educational reform in Greece

It is abundantly clear that the current system of governance of post-secondary institutions in Greece is seriously flawed. There is an urgent need for reform and the Ministry of Education has put forward a proposal for a complete overhaul of … Continue reading

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Development is the only solution: seventeen proposals for a new development strategy

Is there a strategy that can free Greece from the grip of today’s unprecedented economic and social crisis and place her on a path of sustainable development and solid prosperity? The signers of this article believe that the answer is … Continue reading

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The economic crisis in Greece: a time of reform and opportunity

This article explains the causes of the Greek crisis, as well as the key reforms that are needed to get Greece out of the crisis and make it prosperous. Reforms are on two main fronts: those designed to improve the … Continue reading

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